This reminded me so much of my grandmas recipe. For those who dont think this is chocolaty enough (even though its great on its own) try putting chocolate chips in it. I made mine into cupcakes in baking cups and they turned out perfect. Great recipe!

I made this recipe for my class of 18 5-7 year olds and they all loved it, as well as the faculty that got to try it. I made it with olive oil instead of margarine/butter, and aprox. 2/3 honey 1/3 sugar in place of sugar. It was fantastic! Also, I used half whole wheat pastry four and half whole spelt flour. They kids really helped me make it so I didn't follow the recipe exactly, but came pretty close except for my changed, due to what we had in stock. It was great, and I'll definitley make it again!

If it was possible to give this cake NO stars I would have. I made it once before and didn't even think it was worthy of a rating. I tried again using some of the adjustments suggested by other reviewers and still, this cake fell VERY short of what I expected judging by the reviews. First off, the heavy whipping cream (suggested by another reviewer) made this cake batter the consistency of chocolate mousse, which I believe is the reason it came out so crumbly. The batter tasted great, too bad that could not have been the case with the finished cake. Second, even after adding a little extra sugar, cocoa, AND almost a half a cup of chocolate chips, this cake STILL lacked flavor. Overall, this cake is not worth the ingredients you put into it, with or without the adjustments! Ive tried THREE chocolate cake recipes from this website, I don't think I'll be trying any more!

This cake was excellent. I read the reviews so added a bit more sugar to sweeten the cocoa and then used half milk and half-half & half. I also added a healthy dose of chocolate chips and it was brilliant. We used some Pillsbury fudge icing and it melted into the cake just adding to the experience. Both my wife, mother-in-law, daughter, and I liked the cake.

I have never had a Chocolate Cake taste like this! We made a couple of changes to make it a bit richer - and it totally paid off! We used unsweetened butter instead of margarine, whole milk, and used a food processor to cream the sugar & butter. This added a lot of air to the mixture and provided a light and fluffy batter. Once all of the eggs are added, remove from FP to large bowl and beat in vanilla. Then move on to step #3 using a hand mixer. Of course, if you have a Kitchenmaid, you don't need to use 2 different methods. If using this recipe for cupcakes, you will only need to bake for 20 min - but they come out PERFECTLY - a nice firm texture on the cupcake tops and nice and moist on the inside. This is my new cake recipe of choice.

This is the first time I've ever made a cake from scratch and it turned out spectacular... I ate the whole cake without icing it was so good!

Very thick and stodgy and not very moist - i followed recipe exactly.

I used sweetened cocoa powder instead of non-sweetened. The cake I made was not moist at all, but I thought it had just the right amount of chocolate. It wasn't too subtle and it wasn't overwhelming. I will not be making this cake again though, I need my "best moist chocolate cake"s to be moist!

I have made this recipe twice and it is a total winner! It is moist and just enough sweetness. I just used butter instead of margarine. My family just loves it!!

I made this for 170 people topped with chocolate icing, and it worked great. This truly is moist! Thanks for the easy recipe.

An easy to follow and relatively no fuss recipe. The cake turned out really moist and yummy. Was a bit too sweet for me though and I would probably reduce the amount of sugar next time, but overall a great recipe :)

I gave this a three because I don't think it would have been very good without my changes. First, I halved everything but the chocolate. Then I subbed in butter for the margerine, made half the baking soda baking powder instead, and reduced the salt to 1/4 tsp. I used 1/2 cup white and 1/2 cup brown sugar, and I mixed in a pack of chocolate pudding mix. This actually turned out very well, much to my surprise. It'd make better brownies than cake, though.

This cake came out of the oven and looked just beautiful but the taste was only ok. Its too bland and a little salty. Frosting didnt help either....I was able to salvage by making an ice cream cake. Turned out great. The ice cream is sweet enough to make up for the bland cake and everyone loved it. If I made this again I would use 2 cups sugar, twice the chocolate, and maybe even a little chocolate pudding in the batter....

I made this one on my daughter's birthday yesterday, they love it. both kids and the adults love it. it was not too sweet but taste good. I made an adjustment on the baking soda to 1/2 tsp and added baking powder. The result really taste good.

I was kind of worried when my niece did not care for the batter (Which she usually loves)but thought it was okay when I saw it come out of the oven then I spent two hours decorating her this large castle cake for her fourth birthday and when it came time to eat it everyone took one bite and left the rest on their plate. I was humiliated, I followed the directions exactly and was not happy with the taste. (it tastes like flour) KEEP LOOKING

I was disappointed, too, sorry. Mine came out dry and bland. Luckily, I found a good frosting recipe, or this cake would go uneaten.

I LOVE this cake! My husband loved it too and he doesn't really care for cake. Thanks!

I made this chocolate cake for a birthday party and it was a real success. Even one person that does not like chocolate cake ate it saying it was the best cake she had ever eaten. Great recipe.

SINCE I'VE LEARNED THIS RECIPE, I CAN'T STOP MAKING IT BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS IT.

I love the texture...soft and moist. But the taste is really plain. The vanilla does nothing at all, and it's not for people with a sweet tooth. I added some melted milk chocolate and more sugar. Instead of margarine, i used butter.