Reviewed: May 25, 2012

I am giving the frosting 5 stars. I have not tried the cake yet but I did use the frosting on vanilla cupcakes and it was really good. I will probably make this my go to chocolate frosting recipe. It is a very sweet fluffy chocolate frosting.

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SweetTooth

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2012

I made the following changes: substituted coconut oil for the vegetable oil; substituted espresso for the water; substituted Special Dark cocoa for the regular (Dutch process cocoa). The icing for this is really great. Husband totally digs this cake.

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YOGASUZ

Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2012

This chocolate cake is awesome. I made a baby rattle cake for my baby shower and used vanilla icing...Delicious. I found myself craving chocolate again so I made this cake but I put peanut butter frosting in between the 2 layers. I frosted the whole cake in chocolate and then crushed reese cups on top. I kept the cake in the frig due to the milk in the frosting and I didnt want the peanut butter cups to melt. It was great with a glass of cold milk :D

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Kutekuddlyshawn

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2012

I have found this recipe to be wonderful every time I prepared it! I also agree that following the directions exactly as written is the key to the best results. The only part I occasionally vary is the chocolate frosting for peanut butter frosting : ) Both top this perfect chocolate cake very well!

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mommysgoose

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

This is the only chocolate cake recipe I use anymore! It's perfect every time. I follow the directions exactly. It's great for cupcakes as well as the multilayer cake.

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Tara K

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2012

I've been making this for years! WONDERFUL AS IS!

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Melodd1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2011

I wanted to make cupcakes with this recipe, and I followed the directions on the back of the box of Hershey's cocoa exactly. Not a bad flavor(though not chocolaty enough), but the texture was just weird--very spongy and a bit dry. I know I didn't over-bake these, so I don't know what could have gone wrong, but I will not be making this again.

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snowycrocus

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2011

Very good recipe and super easy too. It's pretty much fool-proof. I searched all around for a good chocolate cake recipe that I could use as my "go to" recipe, and this one is it!

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Darla925

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2011

Pay absolutely no attention to the few negative reviews. They insist they are not doing anything wrong, but I insist they are. This cake is moist, delicious and full of chocolate flavor. It is by far our favorite cake recipe, and has been for more than 25 years. One hint to the naysayers: You must measure your ingredients carefully, and do not Whip or Beat the hot water into the batter. The recipe says stir, so stir. Not once has my batter overflowed the pan, and I've made this cake at least 100 times.

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rbryan4

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2011

Easy and delicious!!! This is WAY better than boxed cake. It is very soft and moist. This will be my go to chocolate cake recipe from now on. Thanks!!!

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