Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2008

I LOVE this cake. I have made it many times and it always turns out perfect. Even the baking time is 100% which is amazing, as ovens and weather etc often affect how long it takes. Haven't tried the icing, though.

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Pyjama Chef

Cooking Level: Professional

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Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2008

Hands down one of the best chocolate cakes I've ever eaten and absolutely the best I've personally made! So moist! Shared this cake while having guests over and it was a hit!

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AFMeyer

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Burnsville, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2007

This recipe is awesome!!! I've been making it for over 5 years and everyone loves it. My mom even loves it and she is not a big chocolate fan. I've given the recipe to people and always tell them not to change a thing, or else... The frosting even comes out great and I failed frosting 101. Thanks for the awesome recipe. --Boxofrain

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2007

This was only okay. I had to add extra butter to get it to cream properly. The cake was very moist, but not very chocolatey or flavorful.

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BASTET

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2007

The first time I made this cake I noticed 3 eggs sitting on the countertop as I bant to put the cake inthe oven. OOPS! Anyway, it was hard to scarpe out of the pan, but iced with a chocolate and cream cheese frosting, it was the best cake I've ever had. My egg-allergic friend was very excited. Next time I used one of the eggs to hold it together a bit better, and it has a slightly brownie-ish consistency. Yes! The best chocolate cake EVER. :) I haven't used the icing included in the recipe.

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Betsy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Freeport, New York, USA

Living In: Wellington , Wellington, New Zealand

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2007

I loved this cake, but my husband thought it was a little too rich. I was surprised that the icing didn't harden. Maybe not as much milk next time.

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JIHI

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2006

This cake was ok, but pretty dry.

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JOSHKARENWOLFE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Medina, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2006

Wonderful cake will make again

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Big E

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Home Town: South Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Fairfield, Maine, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2006

Since we share the same name as the submitters of this recipe- we had to try it! Wondering if there is some relation too! The cake was great. Very dark, and very rich. Not too hard to make. We used 2 8 1/2 inch round pans. Wonderful!

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2004

The first time I made this cake, I used all-purpose flour (because I didn't have cake flour), and I made a LAYER cake out of it. It was *really* dense...My chocoholic mom LOVED it. The second time I made it, I followed directions carefully, using cake flour and a 9x13" pan. My chocoholic father-in-law loved it. Both times my hubby loved it. I guess it's foolproof!

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GINAGINA

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2003

Too bad I didn't read the last review before I tried this cake. I followed the recipe exactly as written and it was dreadful - dry and tough. Sorry.

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RUBY2

Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2003

This cake was AWFUL. The icing was runny and the cake was hard and not tasty. I followed the recipe exactly and to my dismay, it came out nothing like the other reviews stated.

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SAMIGIRL

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2003

This cake was absolutely fantastic! I added slightly more cocoa than the recipe called for, and the result was a rich, dense, smooth, melt in your mouth cake. WARNING: THIS CAKE IS FOR VERY SERIOUS CHOCOLATE LOVERS. The frosting was great too, but this cake is so wonderful, a light dusting with powdered sugar would be just fine. I will make this again. Thank you so much for such a great recipe.

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OHEATHER10

Home Town: Cupertino, California, USA

Living In: San Jose, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2003

BOY HOWDY! Was this ever one of the best KNOCK-YOUR-SOX-OFF chocolate cakes. Yum Yum! Light, fluffy, moist, and soooo chocolatey (I used 2/3c cocoa in cake). Many thanks to the Pellettieres for a great cake! It WOULD be a shame to lose this one!

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