Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Marshmallow Frosting
Rich and chocolatey cake topped with a light as air marshmallow frosting – that tastes like melted marshmallows! Such an irresistible cake and flavor combination!

Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour )
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder )
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Mayonnaise
- 1 1/3 cups warm water
- Chocolate shavings,
- 4 large egg whites )
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder for 20 seconds, set aside.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer set on high speed, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla for 3 minutes. Blend in mayonnaise.
- Mix half of the flour mixture into the sugar/mayonnaise mixture, mix in the water then mix in remaining flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 34 – 38 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack (I like to cover about halfway through to seal in moisture).
- Frost completely cooled cake with marshmallow frosting then top with chocolate shavings.