Another of Grandma McQuown's recipes; the instructions are slightly more
specific than was usual for her

Mayonnaise Cake

Sift together in a bowl:

2 cups flour
1/2 c. Hershey cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda

In another bowl:

1 c. sugar
1 c. mayonnaise [from a jar]
1 cup water

Then stir in dry ingredients. Mix well. Add 2 tsp. vanilla extract. Bake
at 350F for half hour or until toothpick test comes out clean. Bake in a 9"
square pan. Makes a small cake. Not enough batter for a layer cake.
Always moist and keeps well.

Jill

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Another of Grandma McQuown's recipes; the instructions are slightly more
> specific than was usual for her
>
> Mayonnaise Cake
>
> Sift together in a bowl:
>
> 2 cups flour
> 1/2 c. Hershey cocoa
> 1/2 tsp. salt
> 2 tsp. baking soda
>
> In another bowl:
>
> 1 c. sugar
> 1 c. mayonnaise [from a jar]
> 1 cup water
>
> Then stir in dry ingredients. Mix well. Add 2 tsp. vanilla extract. Bake
> at 350F for half hour or until toothpick test comes out clean. Bake in a 9"
> square pan. Makes a small cake. Not enough batter for a layer cake.
> Always moist and keeps well.
>
> Jill

That's a fun one, thanks!
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Another of Grandma McQuown's recipes; the instructions are slightly more
> specific than was usual for her
>
> Mayonnaise Cake
>
> Sift together in a bowl:
>
> 2 cups flour
> 1/2 c. Hershey cocoa
> 1/2 tsp. salt
> 2 tsp. baking soda
>
> In another bowl:
>
> 1 c. sugar
> 1 c. mayonnaise [from a jar]
> 1 cup water
>
> Then stir in dry ingredients. Mix well. Add 2 tsp. vanilla extract.
> Bake at 350F for half hour or until toothpick test comes out clean. Bake
> in a 9" square pan. Makes a small cake. Not enough batter for a layer
> cake. Always moist and keeps well.
>
> Jill

You could add things to it...chocolate chips, nuts etc???
............Sharon

"biig" > wrote in message
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>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Another of Grandma McQuown's recipes; the instructions are slightly more
>> specific than was usual for her
>>
>> Mayonnaise Cake
>>
>> Sift together in a bowl:
>>
>> 2 cups flour
>> 1/2 c. Hershey cocoa
>> 1/2 tsp. salt
>> 2 tsp. baking soda
>>
>> In another bowl:
>>
>> 1 c. sugar
>> 1 c. mayonnaise [from a jar]
>> 1 cup water
>>
>> Then stir in dry ingredients. Mix well. Add 2 tsp. vanilla extract.
>> Bake at 350F for half hour or until toothpick test comes out clean. Bake
>> in a 9" square pan. Makes a small cake. Not enough batter for a layer
>> cake. Always moist and keeps well.
>>
>> Jill
>
> You could add things to it...chocolate chips, nuts etc???
> ...........Sharon
>

Probably so. This was a recipe hand-written by my paternal grandmother.
I've never made it; just found the recipe in a box a few days ago.

Jill

On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:55:26 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>> You could add things to it...chocolate chips, nuts etc???
>> ...........Sharon
>>
>
>Probably so. This was a recipe hand-written by my paternal grandmother.

The traditional recipe was just as written. The frosting was a 10X
with a tablespoon or so of cocoa.