The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2009
I have taken another reviewers advice an added chocolate pudding and using canola oil for shortening. It's baking now has about 5 minutes left on it. It smells wonderful. I also cheated and had a taste of the better, and it is GREAT!!!! I will be icing with cream cheese icing. Will let you know the final results. Okay Have tasted the cake and I must say it is awesome!!!!!! It was baked in a bundt pan. I heated up the cream cheese icing and used maybe half the container icing the cake. The icing gives it just enough more sweetness.... This I will make again and again and again.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2009
I was not fond of this recipe at all. I made this for my son's birthday (4 year old), and he would only eat a few bites before walking away, and he will eat just about anything. My husband didn't like it either, and he loves chocolate cake. The chocolate flavor was very minimal. Not going to make this one again!
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Living In: Modesto, California, USA

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009
I made the suggested changes to this recipe. The cake is very dry. Will not bother to make this again
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2009
Not happy with cake at all.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2008
This didn't work out for me at all, and I really followed the recipe. I don't know why it turned out so dry. I doubt I'll make this again.
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Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2008
Per other reviews, I used canola oil, decreased flour a tad, added more cocoa, used buttermilk in place of water. This makes a nice tall cake... and the batter tastes tangy and amazing!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2008
People complained of a dry cake and not enough chocolate flavor, so to remedy that I substitued canola oil for the shortening, used approximately a whole cup of baking cocoa, added a package of chocolate pudding, added 1-2 T (or more, not sure how much I put in) of instant coffee granuales to enhance the chocolate flavor. Cake was EXCELLENT. Was very moist and good chocolately flavor.
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Home Town: Newberry, Michigan, USA
Living In: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2008
Great base recipe. I added 1/2 sour cream for moisture and chocolate chunks for extra crunch. It needs a little more sweetness, so I'd recommend icing it or adding some sugar to the recipe (or chocolate sauce and ice cream works too!).
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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2008
This is such good cake,the only thing it needed was 1/2 cup sour cream to make it moist and I also keep it in the fridge.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2008
I loved the recipe with a few alterations. instead of one cup of water i added a cup of buttermilk, to enhance the sourdough flavor and make it richer. adding half unsweetened chocolate and half chocolate instant jello powder made it stick together better and made it a little sweeter, both good things. all in all, a big hit
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Reviewed: May 29, 2008
I didn't even know you could make cake with a sourdough starter until this recipe! This turned out good. I did follow others advice and added a small package of chocolate pudding. This was plenty chocolaty for us and did not see dry. I topped it with cream cheese frosting and that made it almost perfect! I will make this again. Thanks for sharing!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: May 27, 2008
Good cake- used 1 c. milk, 1 c. butter flavored crisco, and a package of pudding- to compensate for other reviewers saying it was too dry... the cake was tasty! I used a dusting of powdered sugar on top (I was in a hurry).. but after tasting I wish I would have made an icing. This cake isn't very sweet and does need some extra sweetness on top....
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Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Living In: Poplar Grove, Illinois, USA

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2008
I worried about the other reviewers' comments about being dry, so I did the following: *I used 1 FULL cup shortening (I used butter flavored Crisco) *I added about 1/4+cup more water than called for I cooked it in a bundt pan and topped with cream cheese frosting...wow! I would send a photo, but it has already been polished off by my children. Can't even tell that it is made with sourdough! I will make this one again. Especially pretty as a gift or for a luncheon...
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2007
This is something fun and different to do with sourdough. After reading previous reviews about it being dry I did add a small box of instant chocolate pudding, a half bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips and baked in 2 loaf pans. I didn't use any icing and it was wonderful! It could make good muffins, too. I'll make this again and again. A good way to use up sourdough starter.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2007
Very moist. About the best addition one could add to a chocolate cake to make it even better!
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Home Town: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2007
This cake is moist, chewy yet has a crumbly texture that's hard to beat. The starter I have is in a 1.5 l jar so I can only make this once/ week at most, which according to hubby, "just isn't enough!" Definitely is a make again and again and again recipe!
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Living In: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2005
tasty and moist!
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Home Town: Oak Hill, New Brunswick, Canada
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2005
I made some changes to try to avoid a dry cake. I used a whole cup of shortening (trans fat-free) and added a half cup of half and half. There is surprisingly little liquid in the original recipe, which is probably why people found it dry. My changes did make it moist, but this cake has a very fine crumb which makes it fall apart easily. I think next time I will add some instant chocolate pudding to deepend the chocolate flavor and see if it helps the crumbs hold together. The flavor was great and I frosted it with chocolate cream cheese frosting for Valentines Day. I will use this recipe again, but continue to tweek it until I get exactly what I want. A great start though, thanks Sally!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2002
I cut this recipe in half and baked in a 8 x 8 pan. Very very dry ... unlike the recipe I have used in the pass that also calls for sourdough & chocolate. My husband didn't think this recipe had enough chocolate taste. I will continue to use the recipe I have been relying on for years & years.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.22 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2002
My husband absolutely loves this cake! We took one of the reviewers suggestions on keeping it in the fridge and that makes it even better. Thanks!
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