If you are a person who thinks there's no such thing as too much chocolate, you will probably like this cake. Not having had too many chocolate-mousse-type desserts before, I didn't know exactly what to expect. I found it was very, very rich. Too rich and too chocolate-y for me. That could partially be because I only had 1/2 cup regular chocolate morsels and had to use semi-sweet dark chocolate morsels for the rest. I just thought it was too much of all the same flavor and same consistency in this dessert.

Reviewed On: Feb. 18, 2009

I made this recipe exactly with the exception that I only used half the recommended red pepper flakes because I was afraid it might be too spicy for my 3-year-old. I thought it was good, but it needed salt, and it also seemed to be missing some kind of seasoning... maybe some parsley or oregano or something.

Reviewed On: Feb. 18, 2009

This cake was interesting. If you know someone who can't have eggs or milk, then this cake would be perfect and probably very well-received. It did take longer to bake than stated -- baked in a 9x13 pan, I think it took 35-40 minutes. My knife came out clean, but when I went to slice this cake, I thought at first I hadn't cooked it enough, as it had a slightly odd texture. The changes I made were as mentioned by some other reviewers... I added two extra tablespoons of cocoa and 1/2 tsp. of salt. My son is allergic to milk and milk products, but not eggs. I made this cake for his birthday. I sprinkled powdered sugar on top and made a raspberry sauce that we served over it. All the guests said it was good, but I think next time I will try a mayonnaise cake instead. My husband thought it was just OK. If you were desperate for chocolate cake and didn't have eggs, mayonnaise, milk or butter on hand, this would probably satisfy you quite well.

Reviewed On: Jun. 27, 2008