Lizzie's Old Fashioned Cocoa Cake with Caramel Icing

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Great recipe! My wife and I got a hankering for some chocolatey goodness and instead of going to the store and buying some garbage, I took inventory of the pantry and decided to find a recipe utilizing what we had! Being that our cravings were late in the evening, I opted not to attempt the caramel frosting and made a cream cheese frosting instead which worked out beautifully! I may have to make these as a mother's day present for our moms! Perfect in every way - moist and chocolatey without being too decadent and overwhelming. Yum!

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I've always been nervous about trying to make caramel icing. My granny made the BEST caramel cakes ever, but trying to get a precise/clear recipe from her is difficult!! I decided to make this cake for my son's 3rd birthday and really wish I could post a picture of it!! It was a Scooby-Doo themed cake and it turned out amazing! I let the icing cool in the mixer for about 18 mins and as it started to thicken I was amazed at how much it was like my granny's...Trisha's icing looked much thinner so I wasn't expecting it to be like hers. It even tasted a lot like hers! I talked to my mama and she said that my granny used more butter and whipping cream + milk....so it is much richer I'm sure...which I will try that next time just to compare : Everyone loved the cake!! Thanks for a great recipe!!!

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The cake was very moist and the icing came out just like on the show. My husband just devoured a HUGE piece. The only downside was that the icing was VERY sweet. I will be surprised to find out that I'm not diabetic after once piece. In fairness, I do have to say that I am ultra sensitive to too much sugar. I may try to modify the recipe next time to achieve more of a carmel flavor - perhaps 2 cups of sugar for the 'syrup' and then two cups of sugar in the milk, may have to decrease the milk too. I'll just play with it. But all in all -- a great dessert -- a true success because my husband has been circling the cake for hours.

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Loved this cake, in previous reviews the water was not listed in the ingredients but is listed in the directions to ad 1 1/3 cups of water alternating with the flour. A Cook should read a new recipe several times and check it again during preparation. Thanks Trisha for sharing another great recipe.

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I am trying my hand at making this cake today. My daughter ate every last drop of cake left in the mixing bowl! I am going to conquer the icing next. Can't wait to eat it for dessert tonight..who I am kidding I am not going to wait that long!

Made the cake and icing. The icing was much easier to make than I thought it would be. Very moist, good flavor. A keeper for sure!

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I am in love with this cake! I can't make it very often because I can't stop eating it. It is my new favorite!

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As we made this cake after watching the episode and figured out that the recipe as listed did not include the needed water...it made a wonderful, moist cake. I made this with my mom who was visiting for Christmas, we both love to cook and we were discussing how we'd never made a cake from scratch that didn't come out on the dense side. Now we both have a recipe that delivers a moist, light and very tasty cake!

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I was sick in bed a couple of weeks ago, which is very unusual for me, and actually watched a cooking show. Loved Trisha's episode and was inspired to make this cake (and everything else on the show. I've not done much baking from scratch but am giving it a try this morning. The caramel icing is amazing, especially with my coffee! Tomorrow night the family is coming over for a early Christmas gathering so I will let you know what the verdict is!

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My daughter and I made the cake - TOGETHER - in hopes we wouldn't mess anything up!
It was great! Next time, I think I'll wait a little bit to put the vanilla in the icing. I'm afraid I might have burned it! That aside - it was great!

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I made this cake as it was very appealing on the show. I would like to point out that the recipe above is missing 1 cup of water that you add alternating with the flour. The cake was rather on the dry side, cause of the missing ingredient, I guess. On the other hand, the icing was wonderful. The easiest caramel icing I've ever tried and, actually, succeeded in making. Love it.