Yummy! Moist, chocolatey, soooo goooood!

I made this cake for a "cake party" (where all 15 or so guests had to bring a cake that they'd baked) and many people told me this cake was the best. It IS very good, very moist, chocolatey. The coffee taste is subtle, I used a hazelnut blend which was good. I also used the coffee cinnamon icing, which for me was way too sweet, I'd probably use something lighter next time. I imagine you'd be best off with a ganache drizzled on top, or a fruity topping. The cake is moist enough to serve without a heavy icing. Also, in regards to the sticking problem many mentioned -- I greased a 13x9 glass pan with Pam spray and it was completely fine. This cake is delicious, but not mind-blowing enough to be the highest rated cake on this site. I had very high expectations because of that, so that's why I took off one star. But it is definitely a winner, take it to any party and it'll get gobbled up.

This recipe is almost as easy as a box mix, but way better! It's the only recipe for chocolate cake I use. It's the best!

This cake was fantastic! Moist and rich without an over-powering chocolate flavor, which is what I was looking for. I did make one little change of necessity. I didn't have any buttermilk on hand so I soured a cup of regular milk with a tablespoon of white vinegar. It turned out so well that I've continued to just sour milk rather than use buttermilk as the recipe calls for. I've made this several times now. I generally frost this with a vanilla whipped frosting and put sliced strawberries and mangos in-between and on top. I also put parchment paper in the bottoms of the pans because the cake is very moist.

Moist and delicious! I've made this cake several times and it's always amazing!! Not too dense and not too fluffy.

this was just a disappointment. someone else mentioned that when they bake a cake from scratch, it should taste like it, and i agree. this didn't even really taste like a cake mix; it lacked a rich flavor and had a very spongy texture. i even took the cake from my house to my parents, and in the end, we just threw it away with 3/4 of it left. i consider myself a good cook, and i am pretty surprised so many people have enjoyed it, honestly. i won't make this again.

This cake was SO moist. I used a fudge frosting, and for the center filling, I mixed some pumpkin butter with the frosting. It was delicious! The only problem was that a greased and floured the heck out of my pans and still a large portion of the cake got stuck. It ended up turning out ok in the end.

i made this for a bake sale and my friend bought it and they said it was amazing!!! i wish i could have tired it! :)

This is by far the best chocolate cake I have ever had! It is so moist and rich. ............Absolute Perfection! I added raspberry filling between the layers and frosted with a whipped chocolate ganache, topped with fresh raspberries.

Absolutely wonderful! The reviews are correct - simple, perfect texture, and fantastic flavor. I baked cupcakes and used Fluffy White Frosting for a Halloween gathering. Wonderful :)

Amazing and easy. Use the Chocolate Fudge Buttercream Frosting from this site.... it will impress.

This is THE cake recipe I use for all events. My grandmother handed it down to me and I've been using it ever sense! The only difference is I use 2tsp instant coffe in 1c. boiling water. This way you don't have to make a whole pot of coffee and you get the same strength coffee each time!

words cant descibe how good it is!

Made this cake for my son's birthday, it was spectacular! Best chocolate cake I've had in a long, long time. It was nice and moist, cooked evenly, and held it's shape well. I used the "Creamy Chocolate Frosting" recipe on this site submitted by T Larsen (perfect). This cake is HEAVENLY!!! Thanks a bunch!! I'm planning to pass this recipe on to all important family members!

DELICIOUS. have made this many times, always get compliments on how moist and chocolatey is. i make it in a bundt pan and it turns out beautifully.

very delicious and easy to make! everything a chocolate cake should be, light, moist, chocolatey: its hard to mess this up! I had no problem with sticking, I used 2- 9" non stick pans coated with PAM for baking. filled with Whipped Cream filling from this site and iced with a whipped chocolate ganache.

Outstanding! I filled it with cherry pie filling and iced it with mocha whipped cream. We shared what we could stand to part with and ate the rest -- and we were sad to see the last piece go.