Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

I love to bake but I've never baked a chocolate cake before. After researching I decided to try this one. For Chocoholics its GREAT. My friend who loves chocolate cake just closed his eyes as he ate it like it was heaven!!! I think I will try either milk chocolate or even white chocolate on the frosting next time to give it a little balance otherwise this is a really wonderful recipe. THANK YOU!!!!

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gizelle

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Home Town: Manhattan, New York, USA

Living In: Edison, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

this cake is by far my favorite cake to make! it's completely delicious and i have made it numerous times! it is full of flavor! i haven't tried out the frosting recipe because i prefer the traditional buttercream! but this cake is to die for!

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ShannonMS4489

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Living In: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2009

While others have said that the cake was too dry, I found that the cake was too dense for my liking - a heavy fudge cake. I cannot comment on the icing because I used a different recipe.

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Melody

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

This was a really good cake and an awesome way to use up soured cream I had in the house!!! We enjoyed the icing a lot, but I am glad that I put a cooked custard inbetween the layers rather than more icing... I think if I would have used icing it between the layers it would have been too much.... tasted great all around... Made this for a Birthday and everyone enjoyed it.

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Jackie ...from...Saskatchewan!

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Home Town: Bruno, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2009

I used Dutched Cocoa inspite of being advised aginst it and I loved it for this cake ... I am notorious for messing up cakes (cookies I can do but darn if I can't ruin a box cake.) To make my odds worse my delightful ex-roommate decided to use my third 9" round as a pie pan and then to use a bread knife to remove the pie... So I had to use only two nine inch rounds I had left and after some research decided I could. It took an extra 20 minuets of bake time but the cake came out AmaZing!!!! Thick and moist and perfectly Chocolaty.

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2009

I made this at my hubby's request for his birthday. He was very happy...he loves chocolate and this is his favorite kind of cake. I left off a star, though out of my own opinion. The cake was very tasty and moist. The downside, for me, was the frosting. It was a little thicker than I was expecting...not quite as creamy as I had hoped for...more of a fudge texture. It was not, as I had feared, too rich nor too sweet. The flavors were delicious. I will definitely make the cake again...but maybe search for a different frosting. Thanks!!!

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Raoulysgirl

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2009

Very good!! The first time I made this it was dry, I cut the baking time a little and that did it!

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Laverne

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2009

I found this cake to be too rich, especially the icing - however the cake overall wasn't too bad!

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

I too found this to be a very dry cake. The saving grace was the frosting. It was very creamy and easy to work with. I added toasted pecans to the frosting and also topped the cake with them. Overall though this is an easy and very good chocolate cake.

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2008

EXELLENT CAKE!!! it was very moist and sweet. i just thought the frosting was a bit sour so i would use milk chocolate instead. very nice.

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2008

Maybe it's just me, but I did not like the texture of this cake at all. It was not that chocolately and I did not like the sour cream frosting. I was afraid of a tangy frosting and I was right - I didn't like the tang!

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Lisa

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

Very nice cake! Those having problems with this being dry are perhaps overbaking their cake. I prepared the recipe exactly as written, including the frosting. I made half a recipe and it produced 18 good sized cupcakes. I piped the frosting and it was just the right consistency for that. The frosting is perfect and comes together perfectly too, the measurements of ingredients being right on. This is a moist, but not dense or fudgey, old fashioned chocolate cake, one I'd be pleased to make again.

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naples34102

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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2008

With icing this cake was delicious. However, without icing it is very bland and not as moist as I thought. If you make it be sure to use frosting :-)

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Prissz

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2008

took it to work and everyone loved it. It wasn't messy at all and it cut clean. The icing is so fudgey and firms up when you put it in the fridge. I used low fat sour cream and it worked fine.

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SPEARL20

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Reviewed: May 18, 2008

I made this for my husband's birthday, and it's one of the best chocolate cake recipes I've ever made. It makes three nine inch layers, so I served two layers as the birthday cake and put the other aside to freeze and have later. It's very rich, moist and filling - a small piece is quite enough.

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2008

This was great... But i do think it could be better. Will make again.

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Shiamay

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2008

This is a fabulous classic chocolate cake. Absolutely not dry - in fact I have never tried the frosting, since my family does not like super sweet cakes. It tastes wonderful just with a dusting of powdered sugar.

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Heather

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2008

Great presentation! Tallest cake EVER. Only so so taste though.

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2007

this cake was very moist and firm, when you cut the cake, it was so perfect. I had to pat myself on the back for this one.. My kids loved this as well, but the moist yellow cake the enjoyed the most so far... Used chocolate frosting but not from this site

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jai

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2007

I made this cake for 3 pastry and cake addicts, not to mention a chocoholic and they all declared that this was the best cake they ever had.

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