Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

I made this recipe exactly how it is written. My family loves it, including my mom and dad who hate chocolate cake. I will keep this recipe handy.

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Jennas Nonna

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2009

Awesome flavor and high marks for simplicity! This is as easy as a box mix, but way tastier :)

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swimminash

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Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

I followed the recipe exactly and found it was the best tasting cake I've ever made- so good people didn't believe I made it :-)

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Melanie

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2009

This cake is awesome!! It is the fourth recipe I have tried in two weeks, and the only one that has come out perfect. This cake was rich, moist, chocolatey, and so easy to make. This will definitely be my go-to cake recipe for now on! I frosted it with a vanilla buttercream, and it was incredible.

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JenAjkay

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

I thought the chocolate flavor was really good in this cake, and you can't beat how easy it is to put it together, but I felt like mine turned out a bit dry.

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BreeAnn

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Palmer, Alaska, USA

Living In: Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2009

Delicious Cake!! I cook light, so I made some alterations for a healther cake. I used 1/2 parts whole wheat flour and 1/2 all purpose. I only used half the oil called for and the other half unsweetened applesauce (if you use all applesauce it would be a VERY dense cake). I also used egg-beaters in place of real eggs and splenda in place of sugar. I used a whole cup of cocoa powder as suggested by other reviewers. The cake was light, fluffy, and tasted great. Next time I think I'll add some chocolate chips as well!!

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daisytk

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

This cake was very good! I made it the night before, added 1 cup of cocoa and it was delicious! Did a double layer cake with chocolate frosting and crunchie bar candy pieces in between the layers and on top! yum!

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

Oh my, what an amazing cake!! I used the Rich Chocolate Frosting with this cake, and a bunch of college students had no problem devouring it for a friend's birthday. My only suggestion would be to be sure you flour and grease the pans enough. I don't believe I did, and, probably because the batter is so runny, I had a terrible time getting it out of the pans. Nevertheless, the flavor surely wasn't altered. I will definately be making this again for fellow chocolate lovers!

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lchoward

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Auburn, Alabama, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2009

i made this cake for a birthday party i was scared about how thin the batter was but it was so good and everyone loved also i added fresh strawberrys in between the two layers it tasted very good with those added

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2009

I made cupcakes instead of a cake and baked the cupcakes for about 15-20 minutes. It turned out really good! I followed other reviewers and added more cocoa powder. I also substitute one cup of fresh brew coffee for one cup of water to add more flavor (personal preference). If you like dark chocolate, this is a way to go!

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windband

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Washington, D.C., USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2009

Moist and delicious, although a little denser than boxed cake. Used apple sauce instead of oil, cake flour, and baked in 9x13" pan for 38 minutes. Thank goodness for the "watery" note. Pulled away from butter/floured pan beautifully.

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asane

Living In: New York, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2009

Delicious cake! I was afraid it wouldn't be chocolately enough, but it turned out perfect! I oiled and floured my pans with flour/cocoa powder and they turned out fine (no sticking)As mentioned in other reviews, the batter is very runny, and I was nervous, but it baked up nicely. I made this in 3 layers (doubled recipe) for my mother in laws bday cake, frosted with whipped chocolate ganache and finished with a poured choc ganache....PERFECT! My new go to choc. cake recipe!

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Amyjk

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Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2009

I was very nervous making this , the batter is very thin, not like a regular cake batter , but the result was excellent, very moist .

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monjfr

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Dayton, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2009

This cake is delisous! i made it into a butterfinger cake w/ carmel & chocolate syrup and cool whip and butterfingers ontop so delisous!!! :D

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AmyJ

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2009

Loved it! I also added more cocoa like other reviewers suggested.

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lovelovetocook

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Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2009

I love this cake. It is so easy and my kids love it.

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CrazyMegan

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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2009

This cake was quite good, I did up the cocoa to 1 cup and let it sit for a day as some others recommended. However, it still isn't the "perfect" recipe that I've been looking for, I've had better chocolate cakes. But it is very good and pretty moist.

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hlm286

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2009

This is a very good, simple, and easy to make recipe. I upped the amount of cocoa to 1 cup as suggested by others and found that the cake does taste better after letting it sit for about one day. I frosted it with 'Satiny Chocolate Glaze' and it was a nice treat. I did however have problems with the cake not coming out of the pan even after greasing it and flouring it - perhaps next time I will try a new method.

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BAKEaholic

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2009

This is the PERFECT chocolate cake. I made in two 10"pans and cooked for 30 minutes. Make sure you grease and flour pretty liberally, as sticking was a little bit of an issue. I followed this recipe exactly, pairing it with the "Chocolate Fudge Buttercream Frosting." It was to die for -- I had several people tell me it was the best chocolate cake they had ever eaten. Likewise, non cake-eaters were even scarfing it down. As suggested by some, I made this the night before and let the cake sit overnight; I took it out 20 minutes before serving and it was just perfect. Thanks for a great recipe :)

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MadtownCooking

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2009

I followed the recipe exactly. It's a great chocolate cake recipe! This was easy to make, very moist and chocolatey, and was gobbled up quickly by our kids. It will be my new go-to recipe for chocolate cake. Thanks for sharing the reicpe, shirleyo.

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