Monday, September 21, 2009

Super Easy Chocolate Cake




 Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp table salt
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 oz. square Bitter chocolate baking bar
  • 1 cup hot coffee
  • 2/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:
  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray 8-inch square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl.
  3. In separate bowl, combine cocoa and chocolate, pour hot coffee over cocoa mixture and whisk until smooth; let cool slightly. Whisk in mayonnaise, egg and vanilla.  Stir mayonnaise mixture into flour mixture until just blended.
  4. Scrape batter into prepared baking dish.  Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick or wooden skewer inserted into center of cake comes out with a few crumbs attached to it.
  5. Let cake cool in baking dish on wire rack, about 1 hour.
  6. Dust with confectioners sugar, cut into squares, and serve straight from baking dish or turn cake out unto a serving platter and dust with confectioner sugar.  This can also be served with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

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