Snowy White Frosting and Easy Mayonnaise Chocolate Cake Recipes
How to make snowy white frosting and a mayonnaise chocolate cake
This is a mayonnaise chocolate cake that my whole family loves. I have made this recipe from the time the kids were little. The cake calls for nuts. When I made mine today, I didn't add nuts. Our son doesn't like them. I did put some on the frosting but only on a part of the cake. I sent the cake out to the barn.
This is a moist delicious cake. You do not taste the mayo in it.
The guys were in the barn today hunting. They have their deer blind in the barn. My granddaughter calls it their "man cave." They can keep warm and watch for deer, listen to the Packer game, and play cards there. Now I know many people don't like hunting, but that's what they do here.
Snowy White Frosting
- 4 egg whites
- 1/8 tsp of cream of tartar for each egg
Beat until stiff. Leave in mixer bowl.
In a saucepan:
- 2 cups sugar
- ¾ cups water
- 1 tbsp. vinegar
- Place egg whites in a mixer bowl and add cream of tartar beat until stiff. Leave on the mixer.
- Place sugar, water, and vinegar in a saucepan stir together turn on the heat and leave it alone except to add a candy thermometer if you use one. Cook until thermometer hits 230-235 or until it spins a thread if you do not have a thermometer.
- Pour hot mixture slowly over egg whites in mixer bowl, beat until stiff peaks form. Spread on cooled cake.
The frosting makes lots. You can add it thick to the cake or there is enough for two cakes. You don't have to worry about cooling the frosting it will cool as you beat it and put it right on the cooled cake. I used all of the frosting on one cake.
When my husband came in the door he said I had frosting all over my face. Well, there was just no one in here to lick the beaters I had to.
This is an easy to make frosting.
This frosting is like 7-minute frosting but not made the same way much easier to make. With 7 minute frosting, a double boiler is used and you whip and whip it on the stove with a hand held mixer. Mine would never turn out right and it wasn't fun to do it over the stove.The mixer would get hot. Also, the 7-minute frosting has corn syrup.
Once you put the sugar, water and vinegar in the saucepan for this frosting, you don't have to touch until it hits the right temperature then remove it from the stove.
Cook Time
Do Not Use
Do not use low fat or olive oil mayonnaise. You can add whatever you want to the top of the cake. On the pictured piece of cake, I added chopped Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark. Anything looks good on it. It is so good.
This was my husband's favorite cake.
Meringue
Another easy frosting for cupcakes or cake is just Simple Egg White Frosting or Meringue
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites
- 1/8 tsp cream of tarter per egg white
- 1/4 cup of granulated sugar per egg white
Instructions
- Separate your eggs, and make sure there is no yolk in your egg whites. I do this by doing one egg at a time and adding them to the mixer as each egg white is yolk free. If yolk gets in your egg white do not use it. If the whites have yolk in them they may not foam.
- Place egg whites in the mixer add cream of tarter right away, beat on high.
- Beat until foamy lower your beating to slow and add sugar, beat on high until peaks form.
Now you're ready to frost your cakes.
How To Store Cake
Place the frosted cake into a covered container. Keep in a draft free location. Pop the lid a little to allow a slight amount of fresh air flow. About one inch. Large drafts will ruin the frosting. This frosting is better if you eat it within 24 hours.
Please Rate My Cake and Frosting.
Questions & Answers
© 2011 moonlake
Comments
AUTHORPeggy W, We are really cold here and it's not letting up. It hard to get the Christmas shopping done. Thanks so much for stopping by and for the pin.
Came back to let you know that I am pinning this to my cakes and sweet breads board. Your photos are wonderful. Stay warm up there! Sounds like you are having really cold weather right now!
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condominium, Yes the mayonnaise goes in the batter and makes the cake moist. You don't taste the mayonnaise just the chocolate.
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donnah75, The texture I think would be different. I have made it with fat free mayo it was good like that but I have never used vegan mayo. Thanks so much for stopping by.
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Paul Kuehn, Thank you for stopping by. I think you will like it. I appreciate the vote, pinning, share and tweeting.
What taste does the mayonnaise give the cake? I was drawn to this hub because of the title "mayonnaise chocolate cake" I assumed you put it on the icing, but I read your recipe and you put it on the batter! Looks good from here. How is it?
My mom used to make mayo cake when I was a kid. I wonder how it would come out if I used vegan mayo. I may have to experiment.
moonlake,
This looks like a great recipe, but I never realized mayonnaise would go into it. When I have some time, I will have to try it out. Voted up as very interesting and useful. Sharing with followers and on Facebook. Also Pinning and Tweeting.
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toptendeals, It really is very good doesn't sound great but good. Thanks for stopping by.
I've never heard of a mayonnaise cake before! Looks intriguing they say you should try everything at least once!
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Au fait, Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate the vote and share.
These recipes look scrumptious! The frosting reminds me of a frosting one of my aunts used to make and everyone loved it. She was a great cook! I'm going to bookmark this hub because that frosting especially intrigues me.
Voted up, useful, and will share!
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Deborah-Diane, Thank you and thanks so much for stopping by.
Wow! Another fabulous sounding recipe. Thanks for sharing it with us!
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prettynutjob30, I started making mayo cake I guess 40 years ago. My husband and kids loved it so I still make it. Thanks for the vote and share I appreciate it.
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rajan jolly, It is a very good cake. Thanks so much for stopping by and for the vote, share, pin and tweet.
I love Mayo cake, the result is always so light and fluffy, the first time I ever tried it was at "Buddy's-Bar-B-Q" it was awesome. Great recipe hub, voted up, more and shared.
This cake looks yummy and I haven't tried a cake with mayonnaise, in fact never heard of a mayo cake. So this is going to be it.
Bookmarking, voted up, interesting, awesome. Sharing, pinning and tweeting as well.
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RTalloni, Thank you and thanks so much for stopping by.
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NMLady, We love this cake. It is an old recipe. Thanks so much for stopping by.
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Peggy W, Thank you for the stopping by. I also had three little faces and one big face when I was making a cake just so they could lick the beaters.
Thanks for the vote and the share.
Nothing to say but "Yum" and "THANKS" for sharing this old recipe that has stood the test of time.
"I had to" -- priceless. :)
I grew up with this cake. The thing is it is so moist and tastes wonderful too!
I remember when mayonnaise cakes were very popular. You just might be introducing this type of cake to some people who never heard of them. I'm not much of a frosting fan, but enjoyed reading how you make yours all the same. It made me smile when you wrote about licking the beaters. When we were kids, my mother always had 3 willing participants to do that job. Up votes and sharing. :)
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Starmom41, It is an old recipe I use to make it for our kids and their in their 40s. Thanks so much for stopping by.
I loved mayonnaise cake when I was a child, but haven't seen a recipe for it since. thanks for posting it!
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Maria Cecilia, Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope anyone that tries it will come on here and let us know how they liked it.
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ahorseback. So glad to hear someone else likes this cake. When our kids would have friends over and told them what kind of cake we had. They would look at us like we were crazy but once they tasted it they loved it. Thanks, so much for stopping by.
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Thelma Alberts, Thanka ao much for stopping by. I hope you will like it when you do make it.
I love cakes and always love to try the new ones....hope someone from Philippines will try that, I am really curious bout the taste...
Moonlake ......This is my favorite cake in the world . If I have a piece on my last day of life then I know I have truly lived......:-}
Yummy! I have not heard of mayonnaise cake before. Thanks for SHARING. I love to try this one. Bookmark for later use. Thanks again.
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roxanne459, Thanks for stopping by my hub. I have to warn you the frosting is rich and so good.
This looks amazing! I am definitely trying this, thanks! ;)
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L.L. Woodard, Thanks, so much for stopping by. This is my favorite frosting but not my husbands. I don't have it often but when I do I love it. I appreciate the vote and sharing.
I've never met a chocolate cake I didn't like and the whipped white frosting recipe you've provided is my favorite type of icing. Your inclusion of photos of the process add nicely to the text.
Voted up and thanks for SHARING.
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It is very good. We kept the frosting pretty fresh by putting wax paper over it then plastic wrap on it, left a corner hole for air flow.
Thanks so much for stopping by, Movie Master.
Wow, I am really looking forward to trying this recipe, it sounds so yummy! Thank you
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It is yummy I'm so glad it gone in my house. Thanks Gypsy Rose Lee, for stopping by.
Good bye diet, hello cake. Thanks for this delicious temptation will have to try it. Looks absolutely yummy!
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Thank you, myawn it's good and easy to make.
sounds very yummy I will try it
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Enlydia Listerner,
Thanks for stopping by it is delicious recipe. Aren't you lucky black walnuts.
That sounds like a delicious recipe...I have been harvesting black walnuts and always like finding a recipe that calls for nuts.
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Thank you Cardisa and thanks for stopping by.
You always have the most mouthwatering recipes! Yummy.
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