Chocolate Cake With Mayonnaise

I had been eying to make this cake ever since I came across it.Chocalate Cake with Mayonnaise?It couldn't be more weirder for me at first.I've made cakes using buttermilk,and sour cream and yogurt but never with mayonnaise.So I said why not give it a try...

Actual recipe here.

• 2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 cups of cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup castor sugar
• 1 cup condensed milk
• 1 egg
• 1 cup hot water
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil

Process:

1. Preheat your oven to 175 degrees Celcius.
2. Whisk the flour,cocoa powder,baking powder,bicarbonate of soda, put aside.
3. In another bowl put mayonnaise,castor sugar,condensed milk,egg,hot water and vegetable oil.Mix well.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.Mix well.Just don't overmix it.
5. Place in a  9"  square baking pan.
6. Bake for 50-55 minutes.
7. Let it cool on a rack before you put the topping.

• For the topping you will need:(I only made half of this)

2 3/4 cups confectioner sugar

• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, sift together the confectioners' sugar and cocoa, and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter until smooth, then gradually beat in sugar mixture alternately with evaporated milk. Blend in vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. If necessary, adjust consistency with more milk or sugar

Cracked but beautiful to my eyes...Hahaha.