Mayonnaise Cake

Lorraine Bugado Ornellas, Class of 1955

Sift in a bowl:

• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1-1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup nestle Quik

Add:

• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Line 9×9-inch square pan with waxed paper. Pour batter into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. (For a larger cake, double the recipe and bake in 9×13-8nch pan.) Spread with pineapple-butter frosting.

Pineapple-Butter Frosting

Cream 1 block butter. Add 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar. Add 3 Tbsp cream. Add 3/4 can (8-oz) crushed pineapple which has been drained. Frost on mayonnaise cake.

NOTE: Easy to make and scrumptious! One of my family’s favorite cakes.