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Mayonnaise,
the Secret Ingredient

n 1937 the makers of Hellmann’s Here is a very basic way to add mayo n -
Imayonnaise were searching for more naise to a chocolate cake batter:
ways to incorporate mayonnaise into Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake: Combine
American recipes, when they learned that 1 package (18.25 ounces) of chocolate
the wife of one of their sales distributors cake mix with pudding, 1 cup mayon -
was baking cakes with mayonnaise! Her naise, 1 cup water, and 3 eggs. Proceed
cake was chocolate, filled with walnuts with the package directions for a layer
and dates, and oh so moist. A blend of cake. Bake at 350°F for about 30
vegetable oil, eggs, and seasonings, minutes. Sprinkle individual layers with
mayonnaise can replace oil in many cake confectioners’ sugar, and cut into wedges,
recipes. Hellmann’s says that mayonnaise or stack the layers, with the frosting of
can be added to scratch or cake mix cakes. your choice in between them.

ously grease two 9-inch round cake pans it out with the rubber spatula. Place the
with solid vegetable shortening, then pans in the oven side by side.
dust with flour. Shake out the excess
3. Bake the cakes until they spring
flour. Set the pans aside.
back when lightly pressed with your fin-
2. Place the cake mix, water, mayon- ger, 28 to 32 minutes. Remove the pans
naise, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing
from the oven and place them on wire
bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on racks to cool for 10 minutes. Run a din-
low speed for 1 minute. Stop the
ner knife around the edge of each layer
machine and scrape down the sides of and invert each onto a rack, then invert
the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase
again onto another rack so that the
the mixer speed to me dium and beat 2 cakes are right side up. Allow to cool
minutes more, scraping down the sides
completely, 30 minutes more.
again if needed. The batter should look
well combined. Divide the batter evenly 4. Meanwhile, prepare the Vanilla
between the prepared pans, smoothing Butter cream Frosting.