Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2009

I love this cake, a friend used to make it many years ago. But I live in Denver and the two times I've attempted it fell in the center. Does anyone have high altitude suggestions? This doesn't happen when I make a cake mix with no additions. Only when the mix is altered. Thanks!

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Brooke

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Home Town: Mesquite, Texas, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2009

My mother made a cake very much like this one when I was a kid. It came out awesome! One word of advice tho, this cake, for some odd reason, it needs to sit for a good day or two before it is moist. When it first comes out of the oven it is a bit dry. I think the pudding mix just has to sit or something. Because by the next day it is so moist and oh so good! So be patient and make it the day before you want to serve it. Well worth the wait.

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Sandy J

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2009

This is my stand by for the last 30 years whenever I need a quick cake. So yummy and a great crowd pleaser. This is especially good for people who do not like frosted cakes. Just sprinkle with a little powdered sugar and you are good to go.

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cindyk

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2009

One of my favorite cake recipes! I add 3/4 teaspoon of almond extract to cover any hint of the yellow cake mix flavor. I have made this for many people,and most comment this is the best cake they've ever had! I make a simple glaze with white sugar, warm milk, and a dash of almond extract.

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danielle

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2009

Reminds me of the cake my mom used to make. Me and my girls love it!

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ERICKAP

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Home Town: Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA

Living In: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2008

I improved the chocolate flavor by adding 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon of instant coffee to the chocolate half. It did a better job of bringing out the chocolate and hiding the yellow-cake flavor. Overall, this makes an excellent and impressive cake!

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SLYFOXX37

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2008

Love this and so does the whole family!!! I am always asked to make.

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jasonL

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Home Town: Hudson, New Hampshire, USA

Living In: Huntington, West Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2008

Very good. Would have liked to taste more chocolate and pistachio flavor instead of the yellow cake mix. I even added more cocoa powder to the recipe for more of a chocolatey taste, but the yellow cake taste came out nonetheless. I poured the easy cake glaze from another recipe on this site and it was delish!

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Alicia's Mom

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2008

I made this last night because i remember this from years ago....I used a fancy bundt pan and it came out delicios and high....I detected the yellow cake mix taste but with the choc. syrup it kind of covered it up....i would make it again.....

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KIT1

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2008

i was in a pinch and needed a cake to make with things on hand. made this cake for my sister's birthday. it's a very pretty cake that looks quite difficult to make but soooo easy! my sister and i thought it was too oily and perhaps should be a little sweeter but the lack of sweetness could have been due to the oil. some other guests could not stop eating it - they thought it was GREAT! i'd make again in a pinch but would cut back on the oil and replace w/more chocolate syrup. thanks for sharing this great idea.

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2008

i frosted this cake with pistachio pudding and whip cream. the presentation was heavenly. however, the taste was eh... boring. i couldn't taste the pistachio in the cake mixture even when i ate it all alone. the frosting made this cake, and next time i'll just eat the pudding. --UPDATE-- i tried this again because i needed a "green" cake, but i tweaked it a bit. i used 1 cup water, 1/3 oil, 3 eggs, 1/4 chocolate syrup and a drizzle of extra chocolate syrup when all the batter was in the bundt pan. i baked it for 45 minutes, and it was terribly delicious. the flavors were much more enhanced this time around, and my critic brother ate more than a couple of slices. now, that's saying a lot.

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ernesta

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007

Excellent recipe! I have made this numerous times for company and it never fails that they ask for the recipe. We always sprinkle each slice with powdered sugar.

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2007

This was a really good cake. I added some green food coloring paste and it was very pretty.

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MARIO1

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2007

DELICIOUS. moist and easy and perfect.

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mdoman2

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2007

A very moist cake with a fairly subtle pistachio taste...I dusted the top of the cake with powdered sugar. Yum!

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Sheri S.

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Home Town: Novato, California, USA

Living In: Beaverton, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2007

Very moist cake. Used 1/2 cup of chocolate syrup (becuase I ran out) but it still tasted chocolatey. I baked the cake in a 13x9in. pan for 35 min. instead of using a tube pan.

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2007

Very good cake! My co workers wished there was more to go around! I didn't change a thing!

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NEMEQ83

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Home Town: Tununak, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2006

Great cake! Moist and flavourful. It didn't last long at our house!

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Brigitte

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Reviewed: May 18, 2005

This cake was very tender i made it exactly as the recipe said it was a little taste of paradise.

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2003

This cake is so great!! and so moist!!... I made mine with a white cake mix, didnt have yellow.. I also only used 3/4 cup water..I mixed in macadamia nut pieces..I did not use the chocolate syrup at all, instead made a chocolate icing and drizzled it over the cake when it was still warm.. MMmmm!! Cant wait to make it again for St Patricks Day dinner for dessert! Kiki (Brampton,ON Canada)

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