Dukes Chocolate Cake
Dukes Chocolate Cake
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F, grease and flour two 8″ cake pans.
- Sift cocoa, flour, baking soda, salt and sugar into a medium bowl, mix well.
- Combine mayonnaise, vanilla and water in an electric mixer at low speed. Once smooth, slowly add in dry mixture until just incorporated (do not over beat).
- Pour batter into cake pans and bake for 30 minutes or until done.
- Cool on wire racks and frost with Duke’s chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 3 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Duke’s® Mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups water, cold
- chocolate frosting, recipe follows
Chocolate Frosting
Directions
- For Duke’s chocolate frosting, in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and cocoa with whisk attachment until smooth. Add vanilla.
- Add confectioner’s sugar alternately with milk until icing reaches a spreadable consistency.
**Recipe provided by Pastry Chef Laney Jahkel-Parrish
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 5 1/2 cups sugar, confectioner's
- 6 Tbsp. Milk