Recipe: Secret Moist Chocolate Cake with Caramel Frosting (using cake mix)

This is the classic chocolate cake with Hellman's mayonnaise (old recipe).

SECRET MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

1 pkg. chocolate cake mix (with pudding)*
1 cup Hellmann's real mayonnaise
1 cup water
3 eggs

Grease and flour two (9-inch) layer cake pans. In large bowl with mixer at low speed blend all ingredients 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes or 300 strokes by hand. Pour into prepared pans.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove. Cool on wire racks.

*To prepare cake without pudding in the mix, reduce mayonnaise to 1/2 cup.

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CARAMEL FROSTING

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 to 4 cups sifted powdered sugar

In large saucepan, melt butter and add brown sugar. Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring frequently. Boil and stir for 1 minute until thickened.

Remove from heat and add milk. Beat with wire whisk until smooth. Add vanilla and beat again. Then add enough powdered sugar until of desired spreading consistency; the frosting should be pourable.

Pour frosting over cake and spread to cover. Let cool and serve.

Frosts 1 (2-layer) cake or 1 (13x9-inch) cake