The cake is delicious and moist, and the frosting is AMAZING (not to mention versatile; I cut down on the powdered sugar and could easily find balance between bittersweet or for sweet tooth). Make sure to follow the reviewers' comments on substituting hot water for hot coffee. Unfortunately, while this cake was above average, I found it to be not quite not "THE" chocolate cake I've been looking for... very yummy but not excellent! The cake is a little bland alone. The batter will be watery but it bakes up BEAUTIFULLY. I forgot to line the bottoms of my pans with parchment paper (a tradition) but the cake still came out easily, soft and not burnt at all. I filled three 8-inch pans half way through. Going over that amount made the cake rise too high. To get rid of that unattractive dome that sneaks up in cake baking, pour the batter into the pans, lift them up about 4 inches or so, and bring them down forcefully or drop them on the countertop. Do this about 3 times, then put down the pan and spin it around a couple times. Repeat the dropping if you want reassurance. This lets out the air bubbles that causes the cake dome! YAY
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