Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2009

I made the Icing only, not the cake. The icing was so easy to make! And it tasted absolutely DELICIOUS. I will definitely use this icing recipe again. Do not beat it for 3 minutes and don't let it cool for too long! (2 minutes or 1.5 is good enough) - it will be way too thick to spread and it will not pour out of the saucepan.

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

i made the cake only, not the icing. it was delicious! super moist and yummy, i used 1/2c cocoa powder @ someone elses suggestion and it was great. i made the fluffy peanut butter frosting from this website and everyone at work loved it!

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shannonperry13

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

Just made the ganache type icing. It was quite good. Really, really watch the timing when beating the icing mixture after the 1 minute boil. Time too short- a runny mess. Time too long - a thick blob.

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COOK4THEBOYS

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

Just ate my first piece and it was HEAVENLY!! I couldnt find my electric mixer so I had a difficult time with little flour balls in the batter ( if anyone can offer some tips to avoid that, I would really be greatful). The cake was exceptionaly moist and the frosting was the perfect touch. Had a similar flavor to molten lava cakes. Will definately put this one in my frequent/favorite cake rotations.

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carlene2

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Bowie, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2009

Love love love the chocolate cake. It is moist and chocolatey and delicious! I didn't really like the icing all that much, but this cake is perfect without it!

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katiebeth

Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2009

I've only used the recipe for this icing, not made the cake so that's what my rating is for. Only thing I did have to do differently was use the electric mixer on it for 10 min. to get it to thicken up like I wanted. Poured it on the recipe from this site for one bowl brownies and let it sit a couple of hours. Fantastic!! Thanks for the recipe.

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BALLCRUSHER

Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2009

Easy to make but ice the cake right away because it sets and hardens quickly. Very good flavor.

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JILLC2230

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2009

Can't speak for the cake, since I only made the icing, but it was really good! A great topping for a dark, rich chocolate cake when regular icing is just too sweet.

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Bromache

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: May 23, 2009

I am rating the icing and it is to die for!!! It has great consistency, tastes great, and looks very professional. This will be my recipe from now on!

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RALWATTAR

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Dublin, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: May 17, 2009

I am back for my second baking of this recipe. YUMMY.....ONE THING....everyone who said add MORE cocoa? They are SPOT ON. With added cocoa and cutting the recipe in half because there are only 2 of us....it's a KEEPER and a WINNER. By the way....1/2 a recipe makes a dozen cupcakes and may I suggest ganache for frosting? YUMMY GOOD! THANKS for posting this.

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