Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2010

I made these last night. Very simple. Very good. I wanted to follow the recipe very badly...unfortunately I "sampled" the Creme de menthe. It was just strong enough that when I "sampled" the Mint layer I couldn't taste enough mint...so I added more. Tasting the completed effort today without any prior sampling was a surprise of the extra minty flavor. A little too much, but entirely my fault!! Next time I'll try not to cook like Julia Childs.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Preston, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Milford, Connecticut, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2010

Absolutely divine! I had a craving for a chocolate mint brownie dessert, and this recipe was JUST what I imagined. My family loved this and I will be making it again for sure! Thank you so much!

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CHEFJULIE1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Boulder, Colorado, USA

Living In: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2010

This was excellent. The cake was more brownie like but better. The only thing I thought (and I love chocolate) was there was to mucc. Next time I won't pour as much on.

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linda

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2010

I can't believe the reviews here. This cake was was sickeningly sweet and a total disaster. I am irked as it took me a while to make this cake. A real disappointment !!

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Dee

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2009

I am giving this 3 stars because it was alot of work for an "okay" turn out. The favor was great but the candy hardened so much that the cake couldn't shine through. I don't know that I would define these as "rich" maybe more towards heavy. Thanks for the recipe submitter, and I will keep looking.

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Household*9

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

This turned out wonderfully! I took Necia's recommendations about the mint layer and added about four drops of green food coloring. I received lots of compliments about the dessert. It definitely has a nice (though not overwhelming) mint flavor.

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Sheri S.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Novato, California, USA

Living In: Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2009

This dessert tastes really good like a giant Jr. Mint and the consistency is like brownie/fudge. I made it for a party and everyone agreed it was VERY rich. My recommendation would be to cut it into bite sized pieces and serve like fudge.

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mommabear94550

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2008

Exceptional cake! The actual cake is more like a brownie and is very moist and flavourful. I didn't have any creme de menthe so I went with 2 tbls of milk and 1/2 tsp of mint extract. Also, I only chilled the final product for about an hour before cutting them to avoid the chocolate glaze cracking. It cut clean and made a beautiful presentation. Everyone LOVED these and wanted me to make them again! Thanks!

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Kat

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Winfield, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2008

Very yummy and a very pretty dessert to take to a luncheon. I was afraid that I wasn't going to have time to get it done though since you have to let the cake cool completely before you put the mint and chocolate layers on it but I stuck it in the freezer for about 30-45 minutes and it worked perfectly. This almost resembles some sort of fudge. MAN IT WAS GOOOOOODDDDD!!!

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