Chocolate Snackin' Cake
June 2006
Give new life to your condiments with this saucy recipe that uses mayonnaise.
Makes: 12 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 40 mins
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/3cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for dusting
- 1/2cup hot brewed coffee
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2teaspoons baking soda
- 2/3cup mini chocolate chips
- Confectioners sugar, for dusting
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees . Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan, then line it with wax paper or parchment paper and butter the paper.
- Whisk together the eggs, sugar, mayonnaise and vanilla in a large bowl. Place the cocoa and cinnamon in a small heatproof bowl; whisk in the coffee and 1/2 cup of cold water until blended. Add the coffee mixture to the egg mixture in 3 parts, whisking to blend after each addition. Add the flour and baking soda and whisk until smooth. stir in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes, then invert onto a rack and let cool for about 1 hour. Dust the cake with cinnamon, then confectioners sugar, and cut into triangles.
Tip
PAIR WITH:
- Sanchez Romate Cream Jerez NV (Spain)