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Although I have some great "from-scratch" recipes, this one uses a boxed mix with plenty of doctoring. It has become a popular groom's cake that gets more attention than the wedding cake. —Nora Fitzgerald, Sevierville, Tennessee
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Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 917 calories, 56 g fat (31 g saturated fat), 179 mg cholesterol, 681 mg sodium, 103 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 9 g protein.
Originally published as Chocolate-Strawberry Celebration Cake in Taste of Home December/January 2010, p47
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Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.
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Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2010 by thepinkbanana14
This is THE best chocolate cake I've ever tasted. It has had many compliments. And to think that I made it!! :)
Reviewed on Sep. 02, 2010 by hollyallen10
I have made this twice. It is so delicious and moist! Everyone loves it.
Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2010 by mcbryde
I thought this cake would be hard to make, but it turned out beautifully. It tasted fantastic and I got tons of compliments. This is a great cake for entertaining and turns out just as pretty as the picture
Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2010 by kanester
Very Very good cake, will make again, next time... Raspberries! After reading some of the reviews. People were having trouble with the frosting. I creamed the butter and alternated the powdered sugar/cocoa and milk, turned out great. The ganache was a little runny, next time I will add 1/4 C whipping cream. I made this for a dinner party and everyone cleaned their plate. They like that it wasn't to sweet.
Reviewed on Aug. 02, 2010 by HayesK
I made this cake for my sisters birthday and there were no left overs. It was very good. It took a while to decorate but it was very fun and easy to decorate so time actually went by really fast. I will definitely be making this again.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2010 by erinsnelick
delicious...so rich and heavy..my new go to cake for a grooms cake or tiered chocolate... the cake alone is heavy enough to hold up to stacking. This cake was very moist and delicious and I recieved many compliments. I would definitely make this again..icing needs either meringe powder or less milk for decorating purposes but if made as shown in the picture the recipe works great. I would definitely make this cake again, and again, and again
Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2010 by ledfam5
Got many rave reviews on this cake. Wasn't so sure that it was going to be so great because I thought that the cake was dense and that their was too much butter in the frosting, but after it was all put together and chilled in the fridge, it was excellent.
Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2010 by hlscolt
The cake was moist and delicious and it wasn't too much trouble to make. I would probably use my own ganache recipe for the top next time, as I like it better. But this is a fabulous recipe for a great chocolate cake!
Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2010 by Mellerfly
Sooo beautiful. It was very rich, but my husband loved the richness.
Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2010 by m.spradling
This cake was wonderful. However, I recognized the error in the icing before I baked the cake. I used only one stick of butter as is normally required for four cups powdered sugar. I have made it several times and the icing is excellent. Four sticks of butter would make the icing run off the cakefour sticks of butter
This cake was wonderful. However, I recognized the error in the icing before I baked the cake. I used only one stick of butter as is normally required for four cups powdered sugar. I have made it several times and the icing is excellent. Four sticks of butter would make the icing run off the cake
four sticks of butter
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