mayonnaise cake

1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
8 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract

sift dry ingredients together. mix wet ingredients together. combine these and beat them at medium speed for about 2 minutes with an electric mixer. pour batter into greased 8 or 9 inch round cake pans. bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. me likey.

notes: i'm dairy free again because of ada. and so i had to find a really good treat - and these are it. i make them into cup cakes (bake for about 15-20 minutes) and then i try not to eat them all in one day. usually i'll half the recipe - but the whole thing would probably make about 18 cupcakes. apparently you can also use miracle whip, but that is not allowed in my current diet so i can't say that i have tried it. and you won't taste the mayo, so don't worry about it. word on the street is that this recipe used to be real common back in the "olden days" like when our grandmas cooked. i like the olden days.

adapted from allrecipes.com