This rich, moist Double Chocolate Cake is the best chocolate cake recipe you’ll ever try—made with a genius 1940s twist! It uses mayo instead of eggs for the softest, fudgiest texture, and the old-fashioned chocolate frosting takes it over the top. Perfect for chocolate lovers and incredibly easy to make! With just 5 minutes prep time and then baking, you can be enjoying it in under an hour!
The BEST Chocolate Cake Recipes!
This rich and moist Double Chocolate Cake recipe is truly the BEST chocolate cake recipe—and it comes with a surprising (and genius) twist! Adapted from a clever 1940s wartime recipe, this cake uses mayonnaise instead of eggs, creating an incredibly soft and delicious texture that chocolate lovers will go crazy for. Back during World War II, when ingredients like eggs were hard to come by, home cooks got creative—and this cake is one of those brilliant solutions that’s stood the test of time.
With just a few pantry staples and a few minutes of mixing, you’ll have a decadent chocolate cake that’s perfect for birthdays, potlucks, or anytime you need a quick dessert. Topped with a rich, old-fashioned chocolate frosting that soaks into the cake, every bite is pure chocolatey bliss. If you’ve never tried mayonnaise in cake before, don’t worry—you’d never guess it’s in there. All you’ll taste is moist, fudgy, homemade goodness!
The BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe
This double chocolate cake recipe is a 1940’s era cake recipe that uses mayonnaise instead of eggs, and it makes the most moist and delicious chocolate cake with just a few minutes’ work!
- Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
4 Tbsp. cocoa
1 cup cold water
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix all of the ingredients together until smooth.
- Place in a greased 9×13 inch pan.
- Bake 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes clean.
- Frost with chocolate frosting or frosting of your choice. Serves 18.
Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter or margarine
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Boil 1 minute.
- Poke holes in the hot cake with a fork.
- Pour the hot frosting over the cake.
These chocolate cake recipes are from Volume 1 of our cookbook:
(The first recipe is called Sinful Double Chocolate Cake in the book.)
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This chocolate oatmeal cake recipe is one of the BEST chocolate cake recipes! It makes a rich and delicious chocolate cake your chocolate lovers are sure to love! You can find this recipe in volume 1 of our cookbook.
Chocolate Oatmeal Cake Recipe
- Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients
1 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cups hot water
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 egg whites
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Pour water into oatmeal. Let it thicken about 5 minutes.
- Mix sugars and oil in a bowl.
- Beat egg whites in another bowl.
- Pour into sugar mixture.
- Mix well.
- Add flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt and blend.
- Add oatmeal and vanilla and mix well.
- Pour into a greased 9×13 inch pan and bake 30-35 minutes. Serves 18.
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