Mayonnaise Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (4.5 ounce) package chocolate covered thin mints
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
• sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, 1 cup white sugar, and 1/2 cup cocoa. add mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and water. beat with and electric mixer on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes. pour batter into prepared pans.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 25 minutes. turn oven off, remove cake layers and allow to cool for 10 minutes in pans. invert 1 layer a serving plate and the other layer a cooling rack. top layer on plate with enough unwrapped mints to fully cover top. return cake to oven for 3 to 5 minutes to soften chocolate mints, then spread evenly with a spatula. top with second cake layer and allow to cool before frosting.
• to make fudge frosting: combine 6 tablespoons cocoa, 2 cups white sugar, 2/3 cup milk, 1/2 cup butter, and a pinch of salt in a saucepan over medium high heat. stirring constantly bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat to low, allowing mixture to boil gently for 3 minutes without stirring.
• remove from heat and let cool for 3 minutes before beating in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. beat with an electric mixer until just barely thick enough to spread without running off the cake. spread over top of cooled cake.