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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009
So good! I use the Dark Chocolate Cake recipe from this site instead of the mix and I use strawberries instead, but it is still amazinging good and easier than it seems. Don't over cook your cake and definitely trim the domed tops off your layers to get nice flat layers when you cut them in half. The cream cheese filling is nice and light. It's silky instead of fluffy but not too sweet. Br sure to refrigerate this before serving for a few hours. It gives the filling body and keeps it from being too messy.
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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009
This is my favorite cake to make for any occasion! People practically lose their minds when they first see it, and then again after tasting. I never add nuts, just a personal preference. I have made it with devil's food but it comes out better with a chocolatier cake mix, like Triple Chocolate or some such variation. Be really careful not to overcook the cake. And it is far far far better after its been refrigerated for at least six hours, adds more texture to the frosting. People assume that cream cheese frosting will be rich but the most common comment I receive is "it's so light!" Can't say how glad I am to have found this recipe.
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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2009
Cooked in a sheet cake pan and cut out with a round cookie cutter. Garnished with strawberries and chopped walnuts. My hubby loved it!
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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009
Wow! This is sooo delicious. And really easy. Looks pretty too. I made this for Valentines Day/Anniversary. I made individual cakes because everyone had a different preference to the berries. Me and my son wanted raspberries and my hubby and other 2 kids wanted strawberries. Also another son wanted chocolate frosting. So I baked the cake in a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, then once the caked cooled I used a biscuit cutter to cut circles from the cake. I got 5 three layer tortes this way. Which was perfect everyone was happy and enjoyed this very much. Thank you for the recipe.
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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2009
Very delicious. Made it for a friend's birthday--without the pecans. They were impressed with how "big" and how great it tasted. Made it for my husband who suggested more cream, but loved it. He took the other half to work with him and a colleague asked me to make this cake for his daughter and paid me $25 for it. I used my husband's suggestion and added more of the cream mixture (so I added 1/2 to what was already called for). His colleagues' father ran in to me (never talked to me before) and had to tell me how delicious this cake was. This is definitely a keeper.
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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2008
I had a bit of trouble with this, even though I assumed it was going to be a piece of cake. Unfortunately I ran out of time before the potluck, I dropped the icing on the floor, and the cake was hideous. I got lots of compliments on the wonderful taste though! What little I had leftover was eaten right away by my dormmates.
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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2008
OMG This is absolutely DIVINE! I made it for my wedding anniversary and it was a hit! It doesn't take all day and it's a delicious, beautiful cake, perfect for a special occasion. I do recommend you give the cake a little loner to cool down. If you only wait 10 minutes it'll still be warm and when you slice it horizontally, it'll crumble. You may want to wait about an hour if you have the time and it'll cut easily and the presentation will be much neater and professional.
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Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2008
The frosting is wonderful and light on this cake. I loved the whole cake and the raspberries were delicious.
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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2008
This is an amazing recipe. I made it for a potluck and I have never had so many people corner me about getting the recipe.
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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2008
Love this recipe!! So versitile, fairly easy and elegant. I made it by the exact recipe 1st. time. Last time I used strawberries instead of raspberies and coated with chocolate ganache.Yum!Partents loved it for their 52nd anniversary!!!
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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2008
I have made this twice. It is delicious and very easy. This recipe makes people think that I am a gourmet cook :)
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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2007
Easy to follow directions. It takes a while to make, however, the end result is defintely worth it. *I added some raspberry jam to the bottom 3 layers.
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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2007
Oh my God! I made this? Absolutely everything about this cake is wonderful; taste, presentation, easy to prepare. The recipe calls for finely chopped pecans and I tend to think that bigger pieces are usually better than small ones, like in banana bread, but it really is best to finely chop the pecans in this recipe; bigger pieces are not as pleasant to eat in a cake. I used 8" pans so my cakes were a bit thicker than with a 9" pan. Because of this, I made a 3 layer cake and used what would have been the 4th layer to make mini cakes for my husband and I; I cut out rouds with a cookie cutter and made mini 2 layer cakes. YUM! I will certainly be making this again. Thanks for this terrific recipe!
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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2007
Yummy! But mostly it LOOKED pretty & summery--and easy to make! I took it to a family birthday gathering & made the cake ahead of time. I forgot the raspberries so I substituted cherries on top only. Pretty, but I think raspberries would be more delicious! The whipped filling/topping was so tasty!! I will be making again and following the recipe to a T! Thanks for an easy but fancy looking cake!
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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2007
This recipe is so great! The dinner party was amazed. I made the cakes in little four inch round pans, and they were so cute and looked so gourmet!
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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2007
I found this recipe a few years ago in a magazine. It's become a family staple. It's super easy and looks SO impressive. We usually use strawberries. It does work better to make this at least a few hours or the night before serving. Chilling in the fridge helps to keep it set up. Otherwise, it falls over easily once you start cutting pieces of cake.
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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2007
Unbelieveably delicious. I brought it to a dinner party and people were in shock that 1. I made it. 2. It looked awesome. 3. It tasted THAT good. I was really strapped for time and was amazed that I could do it in the 55 minutes it suggests.
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