Mayo cake

I have never made one before, but I have had a cake made with Mayo before. It was pretty good. I have also made one with just a can of diet soda and a cake mix before. It is really moist.

I have never tried that. It sounds like something I would like, I'm going to try it. The pudding is a really good idea.

Yes, I've used it - the very first cake I ever made was a mayonnaise chocolate cake. I have the recipe and use it about once a year (as often as I make cake!). I don't use cake mixes, as they just take up space and aren't any better or faster than from scratch cakes.

That DOES sound good! I much prefer a 'scratch' cake, but usually have a boxed mix on hand in the cupboard for a quick fix. I believe I have both chocolate cake and chocolate pudding in the pantry right now. If it weren't 90+ degrees out there today, hubby might come home to a chocolate surprise! I have used applesauce in place of some of the oil/butter in a recipe before. I have an awesome recipe for pumpkin/chocolate chip cookies (and I think it was a friend who is also here that gave it to me), and they are super and really moist, but call for a lot of butter. I cut out part of it and substitute applesauce, which seems to work well with the pumpkin and cinnamon/nutmeg, etc.

MMM that sounds good. I have a very old recipe that calls for mayo, no shorteniing, no milk and no eggs. It is super moist and chocolaty. I'll have to try your recipe. It really sounds good!

I haven't done much baking for a few years, but I intend to start doing some more over the summer this year. I have never heard of mayo as a substitute for oil but it sounds good so I will be trying it next time.

MMMM That sounds good. I have a recipe that is probably older than I am for mayo cake that doesn't use any eggs or milk. It was considered poor man's cake during the depression. (I don't know why as sugar was more expensive than eggs or milk). It makes a super moist cake. I'll have to try your recipe. It sounds really good.