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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009
I made this cake for my father in law when he got home from the hospital. I got so many raves about it. My mother had even mentioned that is was better than anything she has ever had out. My father in law, in fact has asked me to make him another cake tonite! Great job on coming up with the recipe....this cake is super moist.
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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009
This cake was very moist, and I took the advice of another reviewer to add a tsp of instant coffee to the boiling water. All in all a great chocolate cake!
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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2009
The cake was very moist and delicious. My father said it was the best chocolate cake he has ever had.
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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2009
This is easy and so good! I've tried other recipes and this is by far my favorite. It's moist and dense just like I think a chocolate cake should be. Just be warned, the batter is very thin, don't panic, that's how it should be. But be careful not to overfill your pan(s) or you will have a mess in your oven! To this day I still have that issue when making cupcakes.
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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009
someone used a tube pan so I tried that, I now have a drippy gooey mess all over the bottom of my oven. not worth the mess
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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009
a friend gave me this recipe about 12 yrs ago.it is the very best in chocolate cakes in my opinion.u can't do any thing wrong with it.i've made it when i was low on cocoa, another time with only 1 1/2cups sugar,and another time only had 1 egg.it turned out every time.this is a magical recipe.wouldn't try any other. u can't improve on perfection.if some of u haven't tried this i suggest u do, u won't be sorry. i us it to make chocolate trifle, zuccotto, layer it with buttercream, ganache it,or just have it plain, or w/yogurt.thanks shirleyo for sharing .now others can enjoy it as much as i do.5 stars +
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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009
oh man this was good. so rich too. i did what others recommended and used a full cup of cocoa powder. like another reviewer had experienced my cake came out as flat as it was when it went in, it tasted fine just didnt rise. i then found out my baking powder had expired before the exp date.
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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009
This is the exact recipe for "Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake" from the back of the Hershey's Unsweetened Cocoa can. I've been making it for years. It really is the best chocolate cake ever. Frost it with the "Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Frosting" recipe also on the back of the same cocoa can.
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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009
This is an excellent cake. I have been making it for years from the back of Hershey's Cocoa with rave reviews! It always makes a hit and is the first dessert gone at any gathering!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.71 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2009
I fully agree with mom2hhh; the cake came out rather "normal" or bland in taste as it tasted just like any ordinary chocolate cakes! I followed recipe closely, only decrease baking soda to 1 tsp instead of 1 ½ tsp as I do not want my cake to taste like too "chemical” " and added 2 tsp of instant coffee into the cup of boiling water just to bring out the chocolaty taste better as advised by others (even double check with Hershey’s site in advance just to ensure I did right). I was disappointed that the cake came out dry externally as it lacks the moist like "Too Much Chocolate Cake" from this site. This is out of our recipe box and I'll revert to "Too Much Chocolate Cake" from now on. A 3-star for cake taste and 5-star for its simplicity as you can whip out this cake in no time.
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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009
This is a very good recipe. For a quick chocolate fix this is my go to recipe. I changed the servings to 6 and then baked 2 little cakes using my onion soup bowls (the ones with a handle) and they were awesome! I had to bake these for 27 minutes and they came out perfect.
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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009
This didn't work for me. It came out flat.... I mean really flat! It was only about 1" thick (didn't rise at all). I had wanted a "dense" type cake - but this came out more dense than even brownies. All I can figure is I must have done something wrong - but in going over it several times, I just can find my mistake. Glad it works for most everyone else. Wont be re-trying this one. I'll go back to the recipes that include sour cream and pudding.
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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009
As others have said, this is the Hersey's recipe for chocolate cake. That being said, this is a good one! The cake comes out really moist and flavorful - I even left out the vanilla by accident, which I can't believe considering I'm a vanilla fuh-reak! Great, great cake - and I'm not even that big on chocolate cake. No more boxed cake mixes for me!
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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2009
I loved this cake! I've made it two times already and I'm making it a third time today. It's so deliiciously moist and chocolaty! Although this is the exact same recipe as the one on the back of the box of Hershey's cocoa powder. Anyhow, it's a wonderful recipe and tastes great with a chocolate ganache recipe on this website.
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Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2009
seriously...best chocolate cake recipe ever. so moist, and not too sweet. i used a chocolate buttercream icing from this site and it was absolute heaven. my hubby, who is ever the critic, actually told me i should open up a dessert house with a cake this good.
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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2009
this cake was the best cake ive ever made! it could easily even be the best home-made cake ive ever had! thanks SHIRLEYO!!! =) if it helps.. i had to make a few changes because of some ingredient shortages. i used butter instead of oil. didnt have enough cocoa so put in a bit of cadbury chocolate powder. and since the cocoa wasnt unsweetened, i put in 50g less sugar (which was caster by the way.)even with the changes.. it came out perfect! didnt even need frosting.. moist and rich!! =)
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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009
This was fantastic. I, like many other people, was a little scared after adding the water. But the cake was great! I actually made cupcakes, and it made 24 overflowing cupcakes. They tasted so good. Rich and fluffy all at the same time. I frosted them with my favorite chocolate frosting recipe and everyone in my family loved them. Next time I want to pipe cream into the middle of them!
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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009
it was incredibly easy and the best cake I have ever had. It is because of this that I have been named the master of cakes within my household.
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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009
This cake is very good and really easy to make. I've made it twice now and both times it's been kind of fragile (falling apart easily while cutting), but sitting overnight after being frosted seemed to help the rest of the cake stay together. The second time, I increased the cocoa to 1 cup. The extra chocolate flavor was d'lish! :> Definitely keeping this recipe around.
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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009
Excellent cake, the only problem is it is so rich you need to make sure you take a small piece or you won't be able to finish it!
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