Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2008

Havent made this recipe, but looking at it, I strongly suspect he put the amount of powdered sugar wrong. I bet with a larger amount of powdered sugar, it would work better. Probably the cake also needs to be cooled completely before frosting.

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DBMAMAZ

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2004

A very rich cake, almost too rich. It was good but not to die for. I'm not sure I would make this again.

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AMYANDBREN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Stephens City, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2004

Fabulous cake, and a nice, very chocolatey, butter cream frosting. Next time, I will make a 1" indentation around the outside edge, since the center fell, and then I won't have the sunken look.

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LLANKOWSKI

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2002

Something must be missing! I made the cake as instructed, was high like a souffle when I took it out of the oven, immediately fell to less than half, mousse-like topping was only melted chocolate, etc. Not what it was stated to be

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JERRY2002

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Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2002

This looked like a total flop. Tasted O.K. but looked terrible, won't try this again anytime soon. Sorry.

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JAZZY-GIRL

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Home Town: Stryker, Ohio, USA

Living In: Pittsford, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2002

I tried making this twice & it was a flop. It may have helped if I knew what it was supposed to look/taste like. The "cake" was good, but stuck to the pan & it deflated quickly. The topping wasn't like a mousse that the description stated. Would like to know what went wrong, or is missing. I did cut recipe in half using a 5" pan.

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PPK

Living In: Watertown, South Dakota, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2002

Well, I guess this 100 year old secret family recipe is still remaining a secret. I'm still trying to figure where the "mousse-like" creme topping went. I'm not a novice cook or baker by any means, yet my thirteen year old daughter and I went over the directions several times to see where we may have gone wrong. The topping was nothing more than thickened melted chocolate. Was the butter supposed to be right from the fridge and not room temp? Was there supposed to be beaten egg white in the topping? Anyway, the kids thought it was acceptable, however, hubby and I thought it was way too sweet for our taste. I don't think I'll be making this again.

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