COCA-COLA MAYONNAISE CHOCOLATE CAKE

INGREDIENTS

Yield: 1 (8- or 9-inch) cake

  • ¼cup/25 grams unsweetened cocoa powder (Dutch-processed or natural)
  • ¾cup/180 milliliters Coca Cola
  • ⅔cup/160 milliliters egg mayonnaise
  • ¼teaspoon kitchen salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2cup/100 grams granulated sugar
  • 1teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½cups/190 grams maida or all-purpose flour, sifted
  • Vegetable oil for greasing the pan

PREPARATION

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and prepare lower rung. Grease an 8-9 inch cake pan with some oil and dust lightly with flour.
  2. Heat the Coca Cola, sugar and cocoa in a saucepan until sugar has dissolved in a deep saucepan. Switch off the flame.
  3. Add the baking soda and let mixture cool 10 minutes.
  4. Whisk in mayonnaise, vanilla, salt, baking powder until smooth.
  5. Last whisk in the flour and stir until you have no lumps.
  6. Pour into the cake pan. Smoothen the top and knock the cake pan agains the counter to ensure there are no air pockets.
  7. Bake 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  8. Unmold cake on a baking rack and cool. Frost with a ganache or my chocolate cream cheese frosting.

COCA-COLA MAYONNAISE CHOCOLATE CAKE