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Mom's Salad Dressing Chocolate Cake

This moist densely chocolate cake is easy to make, no eggs, and it can feed a crowd.  It works as either a double layer cake or a sheet cake in a dish about 9 x 12".  We tend to eat it plain, but it's wonderful with your choice of icing on it - buttercream or cream cheese would be my choice.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp espresso powder (instant)
  • 1 cup salad dressing or mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp baing soda
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Cream together, with a mixer, the sugar, cocoa powder, espresso and mayo.

  2. Dissolve the baking soda into the hot water, and add slowly to incorporate into the mix.

  3. Add the flour slowly, and mix to incorporate, then add the vanilla.

  4. Pour into greased pan(s).  Bake 350 F for 35 minutes or until tester is clean.

Recipe Notes

Change up the taste a bit  -   for orange chocolate cake - add in 2 tsp grated orange rind and 1/2 tsp Orange extract.

Use 1/4 cup cooled espresso rather than the instant powder, or leave it  out altogether if you don't have it. Or use regular instant coffee powder.

Add in mini-chocolate chips!