chocolate pillow cake

We used to call this the Mayonnaise Cake, but that sounded unappealing, so we switched the name to Chocolate Pillow Cake.

Mix:
1 c. mayo
1 c. cold water
1 c. sugar

Sift in:
2 tsp baking soda
2 c. flour
4 tbsp cocoa
dash of salt

Add 1 tsp vanilla

8x8 pan, bake at 350 for minimum 45 min. (more likely 50/55)

Salted Caramel Brownies

Ingredients:
- 2 sticks (1/2 lb) unsalted butter
- 8 ounces (~1 cup) and 6 ounces semisweet choc chips, separated
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 3 large eggs
- 1.5 tbsp instant coffee (like nescafe)
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
- .5 cup + 2 tbsp flour, separated
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- .5 tsp kosher salt
- 5 to 6 ounces good caramel sauce (ex Fran's)
- 2-3 tsp flaked sea salt

- Preheat oven to 350, butter 9x12 pan
- Melt butter, 1 c. choc chips, 3 ounces unsweetened choc in microwave on low, allow to cool 15 min
- in large bowl gently mix eggs, coffee, vanilla, sugar
- Stir cooled choc mixture into egg mixture, cool again to room temp
- Sift together 1/2 c flour, baking powder, kosher salt and add to chocolate mixture
- Mix chocolate chips with remaining 2 tbsp flour, add to mixture, spread in pan
- Bake for 35min until toothpick is clean
- Immediately warm caramel sauce until pourable, stir, drizzle over brownies and sprinkle sea salt