Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2011

Fantastic!!!! We don't have German's baking chocolate here, so I took a tip from a substitutions site and added 1/2 Tablespoon sugar to each ounce of the semi-sweet chocolate that I used. I also needed a little more cream to make the topping spreadable.

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Marian Paroo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Yonkers, New York, USA

Living In: Tel Aviv, Mehoz Tel-Aviv, Israel

Reviewed: May 29, 2011

The five stars is for the cake, however, the icing recipe is not complete. Please post recipes targeting a 7 year old reading level. Make it clear as to what you should do, step by step.

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elmomoh4

Cooking Level: Professional

Living In: Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: May 15, 2011

I used agave instead of sugar, a goose egg instead of two chicken eggs, and ghirardelli unsweetened baking squares instead of German chocolate. The cake itself turned out to be a fabulous chocolate cake! Very moist and delicious. As for the frosting, well, it's not true German chocolate cake frosting. This is a great recipe for a good chocolate cake. I'll just try a different frosting recipe next time.

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texacaliutahgirl

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2011

Delicious! I served this as dessert when my in-laws came over for dinner. Everyone loved it! I made it with Splenda and I served it with no-sugar added vanilla ice-cream. The frosting is especially tasty!

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Amanda

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Minonk, Illinois, USA

Living In: Metamora, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2009

Great recipe! Not dry at all. If you are using all purpose flour instead of cake flour, be sure to subtract 3 tablespoons from the 1 1/2 cups, or else you could end up with a dry cake. Also, I only baked it for 30 minutes instead of 40, my oven tends to bake fast, so I just kept an eye on it and as soon as a knife came out clean, I took it out (dry cake can also be a result of over baking) . This is a much easier, cheaper and more convenient recipe than others I found, which appeals to me as a busy mom. I loved it, my husband loved it, and we will be using it again in the future!

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littleflowerana

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

the cake recipe was very good and turned out very moist. but, the frosting was a little weird so i would suggest a canned/store bought type or another recipe's frosting. good luck!

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Meghan

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Osage, Iowa, USA

Living In: Bellevue, Nebraska, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

I am not a baker of cakes, but for my husbands birthday he asked for a German chocolate cake (his favorite) so I thought I would try it... This recipe was the easiest one so I tried it and it turned out great. Very moist, not too sweet and everyone loved it, I do not love coconut so I can only say from my point of view the cake was extra yummy! Will definitely try again!

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Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2009

We chose this recipe for our Pastries class for our final project.It turned out great! it is the most delicious cake I have ever eaten! I think I am gonna make today one for my family! I would rate it even more then 5 stars.(We actually changed it a little bit.After we made the dough we cut it in two equal parts and made the cake from two layers. And we added some frosting on top and between layers. :))

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Cristinka

Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2008

The recipe was okay. I didn't really like it much. I ate some. Probably wont try that recipe again!

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Keianna

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2005

This recipe is pretty good, but not as good as German Chocolate Cake III, however, it is much quicker and easier to make. I doubled the recipe using the "change servings" function. After carefully checking all the measurements, I found discrepancies with the printed instructions, which were not updated with the ingredient list. Be careful to review the recipe when doubling and it will turn out fine. I also substituted pecans for walnuts for a more traditional frosting. Normally I would give this recipe 4 or 5 stars, but the German Chocolate Cake III is that much better if you have the time!

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