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Mafioso Chocolate Cake

“This is an old Italian family recipe for a cake we make at every big holiday. We actually lost the recipe for a while, and holidays just weren't the same. Then were overjoyed to recover it after a friend reminded us we had given it to her! We call it "The Cake That Saved Christmas." A chocolate delight any gangster would love.”

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2012

I made the cake - I didn't mix it right. IT TURNED OUT EXCELLENT!! My 8 friends loved it!! I can't wait to make it again the right way!! This will become my specialty!! Thank you!!

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

Loved this. I too added the almond flavoring to both the batter and frosting and baked them as cupcakes. They were very moist! Since I was making them close to Valentine's Day, I topped them each with a strawberry sliced and fanned out a bit. They were worth the work and the extra dishes it took to make them.

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Brenda

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2011

I used the recipe for the Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting on Allrecipes instead of the included recipe here, as suggested by a reviewer on the frosting link. What a fantastic combination! An incredible, moist, dense cake. A little more labor intensive than I'm used to with a cake box mix, but well worth the effort. No too sweet, but luscious! I made this for my husband's birthday, and we're still nibbling on it 2 days later. Yum yum!

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Palmyrita

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2010

This cake is wonderful. I've never made a chocolate cake from scratch before and I'm glad that I chose to make this one my first! It's rich and moist. My son had a piece, sat quietly eating it and then proclaimed "I am VERY happy right now!" My sentiments exactly!

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ldvutsw

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2010

Wonderful chocolate cake!! Easy to follow recipe.

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kcdowdy

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2010

This cake is so good! I was looking for a cake with the richness and density of cakes made with butter, and the moistness of cakes made with oil. This is it, so rich, dense and moist! I wondered about the cooking time/temp, but it was spot on in my oven. I did replace the boiling water with hot brewed coffee, because I always do that with chocolate cakes that call for boiling water, it deepens the chocolate flavor, and I threw in maybe a 1/4 tsp salt, because it seemed strange to me to havea recipe without it, although I don't know if that changed much or not. I used the Rich Chocolate Frosting recipe on this site, which looks very similar to the one given here, but we love that one so much I had to use it.

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elisabethanne1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lansing, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2010

This cake is very moist but VERY rich. I thought it was fabulous but wasn't impressed by the icing.

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mgardner

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Aurora, Colorado, USA

Living In: Mauldin, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2010

On the bright side, the frosting was excellent - good flavor, nice texture, and easy to make. The cake itself had a nice texture but the flavor was really lacking. It was not at all chocolatey enough and I added extra cocoa powder. I think you'd need to double or (more likely) triple the amount of cocoa in here and replace the water with something that has more flavor. This recipe also dirtied half of the dishes in my kitchen with all of the bowls it required.

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asphalt

Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2010

A RICH, tasty chocolate cake. It took about an hour to mix up, so it's an effort, but it with satisfying results.

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tefernini

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2010

This is a wonderful recipe. I added some raspberries to the icing and the guests were delighted. The only caveat is that the cake turned a little dry quite quickly. Serve shortly after baking (within a day) or drizzle with cream to moisten.

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