Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

This was outstanding, I used orange extract instead of vanilla. Everyone raved about this one. The glaze was a bit of a mess, not sure if I did it correctly because it was super runny. After some time in the fridge, it hardeded up and still tasted awesome.

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Elisha

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

I'm not a fan of chocolate cake, but of all the ones I've tasted, I would have to say this was one of the best. I did not put in walnuts or cinnamon and I halved the recipe as well. I also used about 3 parts applesauce to 1 part oil for the portion that was supposed to be all oil. I made two 7 inch round cakes and used a cream cheese/cool whip/oreo/sugar frosting between the cakes to make a "giant oreo." I also spread this frosting on top and that was probably another reason I thought this was so good!

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Holly

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

amazing cake!! It gets better and better every day!! I even used half applesauce instead of all the oil and one cup whole wheat flour and one cup white and it was wonderful.

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becca

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

I followed this recipe exactly except for two changes. I had grated an extra cup of zuccini and omited 1/2 cup oil. The cake was delicious, moist and not overly sweet which is good for me . I used cream cheese-vanilla-icing sugar-soya milk for an icing to give the extra sugar boost and it looked like a cake out of a magazine. Thank you very much....

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ashathechef

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Home Town: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2009

I make a couple substitutions: I substitute half of the oil with applesauce, and I put chocolate chips in place of walnuts. I also omit the cinnamon. I've made this several times now, and people just RAVE about it. It's a definite favorite, and I can *almost* convince myself it's healthy.

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WENDYWR

Home Town: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

I made this for an end of summer birthday cake and kids ate it up! Great way to use that bounty from the garden!

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Hatchi

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

outrageously delicious. I made it the "healthy way" with the applesauce. You can really taste the cinnimon in it. I loved it.

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Samantha Smith

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Troy, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

I substituted 1/2 cup applesauce and 1/2 cup oil rather than a whole 1 1/2 cups of oil, as well as chocolate chips for walnuts and it turned out great! Cooked it in a bundt pan for 50 minutes.

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Beth

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Living In: Sullivan, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2009

Great cake! I did as other reviewers suggested and only put 1 cup of oil, but other than that stayed right to the recipe. I agree with the reviews that said this cake is best the next day...liked it the first night, but LOVED it the next nights we ate it!!!

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Roaminggirl

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2009

Don't make this cake before reading this review!!!! The cake was wonderful, but please don't add 1 1/2 cups of oil! We all agreed that 1 cup was just right - too much more would have resulted in a dense, greasy cake. No need to use applesauce for some of the oil, either. This cake was perfectly moist with just 1 cup of oil. We also left out the nuts, which was just fine. I used olive oil, as I do with most of my baking, and it was great. We all agreed the cake tasted better room temp the next day rather than warm out of the oven. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

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Diana Moutsopoulos

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Home Town: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: London, Greater London, England, U.K.

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2009

I've made this recipe twice - first time without any changes which was really good, second time substituted 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar for White Sugar and 1/2 Cup applesauce for 1/2 Cup Oil. The second version was "over the top" good! Topped it off with chocolate cream cheese frosting - fantastic! This is a permanent keeper in my recipe file!

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009

Awesome recipe! My first time and the cake was delicious! The only thing I will modify next time is the oil amount. I'll cut it down to 1 cup or 3/4 cup. I love it being so moist. I replaced the all purpose flour to unbleached flour. Still taste like a normal chocolate cake. =)

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Sunshine

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009

This was very moist and delicious! I didn't use walnuts, but did add choc. chips-hubby said with chips, it didn't need frosting! Next time I make this (tomorrow) I will omit cinnamon, as it wasn't bad, but wasn't necessary either. (for the flavor we are looking for) I also used 3 PACKED cups of zucchini. Try this cake!

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latsyrc

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

Fantastic use of zucchini! I also baked this in a bundt pan (with adjusted bake time) and used a chocolate glaze to rave reviews.

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Miss Whimsie

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

Delish! This is a fantastic dessert. Nobody could believe that there was zucchini in it!

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Lana

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2009

So moist! So chocolatey! My family ate it all up, and I used a lot of zucchini from the garden. Next time I will make it with no nuts.

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Marianne

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

This is a fantastic recipe. I admit I was not expecting much, just a way to use up some extra zuc, but the whole family and friend ate it up! Based on some suggestions here I used a bit less cocoa powder, applesauce for 1/2 of the oil and choc chips instead of nuts. Baked in a bundt pan and it tasted like a Costco choc chip muffin, but so so moist! Would be great with frosting, but totally does not need it. Making again today to take camping this weekend. Delicious!

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GinnyLynn

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009

made cupcakes, and they turned out great! dipped in chocolate ganache...yummy!

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tinahead

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

This was absolutely wonderful. I made it for my husband's birthday cake with the chocolate glaze recipe from this site and the combination was moist, rich and sinful! Everyone loved it. Thank you for a great and easy recipe.

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Desert Girl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2009

Amazing cake, no frosting needed. My husband and our friends loved this cake. I did use applesauce for half of the oil. The cake is super moist and good. I made the cake in a bundt pan and sprinkled the cake (after it cooled)with powdered sugar.

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