Reviewed: May 3, 2013

Made this a few times now and it's so easy, fudgy and delicious. I took the advice to use coffee instead of hot water and it really adds a dimension of flavor to the cake.

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Bri

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2013

We call this cake death by chocolate! Its so yummy. Its better and more moist the next day!

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Emily

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2012

OMG, this is a simple yet fantastic and decadent recipe! Followed the recipe exactly as written and wow, so delicious, chocolatey-rich, moist. I'm now using this as my Christmas dessert recipe, and for a chocolate lover and Christmas fiend, that's saying something! Can sub mini chocolate chips for regular chocolate chips, does just fine.

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viridis

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2012

Completely delicious! I used cooled coffee instead of water, and it turned out amazing! Thanks for the recipe :)

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Chelsey Wolnowski

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Queen Charlotte, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2012

I changed the recipe to a yellow cake (meaning I used vanilla pudding, and yellow cake mix instead of the chocolate alternatives). Although the cake tastes good, it is FAR too dense. I was looking for a moist cake, but this just did not turn out right. I am thinking that nest time I'll skip on the sour cream, and reduce the pudding to half. Perhaps it did not turn out right because I changed it to vanilla, so keep that in mind before you disregard the recipe.

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loe

Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2012

I couldn't justify the calorie count, so made some adaptations based on other's comments. The experiment turned out well. I used a small (2.1 oz.) pkg. of sugar/fat free chocolate pudding mix, 1/2 cup of oil, 1 cup light sour cream, 1/2 tsp. instant coffee and 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips. The result was not quite as moist as the one pictured, but had dense, deep chocolate flavor. A little drizzle of thin vanilla frosting made it great!

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Beth

Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2012

This recipe is wonderful! It makes a moist and delicious cake and is quick and easy to put together. I frosted it with Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting, also from this site. A match made in heaven! I followed the recipe exactly and found no changes were necessary, even the bake time at 1 hour was spot on for my oven.

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SFurbee

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Senoia, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2012

LOVE this cake, everyone does, they say how moist it is. I do add 1 cup more choc chips and make sure you do the hot water it does make a difference. And very easy and quick to make.

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Bonnie recipes

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2012

I made this cake for my son's birthday several years ago. He requests it now for EVERY special occassion!

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sem926

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Northbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: May 12, 2012

This was a great recipe!!! Very moist, delicious and easy as ever! I actually made a chocolate ganache which put it "over-the-top"...pun intended. I plan to make it often. As good as the chocolate is, I plan to try it with a yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding and milk chocolate chips...should be really good! Thanks, Lisa S.

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