Reviewed: May 19, 2012

What a wonderful recipe I used to make for my fondant cake. It was dense and supported my 1.5 kg fondant topping well but yet not hard. The chocolate was easy to cut and melts into the mouth. Fantastic tasting after I tailored the recipe a little. I didn't want the coffee granulates and so I followed "What a Dish's" comment by omitting the coffee granulates & hot water and put in 1/4 cup extra buttermilk. Most of my customers also like recipes that are not sweet so i cut down the sugar to 320 gm. To ensure that the cake is dense but not hard, I separated the egg white and egg yolk. I beated the egg white with about 30 gm of sugar. Separately, I beated the egg yolk with 30 gm of sugar. I folded the egg yolk into the butter mixture, then folded the white into the mixture, and finally folding the flour and buttermilk in 2 portions. Cut back on the sugar by 1/2 cup, it was pefectly sweet. I used Ghiradeli's cocoa which added to the great flavor. Frosted with my own white chocolate glaze and had this for Christmas Eve!

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Gracie

Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2012

I used this recipe to make a marble pound cake to stack, carve, and cover with fondant. I made the recipe twice in each flavor, for a four-layer 10" square cake and had a little left over for a loaf for the family. For the vanilla part of the cake, I used 2 3/4c. flour. I didn't have buttermilk, so I added 1T. white vinegar to 1c. whole milk. The cake was extremely moist! Next time I would add a little more sugar, as it wasn't quite sweet enough for me, but my family thought it was just the right sweetness. They loved it, and so did the customer I made the cake for.

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4callmemommy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2012

This was very good and moist, I added chocolate satin glaze to the top. Nice depth of flavor. Anna requested this for her birthday.

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CHARITYBOO

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2012

I decided to use an angel food pan as I wanted a more traditional pound cake look. Was glad I did as this recipe would have over filled by bundt pan. The cake is ALL THAT!

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MMPaydirt

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2011

This came out really dense but it was too moist. could have been something I'd done, I'm not sure. It tasted really cocoa-ey too, I most likely will not make this again.

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chelle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2011

I made this last night for our church and this cake was soooo good. I added chocolate chips um um good. Next week this cake will be on the table for Thanksgiving.

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Verneyl

Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2011

This cake was such a hit that I was bombarded by requests for the recipe. I even use it for catering jobs, and every time someone asks for the recipe! Served with a little rum flavored whip cream and raspberries and it is to die for!

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mumsy64

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2011

I added 1 stick of sweet cream butter, 1/2 tsp baking powder reduced salt 1/2 tsp. All of the cold ingredience were brought to room temperature before using. I baked it for the full 70 minutes let it rest in the pan for 25 minutes and it turned out wonderful! Drizzled with chocolate glaze while it was still warm.

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Mbell2107

Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2011

I wanted a cake that would be dense enough to hold up lots of decorations (including a chocolate tree), and this worked great. I used two 9 inch round pans and baked for only 50 minutes. Tasted delicious.

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Sarajean

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2011

This cake is delicious - very moist and rich! I only used 2 cups of sugar because most desserts are too sweet for my family's tastes. Its sweetness suited us perfectly! I also used dark cocoa powder. I obviously didn't butter the bundt pan well enough because when I turned the pan upside down, the middle part fell out. It was my first time making one, so I'll know better next time. I usually make muffins out of all sweet breads and cakes, but I wanted something more fancy-looking for guests. Delicious! :o)

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