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After the first bites of this cake, my husband and son declared it the new favorite cake in my house. My son already ordered it for his birthday.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"04\/04\/2011 12:56","GUID":"a746c9a2f417498b98d40b145f2fdf22","MemberId":5555705,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"sheshe703","SubmittedDate":"04\/04\/2011 12:56"},{"Comment":"
Very good cake, but I had a hard time getting the filling to stay in the middle. It oozed out the sides making it difficult to frost.<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"03\/07\/2011 20:40","GUID":"7152543FF709E3294D861D34C3089611","MemberId":174050,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"s_pants","SubmittedDate":"03\/07\/2011 20:40"},{"Comment":"
I think I may have over mixed the filling because the heavy whipping cream mixture turned to butter! Other wise a very good cake..<\/p>","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"12\/24\/2010 11:54","GUID":"33ed2cde60ca4ad6bf6e7d72cd9493f1","MemberId":3820100,"Rating":2,"ScreenName":"MnMforever","SubmittedDate":"12\/24\/2010 11:54"},{"Comment":"
One of the best chocolate cakes ever. The frosting looks like a mistake about half way through, but keep going and follow the directions. It is one of the best chocolate frosting recipes I have ever had<\/p>","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"03\/12\/2010 21:48","GUID":"EC0EAD1DE0AC676EA4F8587600170F3C","MemberId":102208,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"simba3672","SubmittedDate":"03\/12\/2010 21:48"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"03\/04\/2010 17:15","GUID":"e6129d6acf8345c8b12d5582816eaecc","MemberId":4390151,"Rating":3,"ScreenName":"krystaljoy","SubmittedDate":"03\/04\/2010 17:15"},{"Comment":"
I made just the torte part of this cake and covered it with white chocolate frosting (I made it for a baby shower so brown just wouldn't do) and filled it with whipped white chocolate ganache it was SPECTACULAR!! Everybody said it was the best cake ever<\/p>","CommentId":8,"DateRated":"02\/07\/2010 17:33","GUID":"e7dedc7095ba4fbeb18bdbce378db2b6","MemberId":3836372,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"deziann","SubmittedDate":"02\/07\/2010 17:33"},{"Comment":"
The chocolate cake and whipped cream filling actually tastes like a really good Devil Dog.My family loves it.<\/p>","CommentId":9,"DateRated":"","GUID":"CF95AA2CEB2F49C987F7A94E81302FA5","MemberId":363727,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"karbauer","SubmittedDate":"03\/14\/2009 19:25"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":10,"DateRated":"09\/18\/2008 08:16","GUID":"3bf0c5985e7b4a9e92b3c3189987d682","MemberId":3409230,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"tamyrahitz","SubmittedDate":"09\/18\/2008 08:16"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":11,"DateRated":"12\/29\/2006 19:31","GUID":"be8566d8e7cd43c688b0dafdc7f4b056","MemberId":1254652,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"kamydawn","SubmittedDate":"12\/29\/2006 19:31"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":12,"DateRated":"06\/13\/2006 11:16","GUID":"a1e6e25049af41d489ae38e09c9e10c5","MemberId":1351666,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"tiffany","SubmittedDate":"06\/13\/2006 11:16"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":13,"DateRated":"02\/19\/2006 20:47","GUID":"400c1944a4af4bc9a94f39dc13f71272","MemberId":1183915,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"pspaude","SubmittedDate":"02\/19\/2006 20:47"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":14,"DateRated":"01\/01\/2006 22:30","GUID":"61eda2e814c148769531e122690c8f36","MemberId":1008418,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"mruehle","SubmittedDate":"01\/01\/2006 22:30"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":310796,"name":"Dishes & Beverages","slug":"dishes-beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310731,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Wondering what to make? We've got recipes for any dish and beverage you're craving, from easy dinners to rich chocolate cakes and everything in between.","parent":309177,"count":43222,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/"},{"term_id":311389,"name":"Cakes","slug":"cakes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":311324,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Taste Recipes's Test Kitchen is the headquarters for cake recipes. Our pros have all the techniques you need to whip up the perfect cake from scratch.","parent":310796,"count":2937,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/cakes\/"},{"term_id":311398,"name":"Birthday Cakes","slug":"birthday-cakes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":311333,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"We're bringing you the best birthday cake recipes, baking tips and decorating advice you could wish for. With easy guides to classic cakes like chocolate and vanilla to zany cupcake ideas the kids will adore, you'll make this trip around the sun the greatest one yet.","parent":311389,"count":669,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/cakes\/birthday-cakes\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Chocolate Torte"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n