Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

This cake turned out really well. I used the milk chocolate chips instead of semi - sweet. I made it for a bake off in a 'cherry' category and came in 3rd, definitley recommended!

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Ashleynicole

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Home Town: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Living In: Lanett, Alabama, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

The first thing I noticed about this recipe was that, as the caption says, there were too many things going on with it! For one thing, I believe the reason why many reviewers complain about the chips and cherries sinking to the bottom is that there is too much liquid in this recipe. I made the following changes, and it turned out moist, fudgey, rich, and delicious...with cherries (halved maraschinos) and chips suspended evenly throughout, and without sticking to the pan at all. Omitted coffee completely (not sure why it's even in the recipe), increased milk just slightly to 1.25 cups, used 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce instead of oil, and used 1 cup (instead of 2...that's a TON!) of the mini chocolate chips. Used a bundt pan and baked for 55 minutes. Turned out wonderfully, & made the birthday girl very happy! Made a chocolate ganache as a topping.

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Cassie S.

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

Very good cake--moist, slight fudge like texture. I used buttermilk, half white/brown sugar; added cinnamon, dried bing cherries, dark chocolate; omitted ch. chips. Do again cake.

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marljong

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Living In: San Mateo, California, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2009

Cake itself is awesome. Cherries fell to the bottom even when I coated with flour as another reviewer suggested. Using parchment paper was a good solution for sticking that others reported. I would make again without the cherries. Chocolate cream cheese icing is a great addition for us chocoholics.

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009

This was a good cake. I baked it for my son's birthday at his request and we all enjoyed it. I was not a huge fan of the icing and even though we all liked it I'm not sure I'd make it again. Good but not excellent.

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rebecca

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2009

This cake is amazing! I took the advice of greasing and flouring the pan, and also adding the chips and cherries 5 minutes after it started baking, and it worked like a charm - no mess at all! I only used 1 cup chocolate chips though, and they seemed plenty. Everyone liked it, this is a keeper! Thanks!

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Gracey

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

I had never tried this recipe before but since it got 5 stars I thought I would make it for a baking contest. I won 2nd place out of 50 with this wonderful cake! Now everyone is asking me for the recipe and asking me to bring it for every occasion! Most of us in the family do not like coffee. Instead of coffee, I replaced it with heavy whipping cream and chocolate syrup. It turned out great! Thanks!!

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2009

Very tasty but almost a brownie consistency. I think I would serve it again as a single layer with very little frosting.

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Stephanie BowerCraft

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2009

This cake was not that good, even my kids who love chocolate cake didn't want it after one bite. It didn't fall or anything like that, it just did not have the "wow" factor I was looking for. i followed directions to a "T", even sifted the flour. It had an alright taste, but i think adding in a couple tablespoons of the maraschino cherry juice in the cake batter would REALLY jazz this cake up. Why let it go to waste? i did add some of the cherry juice to my home made whipped cream and it was very delicious. back to the cake- I was so disappointed because I had high hopes for this cake after reading rave reviews. I used skim milk instead of whole, maybe it just needed a little more "fat" in it from whole milk. But can't see having that much of an impact. Also, I found that baking a chocolate cake with cocoa powder as apposed to chocolate baking bars taste more like boxed cake. I probably won't be making this again, it was not what i was looking for.

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008

This cake is the best chocolate cherry cake I have ate. I made it twice and both times it came out perfect. You have to grease the pan and then add flour to it before pouring the cake. I always add 3 eggs and It seems to help the cherries and chips not fall to the bottom as much. My husband who hate coffee and cheries said the cake was very good and he is a picky eater. Its very rich and dark. If you use very dark chocolate from higher quality chips it will be even richer!

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Heather

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2008

i absolutely love. but love this recipe. This was the first cake that I have ever made. I made it last week as a test run for my son's 11th birthday. It came out great. Very moist, but a bit too chocolatey because of the chocolate chips. I did it again yesterday without the chocolate chip in the cake (I put them on top for decoration) My husband absolutely loved it. It was so delicious. I also followed a reviewers advice to wait 5 minutes to put the cherries in. I did that too Although some were at the bottom alot were in the middle too. This cake recipe is absolutely marvelous. THank you very much for this recipe.

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dailyn

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Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2008

I tried drying the cherries and putting flour on both them and the chocolate chips and they still fell to the bottom, but it was still good. TIP #1: I added the cherry juice to the icing instead of milk and it tasted so good and was pink. TIP #2: I used flour/oil spray and nothing stuck to the bottom and I didn't line my pan. This stuff works great.

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Jody

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Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2008

perfect

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Tracie

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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2008

This is an excellent cake! I greased and lined a 9" springform pan with baking paper and the cake popped right out, no sticking at all. Some of the reviews said they were having trouble with the chips and cherries sinking - the way around that is to rinse the juice off the cherries then toss them in 2 tbsp of flour. It helps them stay suspended in the batter. Toss the chips in flour too (but don't rinse them!)I used 1 cup while and 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour and applesauce in place of the oil. Great cake, my family loved it!

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Gabsmom

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Home Town: Newark, Delaware, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2008

I made this cake for my daughter's 2nd birthday party and eveyone loved it so much that I had to bake another one for the family dinner the next night! The cake is wondeful and SO moist. I took the suggestion of lining the pan with waxed paper...the cake came out of the pan beautifully and was a breeze to decorate.

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MELEAD

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008

This recipe is exactly what I've been looking for! My husband and daughter both LOVE cherries and they love this cake. I made it today for Valentine's Day in two heart shaped pans. I did take JENEGIL's advice to bake for 5 mins. before adding the chocolate chips and it works wonderfully!! Thanks for sharing this recipe!!

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Matti G.

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Home Town: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2008

This made a very, very dense cake. It was much tastier on the 2nd day, so I'd advise making it a day ahead. It also keeps well. The chocolate flavor was nice and rich, and I personally did not feel the icing was needed. Because my personal preference is for lighter cakes, I probably will not make it again.

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Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2008

Wow! This was great! It didn't even bake all the way in the middle and my guests loved it nonetheless. They even liked the less-done sections. Really, really good!

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ADMiller

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Living In: Springfield, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2007

just simply awesome!

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Home Town: North Bay, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2007

I loved this cake, I'm not a big chocolate lover but this one I loved! I want to make these into cupcakes for my daughter's birthday. Mine did stick very bad, I didn't let it cool long enough before trying to turn it out and it made a mess. But what a delicious mess it was!!!

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