Yumm!

Have I mentioned that I love to be in the kitchen? Baking and cooking are so fun for me. I think it's because when I was in high school, my mom, sister and I would get together to experiment with a new recipe. We still do today actually. The only difference is, we're each in a different state. So now, we just exchange recipes that we've tried and like through email. It's so much fun.

Oh, and have I mentioned that I absolutely LOVE chocolate? Yep.

The other day I decided to try something new. I hadn't made a dessert
in a couple weeks and I had never used my bunt pan that we got as a gift from the wedding. So, I searched for a recipe for chocolate cake. The only problem was, I didn't have any eggs and didn't want to go to the store. But, I remembered that Mackenzie's grandmother had once made a cake that used mayonnaise instead of eggs. I thought there must be a recipe out there that uses mayo and found one!
It definitely sounds odd but trust me, it works wonders.

Here's the recipe:

Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 1 2/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/3 cup water
  
• 1 cup mayo
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional, but great)
  

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease baking pan (if you're using a bunt pan, coat it with flour or cocoa powder as well, after you grease it.) Sift dry ingredients together, then add wet ingredients. Beat for 2 minutes. Add chocolate chips, if using. Pour into pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

This cake is so moist! It's delicious

Then, I decided that I wanted to drizzle an icing over it. I know, I could have stopped at just the cake but I didn't.

Here's the recipe for Vanilla Icing:

• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 2-4 tbs. water

Melt butter in sauce pan over medium heat. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Add water, 1 tbs. at a time. Mix until smooth and of desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake. (Make sure the cake is completely cool!)

The recipe actually made more than I needed so I put it in the refrigerator to save for another use.


I've gotta say, Mackenzie absolutely loved this cake! He kept telling me I shouldn't make these things because he likes them too much. Made me smile.

I'll leave you with a picture of my mom, sister and I. Unfortunately, I don't have one of all three of us in the kitchen!

July of 2005 at my cousin's wedding...I should have a more recent one! Shame on me!


Have a blessed week!