{"id":8483,"date":"2021-06-24T06:53:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T12:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/?p=8483"},"modified":"2021-06-24T06:53:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T12:53:42","slug":"chocolate-cake-dont-forget-the-mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/chocolate-cake-dont-forget-the-mayo.html","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Cake. Don\u2019t forget the mayo."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Content\">\n<p class=\"indent\"><em>\u00a0Born out of a scarcity of fresh eggs, chocolate-mayonnaise cake is one of those Depression-era recipes that sounds a lot stranger than it tastes.\u00a0 After all, cakes rely on eggs and fat for tenderness and richness. And mayo is made of exactly those things, and salt and vinegar for tang.\u00a0 But you don\u2019t taste the mayo in this recipe, and if you didn\u2019t tell anyone it was there, they would never know. Which is to say, don\u2019t let a lack of eggs or butter stop you from making cake.\u00a0 This one is one-bowl easy, and ridiculously good for the little effort put into it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 c boiling liquid &#8211; water, coffee, tea<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 c unsweetened chocolate (If you like, add an ounce or two of chopped bittersweet chocolate. I threw in the last of a bag of chocolate chips that was full when my family started sheltering at home, but mysteriously began vanishing, one child-size handful at a time.)<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 c mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp kosher salt,<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 tsp baking soda<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 c sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla (or bourbon or brandy)<\/li>\n<li>1 3\/4 c flour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"indent\">Start by bringing some water to a boil: You can also use hot coffee or even an Earl Grey or mint tea, but I don\u2019t bother. You\u2019ll need \u00be cup of liquid total.<\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\">In a large mixing bowl, put \u00bc cup unsweetened cocoa powder (either Dutch-processed or natural) and the chunk chocolate.<\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\">Pour in the \u00be cup of boiling liquid, and let it sit for a few minutes, then whisk until smooth. The chocolate will have melted, if you used it, and the cocoa dissolved.<\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\">Whisk in the mayonnaise, salt, baking soda and sugar until the batter is smooth.<\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\">Then whisk in a teaspoon of vanilla extract, if you have it. (You can also use a dash of bourbon or brandy. Or just leave it out entirely.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\">Finally, whisk in flour \u2014 either all-purpose or cake flour \u2014 mixing vigorously to eliminate any lumps.<\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\">Pour the batter into a greased 8- or 9-inch pan: Square, round, star-shaped, anything is good.<\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\">Bake at 350\u00b0 for 22 to 40 minutes, until the top springs back when the center is lightly pressed. The deeper the pan, the longer the cake will take to bake through.<\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\">You can finish it with a cream-cheese frosting or pour on a shimmery glaze. But a sprinkle of confectioners\u2019 sugar is really enough. A thrifty cake at heart, it needs no fancy gilding to shine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Serves:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>8<\/p>\n<p><b>Source:\u00a0 <\/b>New York Times, Melissa Clark, Denver Post Sept 30, 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Banner banner-after-article RevSense\" data-role=\"article-banner\" data-olive-control=\"Banner\" data-olive-settings=\"{&quot;kind&quot; : &quot;after-article&quot;,&quot;enabled&quot; : true,&quot;tokens&quot; : {&quot;document&quot; : &quot;TDP%2f2020%2f09%2f30&quot;,&quot;section&quot; : &quot;Life+%26+Culture&quot;},&quot;width&quot; : 728,&quot;height&quot; : 90,&quot;sizes&quot; : [{&quot;match&quot; : &quot;730x0&quot;,&quot;width&quot; : 320,&quot;height&quot; : 50}],&quot;enableMatchingSize&quot; : true}\">\n<div class=\"banner-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"banner-content\">\n<div id=\"rstag13857\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Born out of a scarcity of fresh eggs, chocolate-mayonnaise cake is one of those Depression-era recipes that sounds a lot stranger than it tastes.\u00a0 After all, cakes rely on eggs and fat for tenderness and richness. 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