{"id":88537,"date":"2018-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T01:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/chocolate-mayonnaise-cake\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:05:53","slug":"chocolate-mayonnaise-cake","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/chocolate-mayonnaise-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayonnaise Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably indulged in your fair share of chocolate cakes, but have you ever sunk your fork into a mayonnaise cake? It sounds strange, we know, but mayo is the secret ingredient for the perfect chocolate cake<\/a> (even Grandma knows it<\/a>!).<\/p>\n

Think about it: Mayonnaise is made of mostly eggs and oil, which are two essential ingredients in cake. Mayo also contains vinegar, and when that\u2019s added to a chocolate cake, it sharpens the flavor of the ingredients for an even richer-tasting chocolate flavor.<\/p>\n

Bakers started making chocolate cake using mayo during the Great Depression as a substitute for expensive ingredients like butter and milk. Now, you can still find this ingredient in chocolate cake recipes to this day. It\u2019s even rumored to be in Portillo\u2019s famous chocolate cake!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to make your own beloved chocolate mayonnaise cake at home.<\/p>\n

Ingredients for Mayonnaise Cake<\/h2>\n