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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009
I made this exactly as written. PERFECT. It makes a very good cake. The batter scared me as it was SO thin but it all turned out in the end, then disappeared. I used canned frosting, I would not do that again, it did not do this cake justice. I will definitely be making this cake AND the frosting again. As for the person who used melted butter - NEVER use melted butter, it has to be solid or use oil.
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Living In: Hastings, Michigan, USA

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009
This cake is FANTASTIC!! I have made it several times and people always are so happy when I make it! It's really easy to make since it has oil instead of butter. I make it with skim milk which still tastes great, so I can tell people the cake is low-ish in fat. For the frosting, I suggest you add 1/8tsp of cream of tartar to give it a mousse-y texture. And if you find the frosting is sweet enough, but not thick enough, add flour or cornstarch.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009
i have made this recipe two times and it tasted great, however in both instances my cake is dense and flat not like what the other reviewers (their cake being light and fluffy). can someone help me? what did i do wrong? i used van houten pure soluble cocoa and melted butter instead of cooking oil. other than that i left it exactly as written.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009
I made this cake twice! It boiled over the pans both times. Only one cake would even come out of the pan. The frosting was super delish & I will definately use it again, but the cake was a miss!! The mess out the pan tasted great, but looked terrible.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009
This is hands down the BEST chocolate cake I have ever had. I don't even know what to say about it. It was perfect. It stayed so moist and tasted so wonderfully delicious. I was a little conerned when I went to bake it because I thought after adding the water it looked pretty runny - but I had read other reviews that said the same thing and they all said it turned out great - well, it did. It was perfectly dense and had great taste. Until this cake I had yet to eat a chocolate cake that was made from scratch that tasted good. There was always something that wasn't quite right. Well, here's that perfect recipe. (I didn't use this icing recipe.)
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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009
I followed this recipe as is and was not impressed. It came out wet and spongy and very flat. I am not sure what went wrong with all the other ratings praising this cake.
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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009
The best chocolate cake ever. So satisfying one peice is enough. made my birthday special. Thank you RAch ohh, and the frosting was perfect! like fudge it was soo good.
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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009
THE BEST chocolate cake in the world. End of story. Family constantly demands that I make it again, starting two seconds after they finished off the last piece. Would be 10 stars with a fudge frosting.
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Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2009
Join the gym if you make this cake as you cant stop eating it, as i normally dont like chocolate cake as i find them too dry, Made a 16'' cake & it lasted 2 days. followed the recipe to the T. I filled mine with eclair cream. I didnt make the frosting as I still havent found a frosting i like unless it is cream cheese , most are too sweet. Anyone have a good recipe for frosting pass it on please:) But you will never be disappointed on this chocolate cake unless your on a diet:) I am now after eating the entire cake:) YUM YUM YUM.
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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009
Cake was easy to make. Very rich in flavor and moist. I will make it again and again. I do not like chocolate cake but family & friends do, I love to bake for them. Next time I will make cupcakes using this recipe. Thanks for the post
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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2009
I am a true chocoholic and this cake was absolutely amazing!! I followed the instructions to a T and was impressed by how soft, moist and chocolately it was. I was a little sceptical as far as the boiling water and the resulting batter consistency were concerned but both cake and cupcakes ( this recipe makes 36 cupcakes!!!) came out wonderfully! I have made it three times within the last week and will be making again tomorrow! Yum, yum, yum!!
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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009
I made this cake for a birthday and it was a big hit. I added some VIA (Starbucks new instant coffee) to the milk for the frosting and it was a nice balance to the rich chocolate. Everyone requested that I make it again.
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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009
This cake is so good. I added coffee instead of boiling water and cut the amount of frosting in half (which was more than enough). Without a doubt I will make this cake again.
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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2009
I'm not a huge cake eater, but this was one of the best I've tasted. Not only did it stay moist, but it had a great texture and flavor. It is very, very rich so a little goes a long way.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009
This was my first time making a cake from scratch. I was a little intimidated when searching for cake recipes at first. Other cakes seemed way to complacated but not this one. If you want a easy and simple cake this is the best recipe. I'm giving it 5 stars because the top of the cake was a little to sticky and some of it fell off when I was flipping out of the pan. Maybe I needed to cook it longer. But do not let this turn you away from making this sinfully delicious cake. Everyone at work loved it.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009
Oh man- adjectives used to describe this were "moist" "delicious" "chocolate-y" and "oh my god"...so that obviously meant it was insanely crowd-pleasing! :) The recipe made a lot of batter, enough for 2 9" pans and 4 cupcakes (so I got to sample it beforehand yaay!). Oh the frosting was awesome too! Thanks Rach!
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Home Town: New York, New York, USA
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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2009
THIS IS THE HERSEY'S COCOA CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE ON THE BOX VERY GOOD
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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009
I haven't made this but I'm giving it 5 stars because it's the EXACT same recipe as the One Bowl Chocolate Cake III so really, it should have way more stars :P
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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009
Use hazelnut coffee instead of boiling water.
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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2009
I followed the recipe exactly for the cake part and it turned out AMAZING. I was apprehensive of the boiling water stage but it's delicious and everyone is raving about it. I didn't have enough butter to make the butter cream so I just made a different kind of fudge-y icing and that worked well with the cake.
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