Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2012

My husband surprised me with this cake for my birthday, wow! Very rich and dense and so so delicious. The only tweak he made was a little less sugar.

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ZEST

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2012

OMG the best chocolate cake ever!!!! It's very rich and Chocolaty, I would not change a thing, well maybe have it with a glass of milk, lol. Great recipe, I have made it twice and everybody loved it!!!

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cdastolip9

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2012

This was delicious! I made it 3 days in advance for my husband's birthday, made the ganache the day of. I recommend eating it with whip cream and raspberries. Not only for the taste...but because the chocolate cake by itself isn't too pretty. Six people barely finished half of this cake. And all wanted more whip cream.

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jbrunette

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2012

This was delicious and smooth as long as it was chilled. Unfortunately, it sat out for quite awhile at a buffet function before it was served and I was not impressed though everyone seemed to like it. Once leftovers went into the fridge and came out again, it was wonderful.

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Chalene

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Living In: Hurricane, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2012

I baked this for my birthday. I liked this cake but it was just too much. I very small piece is plenty. I did not use white chocolate but I grated some Ghiradelli dark chocolate over the time. I used buttered pecans to decorate and we served with strawberries. Everyone raved about it. I took leftovers to work and several people wanted the recipe to make for Christmas. While I liked it I am not sure I would make it again unless someone requested it. Like I said, it was just too much chocolate.

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happygirlof5

Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2012

Whoa. This is seriously decadent and rich for all it's ease of making. I followed this recipe to a T, and it was PERFECT. I hid the fact about the calories; and the birthday party I made it for went crazy over it. Literally, there was no shortage of praise for this cake and I have to make it again for the birthday this year. One note: cut into 16ths, not 8ths. It was so rich some people couldn't finish their slice -- and it does hold together very well where you can make the slices smaller.

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HarleyQuinn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Phillips, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Los Angeles, California, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2012

Really a great choice for a chocolate lover. It. Is easy to make and really does not take much effort. When making it the first time I forgot to add the butter but the cake came out good it was just dryer than it would have been. The second day the butter less cake was really good. The second attempt with butter was good as well

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Sarah_chn

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2012

Made this for a birthday party and I was a bit nervous to try it for the 1st time in case it was a flop and we ended up with no cake. I thought this was soooo good but a couple of chocolate lovers in my family said it was good but not outstanding- very surprising. So to be fair I gave it a 4. Mine baked in about 45 minutes. I spread the ganache on slowly so I could get more on. Definitely a rich desert- nothing like cake- just a slice of truffle. My mom said it was maybe a bit over the top for her- WHAT??!! I can't believe it since she LOVES chocolate. Oh well, I will make it again for sure- maybe for a different crowd who knows a good rich chocolate desert when they bite into one :) Oh, and I had to kind of balance the cake pan on the edges of a 9X13 pan for the water bath so the bottom of the cake pan was just floating in the water- worked great though!

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danelle

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2012

Great recipe. I folded in fresh strawberries and topped it with Chocolate Ganache and Strawberries with White Chocolate drizzle. Delicious.

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des114

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2011

Wow, was this wonderful! I didn't use Ghirardelli chocolate but used Hershey's dark chocolate chips and Nestle milk chocolate chips. I made it for Christmas and the family just raved over it. It was easy to make and so rich and creamy. I sprinkled powdered sugar over the top instead of the white chocolate shavings since I don't have a good grater to use. This will definitely be one of my favorite desserts to make from now on.

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