Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

I made the mousse part to go with another cake recipe from this site. The frosting was really easy to put together. I got lazy and opted to buy a container of cool whip instead and I think that affected the end result. When I frosted it on the cake, it felt runny. Maybe next time I'll try to whip up the heavy cream myself. But overall, it was delicious!

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jennipupu

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

OMG I love love this cake and so does my family!!! Its simple to make yet so delicious, if you are trying to make chocolate cake, MAKE THIS ONE!!!

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MelissaAmador

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

I used the chocolate mousse from this recipe with the cake from the Too Much Chocolate Cake recipe and boy was it a hit! My brother has already requested a modified version of this cake for his birthday, next March!

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2008

I used this as my Mousse to go along with 'Aunt Joyce's Chocolate Cake".... lets just say sooo easy and sooo good! My mom had to make a cake for work a few days later and used this as icing. But with sweetened chocolate, and was still good. Awesome recipe will def use again. Thanks!

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Ashley

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2008

This cake was delicious and VERY easy to make. My family loved it!

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2008

this cake was wonderful. instead of l/2 cup of water i used 1/4 cup. i also used a yellow cake mix and used vanilla instant pudding. i got rave reviews from all my family, this one is a keeper. mary jo

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2008

Excellent recipe and really fairly simple. I love that it used a boxed mix, sure one can develop cake making into an art, but a mix is so much simpler. The mousse was simple and fantastic. I made this for a church dinner and got rave reviews and my kids and husband are begging for their chance to eat the whole cake and not share!

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Suzy Homemaker

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2008

Very good- I made a from scratch chocolate cake and frosted with the mousse. It was very rich and delicious.

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2008

My husband love it will make again! Took it to my church dinner last night everyone love it.

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JRAJON

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2008

SOOOOO good, used aunt mary's chocolate cake in place of the box, but nothing else different. Nobody could get enough.

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2008

Way too sugary, rich, and sweet, but not especially chocolatey. I was not impressed, and will not make again. Thanks anyway.

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amydoll

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2008

The mousse was DELICIOUS! I followed the recommendations of others and added the cream of tartar to the whipping cream and definitely made sure that it whipped up to stiff peaks. Took awhile, but I think it was worth it. This was very rich cake, I used devil's food cake, good, but probably a little too rich for me to have again.

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Susan

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2008

I make this frosting for my chocolate cakes all the time and it's very delicious and spread nicely and easily.

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2008

Great taste, very rich! So, I'm beating the chocolate mixture with the hand-hel mixer and suddenly there's an electrical burning smell and the beaters start to smoke. Needless to say, I finished mixing by hand. When it came time to add the cream, since I couldn't whip it, I just added an entire can of redi-whip and mixed it in. Surprisingly, it worked just fine. :) For a slightly deeper chocolate taste, I did add one tablespoon of dry instant coffee to the water to add just a hint of mocha. Great recipe!

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Jamie529

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2008

Fabulous mousse cake..Made it for my son , a big fan of it, and he came here the next day to finish it. Very easy to make, I use milk chocoalte cake mix, and had no problem with the mousse, but did follow others advice to beat he cream very thick and froze the bowl and beaters. thanks for a keeper

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Michele F.

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2008

OMG! Great Mousse! I made this for my husband for father's day since he is such a Chocolate Mousse Cake fanatic. Although, I took the advice about the cream of tarter & the 1/4 cup of water instead of the 1/2 cup, the top layer did slip off the bottom layer. But I improvised!! I put the cake in the freezer for about an hour and it kept its composure! In fact, it tastes much better cold. Thank you for helping me make my husband's father's day sweeter than ever.

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2008

this was really good however the filling kept making the top layer slide...next time I think I am going to poke holes through the cake and pour the icing in it so saturates the cake.

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2008

I followed the recipe exactly for the mousse. I baked the cake from scratch. The mousse was perfect! It's not too sweet like the chocolate buttercream and I love it!

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MarriedNLOVINGIT

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2008

I thought this was a really good cake - frosting really, since the cake is just a mix. My husband thought it was very rich, and he was right, so you can't eat too much in one sitting. However, the frosting was very easy to make. I didn't have unsweetened baking squares, so I used baking cocoa instead. The conversion is one 1oz square = 3 Tablespoons of baking cocoa + 1 Tablespoon oil. It turned out really well!

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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2008

This is a great recipe!! I made it because a friend specifically asked for chocolate mousse cake and i didnt imagine it would be this good! I used leftover semi- sweet chocolate chips for the chocolate and I made sure to keep beating the cream until it was stiff. I also mixed the condensed milk, pudding mix and chocolate well before i added the water so make sure to get it as smooth as possible. Otherwise i followed the recipe exactelly as written.. Yummy!

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