Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2005

I'm not a good baker (not even a tolerable one), but this recipe was awesome! My hubby was bugging me for a sheet cake, and I made this with devil's food cake mix & chocolate pudding in a 9x13 pan. Moist as heck, and absolutely the best thing I've ever baked - that's not saying much, but I REALLY appreciate the recipe; it's awesome!!!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wheaton, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2005

I made this with a german chocolate cake mix and made a peanut butter glaze frosting (with pb and powdered sugar). YUMMY! It was very moist and really good. You could do any number of combinations too.

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2004

This was only "okay."

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ISCHUO

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2004

This was excellent! I was a little nervous because I usually don't like recipes that use the pudding/box cake mixes, but maybe the addition of sour cream and eggs make a difference. In my opinion, it tastes very close to a "made from scratch" cake. I added a mixture of semi-sweet and peanut butter chips, sprinkled it with powdered sugar and it was delicious.

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Missy1

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2004

This is so easy and very good! I use the milk chocolate chips instead of the semisweet and I sprinkle powdered sugar over the top after it has cooled a little while.

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KORID

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2004

Absolutely delicious!!! I would recommend this to people. I can't wait to try it with other flavors - I think I'll try peanut butter chips next time!!

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KARA1971

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2004

Amazing - Inexpensive - Delicious I took the cake to a recent dinner party and everyone wanted the recipe.

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2004

I don't really care much about chocolate mix cake. But after reading some of the reviews I thought that I would try it.Iwas very much impressed and pleased with the results and taste. I went by the recipe this time, but will try others ways of the reviews. My wife really loved it. Definitely a keeper for me.

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Reviewed: May 5, 2004

5 stars for easy & 4 stars for taste.. Great for a 1st time baker.

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JUSTJEN33

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2004

I thought this was just okay. Maybe it was just all the "build-up" from all the great reviews, but for all of the extra ingredients added, it just wasn't any better than just plain-old cake mix. The only thing I did differently was I used vanilla pudding and I baked it in 2 nine inch round pans. Don't get me wrong; it wasn't bad. It just wasn't worth all the extra "stuff", especially the chocolate chips (they overpowered the cake).

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MHENSON

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2004

This is a great recipe. It is very good, easy and you can use different puddings and cake mixes for different taste. Fantastic.

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PATMEEKS

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2004

This cake is so good. I make it constantly and every time people rave about how great it is. I am never disappointed with this cake. I've given the recipe to many people and it instantly becomes the cake they always make. The only thing I do differently is use 2 cups of chocolate chunks rather then 1 cup of chocolate chips. This cake is definitely a winner.

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2004

This cake is absolutely fabulous!! We had some right out of the oven and some a day or two later and I think it actually gets better with age :) Thanks for making me look good!

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JESUSCHICK

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2004

5 stars are not enough! Moist & delicious! I used pineapple cake mix, vanilla pudding & of course, omitted the chocolate chips. Wonderful! Have fun with this by varying the cake mix & pudding flavors!

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CINDY3539

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Hinckley, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2003

I made this last night and it's WONDERFUL!! I gave most of it away to family and friends because I would eat it all myself. I will make again very soon!

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Amanda

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2003

OK...made the chocolate version 2 days ago.....GONE!!! Now, as we speak, I have a butterpecan version, with vanilla pudding in the oven. The cake is great...easy, so moist, and you can change it to suit your flavor mood. I took it down to lunch at my parents house yesterday.....they loveeeeeed it!!! Will be making this often. I am thinking pistachio with white chololate next.........

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WENDY KENNEDY

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Home Town: Goshen, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2003

I have tried baking a cake many times but have been unsuccessful. But this one was very easy and came out very good. I used a small vanilla pudding pack ( fatfree ) and also used egg replacers instead of egg. Will try next time with lesser oil. Thanks for the recipie

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VKMOORTHY

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2003

Everyone raves about this cake -- and it's so easy to make!!

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2003

My husband calls this the "Chocolate Malt Cake". It is so dense & rich, it almost has a malt type flavor to it. Don't panic when the cake collapses at the end of cooking. When it cools & you turn it over onto the serving platter, it looks wonderful. This cake is now the only chocolate cake we eat!!! Thank you!

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2003

What a wonderful recipe!!! I used vanilla pudding instead of chocolate, 2 cups of chocolate chips instead of 1 cup, and I baked mine in a 13x9 pan just because I don't have a bunt pan. This was very moist and the taste was W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L!!!! My husband thought it needed icing, so I melted tub of milk chocolate icing in the microwave for 45 seconds and poured it over the top. Yum - Yum - Yum !!!!

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