Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2004

Very moist and rich. I made a chocolate cake from a book the same way and it turned out great, so I knew this recipe would work out. I am allergic to milk, so I use soymilk and margarine. I made my own soy buttermilk. I use a butter knife to test my cakes, this way, I can take it out when its perfect, that is when the knife comes out with some moisture on it, like a trail of water, but no cake pieces, if the knife comes out dry, that means its over cooked. I did not have enough margarine nor white chocolate to make the topping though. But the base was amazing, I usually make cakes and take it to my in-laws and they loved this cake rich and all sooo yummy, will always make.

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DJDOO

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2004

What an elegant cake! One tip, don't be tempted to use white chocolate chips in place of the squares. They do not melt smoothly as they are made to retain the chip shape while baking in cookies and other baked recipes.

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SEY1

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2004

A little too dry for my taste.

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CHEFEVE

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2004

Great recipe for icing. I used it on a chocolate layer cake and it looked very classy.

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2004

This recipe did not work in my car shaped pan (broke apart coming out) so I put the pieces out for my family to eat and they could not stop raving about it. I will definitely be adding this to my collection for use in the proper pans.

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2004

Sorry, not impressed.

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LEONA11

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2004

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....says it all. The frosting was used separately on a chocolate midnight cake for a wedding shower, and it was gone in a flash. Very rich, and super thick! The cake is wonderful with fresh berries and real whipped cream...not for the dieter! Thanks for a new favorite.

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MAMAMAINE

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Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2004

I made a chocolate devil's food box mix and used the white chocolate frosting recipe and it was wonderful. Kids and adults loved it! It was however a little too much frosting for a two layer 9" inch cake but we still enjoyed the left over frosting with fresh strawberries!

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REGION29

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2004

This cake is fantastic. I put a few teaspoons of cocao powder in the frosting and substituted half of the frosting sugar with confectioner's sugar (I didn't want the grainy texture of regular sugar). I also put raspberries in the middle of the two layers. I used frozen raspberries, since when they melt the leak a bit into the cake for a very nice effect. If you put the white chocolate mixtures in a bowl and then place the bowl in an ice water bath (water and ice in a baking dish) it will cool faster. I will definitely make this again!

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LADYBACH

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2003

I love this cake. My fiance and I are going to use this as our wedding cake. His family absolutely loves it, and they wanted me to print it for his family. The frosting is so creamy. I like to put chopped nuts and coconut in it.

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LILYNBRIAN

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2003

This cake was so perfect and easy to make! I even added a little chocolate shavings on the top of the cake for a little decoration and it was a smash hit at my company bake sale!

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BRCHTA215

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2003

Not clear how this got such good reviews for though the taste was good, that's all that was good! The cake came out of the pans totally crumbly and completely runied and unpresentable due to that. The "frosting" came out like soup! Should not had added the milk! I knew that when I did it, but figured since this recpe got such good reviews people must know what they're talkign about, but obviously not! I had to mix in sooooo many cups of powdereed suagr to make it even slightly spreadable to be even remotely close to frosting and had to add many handfuls of chocolate chips because white chocolate does not melt like chocolate. It melts clumpy. I;d make again, but from someone elses recipe cause this was so bad.

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2003

I only made the frosting (so far!) and it is fabulous! I put it on a rich chocolate cake and everyone loved it! I will make the white chocolate cake next time! Thanks!

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LMACLAREN

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2003

This cake was very good. I wasn't crazy about the icing but my husband and children liked it very much. I'm sure I will be making it again.

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GARGIRL01

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Reviewed: May 14, 2003

If you are a white chocolate lover...you will love this one! The only thing that took a while was shaving all the chocolate but in the end...it was well worth it. This is a definite keeper!

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DONNAINNC

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2003

I shouldnt really be reviewing this since I only made the frosting, but it tasted sooo good that I had to give my opinion. The frosting looked really good as well on the dark chocolate cake I made with the white/dark contrast. I cant wait to make the cake to see if it is as good as the frosting.

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KUKL

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2003

this is wonderful. Very moist and flavorful and the frosting is very light. The bottom layer kind of absorbed the frosting between top and bottom layers. I am sure the family will want this one again and again!

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2002

I made this cake for my husband's birthday, he loved it! I was looking for something a little different than one of the usual cake flavors. It is a really rich, sweet cake that I'm sure I will be making again!

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SUNNYDAC

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Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2002

I made this for company, and it was great! It could be served without frosting. My husband thought the frosting was a little too sweet, so I would cut down on the sugar next time. WONDERFUL!

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BALLOONARTISTE

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2002

If you like white chocolate, you'll love this cake. The cake is very good, but I found the frosting to be a bit too sweet for my taste, but that's just me. Served it to company and everyone seemed to like it. I would like to make again and substitute the white chocolate in the frosting for baker's sweetened or semi-sweet chocolate.

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