Portillo's Chocolate Cake Copycat

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

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.