Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2010

I've made this cake for a few years and I love it! I won second place with it in the chocolate cake category (against a lot of other entries) at the fair a couple of years ago. Today I tried dissolving instant coffee in the boiling water for the the batter and warmed milk for the frosting. I will never do it another way! Takes it to a whole other level! For the people with the problem of the cake running over--are you sure you are using a 9" pan and not an 8"? But more than likely, your oven is too hot and your cake is rising too fast. Try splitting the cake up between 3-9" pans and bake for about 18 minutes, I think. I use a TON of Baker's Joy and usually parchment because this cake is so moist, it tends to stick.

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LALAFLUTIST

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2010

Yummm!! I followed the recipe for the cake just as it was written, (imagine that.) I was a little worried about the center at first... it looked as if it was going to fall in...but it turned out fine. We all LOVED the taste...and it was very moist. I used a different frosting recipe. :D I will be making again.

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Jennifer

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2010

yummy....made this exactly how the recipe stated...i did add a tbs of coffee to the cake and frosting to bring out the chocolte flavor...made into cupcakes....this is a keeper.....

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ashes0435

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2010

This is the best chocolate cake that I have ever baked. I followed the directions exactly and it came out moist and so rich. My family has said that this is the only cake that I'm allowed to bake from now on. Definitely a keeper.

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Daniela

Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2010

not only does this choclate cake tast good but it smells good and cooks good perfecttecture and yummy frosting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mel F

Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2010

Amazing cake! The icing was the best I have tried in a long time -- perfect consistency for spreading a thick layer! I found the cake itself took about 45 minutes to bake and still stuck to the pan a bit; it might be worth putting a circle of parchment paper in the bottom of the pan to help it come out cleaner. It received rave reviews from some pretty tough critics, this one is definitely a keeper!

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littlebonnie

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2010

this is the first recipe that i have ever made that was completely horrible!!! it deserves zero stars. i didn't substitute anything & even bought baking soda specially for this cake. just like another reviewer said, it was very spongy, sticky, soft & not chocolatey AT ALL!!! i'm so disappointed that i wasted all of my valuable ingredients on this cake that's headed for the trash for sure. how misleading all the 5 star reviews are.

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anesia

Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2010

DO NOT TRY TO MAKE THIS CAKE. It will over run in the oven. I followed the directions exactly as written. What a mess it made in my oven. I did not change anything. I was very careful to follow to the directions.

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chamby

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2010

best chocolate cake ever - it's that simple

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CBARBUSCA

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bradenton, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2010

I think this cake tasted great. I used Hershey's special dark cocoa powder. It was really moist with a perfect texture. I used my own whipped cream frosting and filled it with cherries. Great recipe.

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