Recipe - Mayonnaise Chocolate Cake

3 cup Flour; Unbleached, Sifted
1/3 cup Cocoa; Baking
3 teaspoon Baking Soda
One half teaspoon Salt
1 One half cup Mayonnaise Or Salad Dressing
1 One half cup Sugar
1 One half cup ;Cold Water
1 One half teaspoon Vanilla Extract

FLUFFY CHOCOLATE FROSTING
1 cup Brown Sugar; Packed
3 tablespoon Half And Half Or Light Cream
3 tablespoon Butter Or Regular Margarine
1/3 cup Chocolate Chips; Semisweet
One half teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside. Combine
mayonnaise and sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer at medium
speed until blended. Gradually beat in cold water and vanilla. Add dry
ingredients to mayonnaise mixutre, beating until well blended, about 2
minutes. Pour batter into greased 13 x 9 x 2inch baking pan. Bake in
preheated 350 degree F. oven 40 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in
pan on rack. Frost with Fluffy Chocolate Frosting. Cut in squares. FLUFFY
CHOCOLATE FROSTING: Combine brown sugar, light cream, and butter in a
saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes
to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips and
vanilla. Beat with electric mixer at high speed until of a spreading
consistency. NOTE: This recipe is included in this file as it is a classic
Chocolate Cake and I have looked for the recipe for years before finding
it.

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