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Portillo's Chocolate Cake Copycat

12 servings

servings

10 minutes

active time

40 minutes

total time

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker Super Moist chocolate cake mix (13.25 oz) (Devils Food or Butter Recipe Chocolate)

3/4 to 1 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise (see note) (160 to 200 grams)

1 cup ice cold water (228 grams)

3 large eggs or 2 extra-large or jumbo -- do not use 3 extra -large or 3 jumbo.

2 cans Betty Crocker Chocolate Frosting

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two deep 8-inch pans for a taller cake. If using the extra cake mix option mentioned above and in the notes, use the two 9-inch round cake pans.

Beat cake mix, mayonnaise, water, and eggs until mixed, then beat with an electric mixer for 4 minutes.

Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.

Let cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and cool completely.

Frost the cake with canned Betty Crocker chocolate frosting.

12 servings

servings

10 minutes

active time

40 minutes

total time
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