Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2010

So easy to make! I used 1/2 cup veg. oil + 1/2 cup applesauce instead of 1 cup veg. oil. And I also used 1/2 cup hot coffee instead of hot water. It came out great for our Thanksgiving dinner table...Thanks for the great recipe and good tips from the other reviewers!

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Quiqui

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Jose, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2010

Great cake, very easy to make. I needed to make 2 cake for a bake sale and this is the recipe I choose. I know some people don't like the substitutions but I love them. I used no sugar added applesauce instead of oil, fat free sour cream instead of regular and it tasted great. I didn't sub the eggs because I didn't have egg beaters but next time I will. My 13 year old son made the first batch into chocolate cupcakes and they were great. No icing needed. What I like about this recipe is it's not too sweet. The two cakes came out great. Will add this to my recipe box and make again.

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JULIABOYS3

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2010

This Cake is Amazing ! My 6 year old son said he wanted chocolate on chocolate on chocolate cake for his birthday so i made this recipe used applesauce instead of oil and used the pro ganche for the icing and it was just what he wanted !

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Mrs. Wall

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Austin, Texas, USA

Living In: Leander, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2010

Very moist - very quick. While I usually avoid recipes that involve just doctoring up a cake mix this one had a little something more to it. It evoked more of a home made flavor and I used to to prepare an emergency dessert for a family outing. It was gobbled up!! Since I am famous for my scratch desserts no one suspected there was a cake mix involved - it was THAT good! I will keep it (secretly!) in my recipe box to use again!

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Living Well

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Buffalo, New York, USA

Living In: Abilene, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2010

Tastes great but is soooooo oily! The "Double Chocolate Brownie Cake" is the same recipe but 1/2 the oil.

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lisa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2010

Quick and easy! I used a milk chocolate cake mix and a double fudge pudding mix. Cake came out super moist! I also used 1/2 C of oil as others had suggested. This cake recipe is a keeper!

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Heather10272

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2010

This cake is fabulous! Following some of the suggestions, I used 1/2 C of oil and I used 1 C strong hot coffee. Oh, and I lost my head and added a whole bag of chocolate chips. This recipe is a keeper!

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GoldenSpoon

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2010

This tasted like a greasy chocolate cake. If I ever made it again (which I will not) I would have to cut the oil in half.

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JessPin

Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2010

The most wonderful chocolate cake I think I have ever baked. Everyone who ate this cake, said it was simply perfect. I served the cake plain with just a sprinkling of powdered sugar ~ I used a Meijer moist select deep chocolate cake mix and did reduce the oil to just 1/2 cup. I also used full size chocolate chips. I loved the fudgy taste and the crisp outside but moist inside. Pretty sure I will make this cake again, although next time I will play around to try and make it a little more healthy! Even though its good, not sure its worth 447 calories a slice!

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