Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2012

It was OK, better than version I, however due to some glaring flaws in the recipe I only gave it 2 stars. The oven temp was off; you need only bake at 375; also the ingredient list calls for 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla but only 1 tsp is used. Also dumping the hot ingredients all into a pile of dry ingredients makes one large mess with difficult to remove lumps. Frosting a hot cake with hot frosting is another disaster in the making. Sorry, moving on to version III next and hope it will be better!

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iluvpastry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hartsburg, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2011

Great Recipe!!! Oven Temperature needs to be 325 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes instead drying it out at 400 degrees. (My original recipes came from Southern Living and the temp was 325.) I always add at least 1 cup of chopped pecans to the frosting.

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caseyhog

Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2011

Have made this cake for years, only my recipe has 1Tbl. of cinnamon to the cake batter. It is great....

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DEERING7379

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Greenbrier, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2011

yummy

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kelly28

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2011

I was in need of something sweet and searched and search for a easy and quick cake. Boy am I glad I found this recipe!! This cake is so moist!! I didn't have a sheet pan so I just used a 13x9 pan. I cooked it a little longer about 10-15 minutes(until a toothpick came out almost clean). I had like a 1/4 cup of chocolate chips in the pantry so I threw them in. OMG I TOTALLY LOVED THIS CAKE!! I Will definitely make it again.

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fungrrl0618

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2011

LOVE this cake! I'd never made a cake from scratch before.

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lindsayhill22

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2011

I took this to work and it was a hit. I added extra cocoa as suggested and cinnamon as suggested as well. I will definetly use this recipe again.

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L. Boyles

Living In: Columbia, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2011

Super easy and just like my mom's (I'd lost the one she gave me). Perfect for classroom treats b/c the icing sets and makes them less messy than cupcakes. Thanks for sharing!

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