Ingredients :
Cake :
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup cocoa
2 1/4 cups flour
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Icing :
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup heavy cream
5 unsweetened chocolate squares
1/4 lb unsalted butter, broken into pieces
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 white chocolate bar put into the fridge to cool, then use grater to shave into pieces
1 dark chocolate bar put into the fridge to cool, then use grater to shave into pieces
Method :
Cake:
-Mix mayonnaise, water, sugar and vanilla together until well blended.
-Sift cocoa, flour salt and baking soda together.
-Stir into liquid ingredients and mix just until blended.
-Pour batter into agreased and floured 11x7 inch cakepan
-Bake in a preheated 375 deg F oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
-Cool and then ice.
Icing:
-Bring sugar and cream to a boil.
-Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
-Stir occassionaly to stop cream from boiling over.
-Remove from heat.
-Finely chop or grate the chocolate.
-Stir into the cream until completely melted.
-Stir in butter and vanilla.
-Once butter is melted, refrigerate icing until cold.
-Once cold beat the icing with an electric mixer or a wooden spoon until thick and of a good spreading consistency. Spread on cooled cake and garnish with white & dark chocolate shavings.
