Reviewed: May 5, 2008

Yum! I did not have semisweet chocolate chips and used milk chocolate chips (the regular sized ones are not too big) instead and it still turned out great. I got all of the batter in the pan even though my cake mix had pudding in the mix and as it was baking it was puffing out the top but it did not overflow. The cake will sink down a little when it cools and is just fine. Make sure to serve this with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. I just dusted the cake with powdered sugar. Delicious and easy!

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SarahMc

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Teutopolis, Illinois, USA

Living In: Edwardsville, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2008

the recipe is TOO MUCH! i used a bundt pan and followed the recipe to a T... and i smelled smoke, and i opened the oven 40 minutes in and there was batter bubbling over onto the oven wire on the bottom... if you make this cake, only fill it up so much.... onto the tasting! it was so dense, heavy, chocolatey and good!

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Crystal

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Living In: Gainesville, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2008

This is a wonderful chocolate cake and to date my family's favorite. I use vanilla instead of the amaretto (family preference) and also use a tube pan..it overflows in a bundt. Comes out perfect! I also use the "satiny glaze" recipe that can be found on this site on top. I pour it on while the dake is still warm...boy oh boy a yummy gourmet cake.

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rhonda

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2008

Yum. I followed the recipe except for using vanilla instead of almond extract. I used mini-chocolate chips as well and topped with Satiny Chocolate Glaze, a glaze also on allrecipes.com. This is YUMMY with whipped topping or ice cream! :-) It makes a bundt pan FULL and about 6 cupcakes. It rises a LOT, so leave about 2 inches from the top of your pan. Grease and flour well, and it doesn't stick at all. Enjoy!

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ALLY99

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Living In: Athens, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2008

Yes you MUST LOVE chocolate. This cake is very rich, and oh so delicious. I made it for my father-in-law on his birthday, everyone was going on and on about how good it was.

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Keaton Davis

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Home Town: Nederland, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2008

Amazing!! I've had blah results every time I've tried to make a homemade chocolate cake, but had never tried adding to a store-bought mix. I should have tried it sooner! This cake is pure wow. Better than any bakery cake I've ever had. I didn't have any troubles at all and didn't change anything except I used vanilla instead of almond extract. YUMMY!

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Sue

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Living In: Saint Cloud, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2008

The perfect cake for a chocaholic.

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Kathy

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2008

Wow! This is the best chocolate cake ever. Very rich. The aroma while it was baking told me there was something special in the oven! No need to divide between 2 pans. Just follow the directions. The cake will rise above the bundt pan while baking, but then settle back down while cooling. The ONLY change I made was using mini chocolate chips. I drizzled icing on the finished cake and added strawberries as pictured. It made a nice presentation.

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Lynna_Maria

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Home Town: Arcade, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2008

I made this exactly as it was written, and it has come out perfect every time. I do use a KitchenAid mixer, with the wisk attachment--just be sure you only put it on the second level--medium on the KitchenAid is NOT the same as medium on a hand mixer. The batter is always very fluffy when I put it in. Also, I can only find cake mix with pudding in the mix, and I STILL add the pudding, and it comes out wonderful! Just be sure to follow this recipe exactly, and you should have no problems! (Be sure to only let it cool for 10 minutes--if you let it cool too long in the pan, it could end up sticking.) Also, I recommend trying it at least once with the Almond Extract (as the recipe calls for.) I'm not a huge fan of nutty flavors, but Almond is known to bring out more of the chocoltae flavor, which it does. If you don't try it, you don't know what you are missing! :)

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2008

I made this cake twice and the first time it flopped. I read through reviews with one star and found mine flopped exactly the way others did. It fell after being taken out of the oven and was a gooey mess. So I spoke to someone who does cake making professionally and to make a long story short I found I had overprocessed it. I use a kitchenaid mixer which is more powerful than a hand held and I used the whisk attachment instead of the paddle attachment. So when I remade it I followed her instructions which were to mix the eggs, sour cream, butter, and vanilla together really well. Then I sifted the cake mix and pudding together and added the wet ingredients to dry and processed it for 2 min with the paddle attachment. This time I was successful. It made a very rich very chocolaty cake. My friend also said another reason cakes fall is the oven is not hot enough and so check your oven temperature with an oven thermometer and make sure the temperature isn't too low.

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Living In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2008

I made this for a New Year's Eve party. YUM! Turned out great. Actually, I made this twice for the party. I read the reviews and noted how others said to really, REALLY, grease up the pan so it turns out. Then in another review I read that you should put this upside down on a wine bottle (or some such) so the cake doesn't fall. Can you gues where I'm going with this? Yep, as I was trying to turn in over onto the wine bottle, the whole thing fell out, all over my counter. Oops. Made it again, and just let it sit in the pan until I turned it out on a cooling rack. I don't believe it fell at all. When I greased up the bunt pan, I sprinkled coco powder in the bottom. I didn't want any white from flour on my cake. I also read that it's better the next day, so I too made this a day ahead of time. LOL, Fortunately for my family, they had the first one to snack on. I used a Chocolate Ganache, then striped some White Cho. ganache over that. Then I did as the pictures, and added chocolate covered strawberries inside the hole and around the base of the cake. Looks so pretty and professional. Try this, you won't be sorry.

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DEBHAS5

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Home Town: Long Beach, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007

OMG!! I made this cake for Christmas and everyone loved it. I used the small morsels and served it with ice cream and it was great..Thanks

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2007

This cake was amazing. I made this for my mother's birthday and my entire family absolutely loved it! I added a great big pile of fresh delicious strawberries in the middle of the bundt, and drizzle melted white and milk chocolate over the top. It tastes great and is very easy to make. For anybody that loves chocolate, you will love this cake!

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Azita

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2007

Wonderfully moist. We served it with whipped cream, but found it too sweet. It was better with the unsweetened cream just poured over the cake.

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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2007

I have made this a few dozen times now. Everyone requests it! I make it as is and it's perfect every time! I love making it in mini bundt pans and giving them as gifts with an assortment of goodies. Thanks!

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Kristin

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2007

This cake is the one I make my daughter-in-law every year for her birthday. I make a major change, though-- I bake it in two 9" pans. I prefer a layer cake to a bundt so I do it this way. I take out enough batter to make 3 cupcakes, then divide the rest between the two pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes.

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2007

Excellent. Didn't have almond extract, so I used orange. Used 1 cup mini morsels, and 1 cup special dark chips. Baked in an tube pan, no problem. Served with fresh whipped cream and whole strawberries. Delicious!

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2007

I've made this cake several times. Be sure that you use a big enough bunt pan (fill the bundt pan leaving at least 2" from the top of the pan - otherwise the cake will overflow). I've started using mini chocolate chips (vs. the regular sized ones)because they melt completely. Sometimes the regular size chips don't melt completely - nothing wrong with this (still is delicious), but I prefer them to be melted. I do not make any changes to this recipe. I use the Whipped cream cream cheese icing found at Allrecipes.com and shave chocolate on top at the end. This is a fabulous chocolate cake recipe - and simple to make! Enjoy!

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Alley

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Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2007

I bake this cake everytime I need no-fail and easy dessert. This makes an excellent "welcome to the neighborhood cake" or bake sale treat. You can buy all the ingredients at the Dollar Store! This cake is moist and decadent, and there is no reason to ever try any other cake recipes. It is tempting to put icing on all cakes, but trust me; this cake needs nothing added to it. You can put a simple powdered sugar/milk glaze on top if needed. Enjoy!

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BetteDavisLies

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Home Town: Milan, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Jackson, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2007

My boyfriend LOVES this cake!!! His mom was a stay at home mom and bakes everything from scratch. I tried this recipe for him, praying that it would compare her's. OMG...he said that it was BETTER than her's!!! I get raves everytime I bake this. I did substitute 1/2 almond extract and 1/2 vannilla extract, and I also added the mini choc chips. Overall, it was GREAT!!!

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