Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008

This is an excellent recipe. The cake came out so moist and was probably the most moist chocolate cake I had made or tasted. I followed the cake recipe exactly and I didn't experience any spillage. However I did cut the frosting by half and had exactly enough for the cake. Thank you for the wonderful recipe. This is definitely a keeper.

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

This cake recipe is the exact recipe off of the Hershey's Cocoa tin so when you get cocoa just get hershey's and read the recipe from there.

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Karen D

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2008

Didn't make the cake but the frosting is the best!! It was so easy to make. Five star keeper. Thanks for a great recipe!!

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Theresa1958

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2008

Excellent crumb and texture. Very rich chocolately taste. I was skeptical because of how thin the batter was, but it was perfect. I frosted with eggnog frosting on the top. Delicious.

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jojobeanzsis

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2008

OMG!! unbelievable!! the best cake i have ever had! I am not the only one who thought so either! great reviews from all of my guests....so delicious and moist. Seriously the best ever.

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Tantalize

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2008

This cake was very dense, but very good! The frosting is awesome! Definitely a keeper!

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SAXYBONE

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2008

This recipe was very easy to follow and the final product was fabulous! I have found the only chocolate cake recipe I'll need. Moist, delicious, perfect!

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2008

I followed this recipe exactly and it turned out beautifully! Everyone raved about it! It was GONE!!! I garnished with Andes Mints sticking out the top!!! Thanks for the great recipe!!!

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craftygrl76

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2008

This was the best cake I'd ever tasted! I'm positive those folks that gave this cake poor reviews did something very wrong! Don't believe them! I followed the recipe exactly. I have a history of making barely edible cake, so this was going to be my last time trying for real home made. Wow, with each bite, I'm amazed that I made something this good! Thank you, thank you, thank you for this recipe!!!

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PCilla

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2008

Very moist cake, just the right amount of sweetness, made 2 days ahead.

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2008

This cake turned out perfect. It was moist and very chocolatly without being overbearing. A hit in my family!

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2008

This has been a family favorite for years. My mom was disappointed I didn't make for her birthday yesterday. I should have known diets don't include birthdays

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2008

Oh my what a cake! I'm a big fan of chocolate cake and this is by far the best I have ever made! I have made it several times now, and it comes out perfect every time. It's best eaten 2-3 day's after baking, then it tastes really moist, like chocolate brownies. I also add 100g of choc chips to the recipe. I'll never bake another choc cake again!

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2008

Really moist and delicious. Instead of a cake I made muffins. It makes 24 muffins, and they baked for 20 mins. I made as directed except I added 1 1/2 tsp of instant coffee to the boiling water. These were very good and I will make it again.

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Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2008

Very good cake...VERY chocolatey. The frosting is wonderful, but I might try it with a cream cheese frosting the next time around...just to break up the chocolate.

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Rose

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Reviewed: May 23, 2008

This cake is awesome! My husband who is not a big chocolate cake person cleaned his plate. It was very moist and not to sweet.

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JESSICA11676

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2008

This cake had a weird taste that I can not figure out. I followed the directions exactly as written. My boyfriend took one bite and could not eat anymore. I will definately not make this one again.

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Vicky D.

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2008

!WOW! I WAS LOOKING FOR A MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE AND I DON'T HAVE TO LOOK ANYMORE. I USE ANOTHER ICING, BUT THE CAKE JUST CALL FOR MILK. !DELICIOSO! THE SECOND TIME I MADE THIS I PUT 1/3 CUP OF QUICK BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH COCOA POWDER AND...!SURPRISE! STILL GOOD.

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Comerio P.R.

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2008

Dear Rach56, Thanks for a great recipe. We all loved it! Dolchas

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2008

I was a bit disappointed in the taste of this cake but one thing for sure, it came out nice and moist and rich in colour. For some reason, I didn't find the taste to be very chocolatey. It seemed a bit bland but maybe it's because I didn't use Hershey's cocoa powder (although what I did use - Fry's - is supposed to be a premium cocoa powder...). Also, I have never made cake with vegetable oil before, but this one definitely had a distinctive taste and aroma that could only be described as odd which I'm sure was due to the oil. I don't think I will make this again and if I do, it will be with many changes - butter instead of vegetable oil, 1/2 coffee 1/2 water, 1/2 brown sugar 1/2 white.

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