Super Moist Chocolate Cake

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Chocolate cake, like this Super Moist Chocolate Cake, is an old standby in an Amish home. I’ve dropped in unexpectedly and unannounced to Amish homes before, and there’s often a fresh chocolate cake just sitting there waiting for a visitor to arrive. 

Why a chocolate cake?I think the answer is pretty obvious… Chocolate is just something that most people like, it is sweet, it’s not difficult to make, and it can be quick. At its best chocolate cake is very moist and it’s just a "stir and bake" cake. Cover it with a simple frosting and you have an amazing dessert for not a lot of effort.

Chocolate cake recipes in Amish kitchens are about as plentiful as casserole recipes. Most recipes are incredibly similar, but they all have slight variations. This recipe, which comes to us from an Amish woman in Minnesota, distinguishes itself by not having eggs, but, instead, mayonnaise. Which is essentially eggs. Just in a different form. This cake also has a splash of coffee in it, so you get a hint of mocha, but not overpowering. Cover the cake with a white frosting and you have instant cake for company.

Cakes like this are also go-to material when it comes to church gatherings, potlucks, and picnics. Cakes like this are very portable and easy to transport, even in a bumpy buggy ride. Pies can collapse and cookies can get tossed around, but a cake like this will stay in good shape even on a long buggy ride.

Oh, and by the way, this recipe also makes a super birthday cake. Very moist and easy to cut. And, yes, the Amish, as a general rule, do celebrate birthdays. Cake and a few candles are very much in tradition in all but the most conservative communities.

As you can see, very basic ingredients!

Sift together the dry ingredients first.

Then cream in the mayo. Hmmm, I'd have to think the mayo you use might make a slight difference in taste? We have gravitated towards Berman's (Aldi brand), it's got a nice zip, but so does Duke's.

Stir in the coffee...hmmm, Folgers? Maxell House? Starbucks? You choose...

Here are a bunch of frosting recipes from Amish365 that you could pick, I think I'd pick a simple white or maybe the brown sugar frosting!

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🎂 Super Moist Chocolate Cake

2 cups flour
4 T cocoa
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup cold black coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla

📋 Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, sift dry ingredients.
2. Cream in mayo gradually.
3. Add coffee slowly while beating.
4.  Add vanilla last.
5. Place in a greased 9 x 13 pan.
6. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
7. Turn the temperature down to 325 for the rest of the time, usually 5-10 more minutes.
8. Toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean. '
9. Add frosting of your choice when the cake is cool.

🎂 More Amish Cake Recipes

Cake For Company - So good!

Lazy Woman's Cake - Super!

Cinnamon Flop Cake - Easy and delicious!

Blue-Ribbon Banana Cake - I love this one!

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