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Miracle Whip Chocolate Cake from Scratch

January 27, 2014 by Kara Cook 7 Comments

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Miracle Whip Chocolate Cake – Yes, it might sound strange, but this chocolate cake recipe is simply delicious!

I’ve mentioned this before, but cake is not usually my first choice of dessert. For me to like cake, it has to be pretty much amazing. Store bought cake with shortening frosting does not cut it. Bleck! I am always on the lookout for a great cake recipe, and Bundt cakes are usually my favorite.

This Miracle Whip Chocolate Cake is definitely a winner. I know it sounds disgusting (I thought the same thing) but it is delicious! Let me tell you how I came to find it. . .
chocolate cake with chocolate frosting on a cake plate


We were shopping for the food for girls camp last year and needed Miracle Whip for sandwiches. The huge jar at Costco cost the same amount as the small one at the grocery store. Since we were feeding 50 people for a week, we bought the big one. And then we had leftovers. Lots of them.

I got stuck with the monster size tub of Miracle Whip. I didn’t want to waste it, and I knew my family would never be able to finish it off before it went bad.
moist-chocolate-cakeSo I googled “recipes with Miracle Whip”. When I saw that all the top results were for Miracle Whip Chocolate Cake, I was kind of grossed out. Grossed out, but intrigued. So I clicked on a few of them.

Apparently the recipe came about during the war when butter was rationed and Miracle Whip was plentiful. Or something like that. And to my surprise, all the recipes looked delicious and had great reviews. I know, shocking.

I decided to go for it and give the recipe a try. And boy was I surprised. This is one of the most moist and yummy chocolate cakes I have ever tasted!
miracle-whip-chocolate-cakeGive it a try!

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CHOCOLATE MIRACLE WHIP CAKE RECIPE

Yield: 12 servings

Miracle Whip Chocolate Cake

moist-chocolate-cake

Rich and moist chocolate cake that uses Miracle Whip instead of eggs!

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Miracle Whip
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • dash salt
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup boiling water

Instructions

  1. Grease and flour a Bundt cake pan; set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Whisk together Miracle Whip, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl.
  3. Stir together flour, salt, cocoa, and baking soda in a small bowl; dd alternately with the boiling water. Mix till well combined.
  4. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan.
  5. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Let sit in pan for 5-10 minutes, then invert onto cooling rack.
  7. Cool completely and frost with chocolate buttercream frosting.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 173Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 287mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 2gSugar: 19gProtein: 3g

Nutrition information does not include frosting.

© Kara
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert: Cakes and Cupcakes
If you are out of eggs or oil, this Miracle Whip Cake is a perfect option! It has perfect chocolate flavor, and is so moist and delicious!

Filed Under: Dessert: Cakes and Cupcakes, Recipe Index Tagged With: butter, chocolate, powdered sugar

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Comments

  1. Lynn Fulps

    March 22, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    If you use strong coffee in place of the water it really is better.

    Reply
  2. Kim Stephan

    February 23, 2016 at 6:52 pm

    Kathy my guess is you are using an eletric mixer to mix your brownie mix, or you are using a too small pan. When mixing brownies you just need to moisten ingredients, it is not a cake. Next check your pan size you may be trying to bake a recipe for 9×12 in a 9×9 pan it won’t work. Or maybe your oven is not calibered and you are under temperature. Last but not least when baking you should always use the middle locacation of the oven. This is just a few reasons you maybe having runny brownies middle.

    Reply
  3. Cindy D

    February 19, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    I have been looking for this recipe forever. I used to make it when I first got married and I lost the recipe about 40 years ago and gave up trying to find it in my archives of old recipes. I can’t wait to make it again for our churches coffee hour. I just saw your version of it while browsing the internet. Thank you, thank you.

    Reply
  4. Penny

    March 14, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    How do you make your chocolate buttercream frosting?

    Reply
    • Kara

      March 14, 2014 at 2:57 pm

      Penny, I’ve updated the post to include a link to my chocolate frosting. Here it is: https://www.creationsbykara.com/2014/01/easiest-chocolate-frosting-recipe.html/
      Hope you love it like I do! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Lisa

    January 29, 2014 at 7:55 am

    Hi Kara,
    First let me say I love your blog and creative ideas. I’m with ya when it comes to cake, it has to be gooood! I’m more of a cookie person. However, I’m gonna try this one. Did you use the same chocolate frosting as on your Oreo cake?? Because the frosting is equally important don’t ya think?

    Blessings,
    Lisa

    Reply
    • Kathy

      September 13, 2015 at 6:45 pm

      I can bake but brownie mixes always turn out runny in the middle what am I doing wrong?
      Kathy

      Reply

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