So sad. This looked fabulous and the reviews were so good. I followed the recipe exactly. It smelled great while it was cooking, but it did not taste nearly as good. My husband thought it tasted funny. My mom didn't care for it, and I felt like it was missing something. I had high hopes and we were all just sadly disappointed.

Reviewed On: Mar. 18, 2009

This was fun! I only used two cans of breadstick dough, baked it at 325 and only needed to bake it for about 50 minutes. It was beautiful. I did use the Reynold's nonstick aluminum, but wasn't able to remove the foil post-baking because it was stuck in the tip at the back. Not sure how to fix that issue... I did stretch the breadsticks, but just overlapped and pinched well(no glaze during assembly) and had no issues with it separating. I did need toothpicks to hold the braid in place while baking and they were a challenge to remove, but otherwise had no trouble. Was grateful to have mom to assist, but I do think it can be done by one person in a pinch--just need some time and patience. I filled with chocolate candies and presented it as a hostess gift as "The Horn of Plenty of Chocolate." It was quite the hit...

Reviewed On: Nov. 30, 2008

I've never NEVER rated a recipe so low, but I really had great expectations for this one and it sorely disappointed. It was a heck of a lot of work for the end result. I made a glaze with powdered sugar, peppermint extract, and butter. That didn't even help. The cake, while pretty, was cardboard dry and really had so little peppermint flavor that I'm mad that I wasted my hard-to-find extract on it. Hardly anyone ate more than 2 bites. Bummer... it sounded so great.

Reviewed On: Dec. 25, 2007