Valentines Delicious Chocolate Cake

• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour.
• 1 1/8 cups sugar.
• 4 tbsp. cocoa powder.
• 1 tsp. baking powder.
• 1 tsp. baking soda.
• 1 tsp. ground ginger.
• Pinch of salt.
• 1 cup mayonnaise.
• 1 cup cold water.
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract.

• 4 tbsp. warmed apricot jam.
• 1 tbsp. rum or brandy (optional).
• Fresh whipped cream.
• Chopped walnuts or almonds.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Prepare 2 -  9” layer cake pans by placing a circle of wax paper on the bottoms. (This is because the cake is very fluffy).
3. Sift dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and add mayo. , water, and vanilla.
4. Blend with a wooden spoon until smooth.
5. Beat 2 minutes by hand or 45 seconds by using an electric mixer at medium speed.
6. Pour mixture carefully into pans.
7. Place in the middle of oven and bake for approx. 25 to 30 minutes, until cake starts to pull away from the sides of the pans and center of cake feels spongy to the touch of your finger.
8. Remove from oven.
9. Cool cake in pans for at least 5 minutes, before turning onto cooling rack.
10. Carefully remove wax paper and allow cake to cool completely.
11. Mix warmed jam with rum or brandy and sandwich layer of cake together with mixture. Work carefully in order not to break the cake.
12. Spread fresh whipped cream on top of cake and sprinkle with the nuts.
13. Let cake stand 1 hour before serving.

» left by Jennifer Stewart

86 days 13 hours ago.
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Ginger and mayonnaise in a chocolate cake, that's amazing, Jessie. Your cake sounds totally delicious, I'm going to try and make it!

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» left by Jessie Eldora 86 days 3 hours ago.
22 fans.

I had a recipe for Austrain chocolate cake, that has the layer filling of warmed apricot jam with bandy mixed. I had the recipe for Manyonnaise cake ... so I combined the two.

I plan to take a few pictures of my cakes, next time I bake them. "Thanks."

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