Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2013

This is a very delicious cake! I rarely use a boxed cake but needed something fast so I broke down. When I was adding the ingredients together, I happened on a reviewer's remark about NOT using a cake mix that has pudding in the mix. Well I did. Half the box of the pudding got in the recipe before I made this realization. I also substituted Greek yogurt for the sour cream, which I do with any recipe I come across. Well, this cake turned out SO delicious that everyone at work loved it and my son asked if it could be his birthday cake this year. So I guess we have a winner.

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VAZ123

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rochelle, Illinois, USA

Living In: Rockford, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2013

hubby requested chocolate cake for his birthday, so i began a short search and came across this one. 4000+ reviews and 5 star rating made this recipe the chocolate cake of choice. i made some minor modifications, only because the devil's cake mix and instant pudding did not come in the sizes indicated in the ingredients. i used a 16.5oz devil's food cake mix and 3.9oz instant pudding, with success. this cake was extremely moist and absolutely delicious. i admit i was a little skeptical, as i haven't purchased cake mix in a very long time (i prefer making foods from scratch). i also made the satiny chocolate glaze to top off this cake and sprinkled with semisweet chocolate chips, as seen in the pic. the satiny chocolate glaze recipe can be found on allrecipes as well. this is a keeper, for sure!

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caribbeanscout

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2013

Absolutely delicious and moist!!!!!!!!! I melted some chocolate icing and drizzled over top of cake rather than sprinkle with icing sugar.

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Judy

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2013

My son requested a homemade cake for his 16th birthday...not wanting to do the boring everyday cake I tried this. I loved it not only did I love it the entire family loved it and I will be making it again and again!! Thanks for sharing!!

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Zoe

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2013

Delicious, moist....did I say delicious? I took others' suggestions and cut the oil to 3/4 cup and subbed plain greek yogurt for the sour cream and only used 1 cup of chips, which were plenty! Thanks for the recipe!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2013

This is my go to cake recipe. I subtitute the sour cream for plain greek yogurt and the oil for applesauce and I only put one cup of chips and it is still very moist and way healthier. Thanks for posting this. My family loves it.

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npena85

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Kissimmee, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2013

OMG OMG OMG This cake is WONDERFUL. But I disagree with the title of this recipe. There is NOT TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE! It is the perfect amount.

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gandglaughlin

Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2013

best chocolate cake ever

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tracy

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2013

My daughter and I baked this cake to take to a party. Long story short, we stopped at Costco on the way to purchase a chocolate cake. This cake did not bake at all! Only the top inch was baked after more than an hour at 350 and yes, the oven works just fine! We removed the cake from the pan after cooling and were shocked to see the goo that came out. We saved the baked part to put on ice cream, but I have to agree with those who say this is too sweet and artificial tasting. I am not a chocolate cake lover to begin with, but this is literally too much chocolate. I much prefer cakes made from scratch.

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rjcjmill

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2013

VERY rich, decadent cake. I used the Shiny Chocolate Glaze and chocolate chips to top it and it turned out exactly as I'd hoped. I had my doubts at first because the cake batter was SO thick, but it was delicious and looked fabulous too!

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