Beatty's Chocolate Cake

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Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Flavors and Flowers

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  Josie Glendale, CA 02-08-2010

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  Delicious, especially with a crunch

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  Fabuloso, especially if you like coffee-flavored desserts. I used the recipe to make mini-cupcakes, and the batter yield about 54 of them. I played around with being creative with the cupcakes by lightly sprinkling freshly , course-ground coffee beans on top of frosted cupcakes. This added a nice crunch to every bite.

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  Ayesha Exton, PA 02-08-2010

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  Best chocolate ever!!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  Very easy and very delicious!!

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  Donna Manorville, NY 02-07-2010

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  "THE BEST"

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  Honestly, the best, most perfectly moist chocolate cake I have ever made...and most importantly have ever eaten. You can't top this recipe. I have been baking this cake for years now and it has been one of the most requested birthday cakes. I use 9 inch pans and follow instructions as is, except for shortening the cooking time by about 7 minutes. I was going to be daring and try to convert this recipe into a double-layer sheet cake for my 3 year-old's birthday party. Any suggestions from the experts?

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  wendy harleyville, SC 02-07-2010

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  PLEASE REFRIGERATE

  Rated: 4 stars out of 5

  Made this cake today and it really is tastey and moist. Next time I'll add less coffee to the buttercream frosting, it tended to over power a bit. Please be sure to refrigerate this cake if using the egg yolk in the frosting.

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  tina sherman oaks, CA 02-05-2010

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  yummy

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I've made this cake several times now, attempting it with splenda today & hopefully it will still be yummy. I used 9' pans, & I didn't get the height I wanted -still amazing.

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  Angie Springfield, KY 02-04-2010

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  Love this Cake!!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  For the cake, I did exactly what it said to do, and I used 9 inch pans. Had No problems I also buttered my pans and then put wax paper on the bottom, and then greased that too. There was no problem getting the cake out. .For the icing, I Left out the egg yolk, (YUK), and I used semi-sweet chocolate chips, (half of the 12oz bag), and I used 2 cups of confectioners sugar, instead of the 1 and 1/4 cup. I will make this cake from now on! My family loved it too!

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  Bethany Enid, OK 02-01-2010

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  Amazing Cake!!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I've made this two times so far and it has turned out fabulously both times. Cakes usually don't turn out for me but a friend brought this one over one night and it was so good I was inspired to try to make it myself. It is so moist and decadent that you can't stop eating it. I did not use the egg in the frosting. Just left it out and it worked just fine. Great consistency. The second time I made it I put a peanut butter frosting in between the two layers. It was so yummy, can't wait to try mint, raspberry, caramel! Best cake I've every had and I will be making it forever!

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  MARISELA ALEXANDRIA, VA 01-31-2010

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  WOW!!!!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  OK..i have never posted a review on FN, but i feel like i have to today! i saw so many terrible reviews on this recipe and i am surprised. I am an unexperienced cook and baker, but i had no problems with my cake AT ALL!!! This is an amazing cake, my husband and kids LOVED IT! I did read the reviews and watched the video a few times before i decided to make this cake. I did use the 9 inch pan, and i used partchment paper instead butter and flower. Ina is awesome and i suggest you read the reviews first! what may work for one might not work for all, and oven temps can vary. Thanks Ina!!

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  Chari Port Coquitlam, BC 01-31-2010

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  hands down the best chocolate cake ever

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I'm shocked at the negative reviewers.....It's not only me rating it but the all the other 70-100 people in my life who have tried this cake. Every time I bring this cake anywhere, everyone says it's the BEST chocolate cake ever! I can see it in the expression in their faces when they are eating it that they have all died and gone to chocolate cake heaven! I do modify a bit - I make 1 /12 recipes of the icing because the I think the cake deserves more! Also, I don't put the coffee in the icing because I have kids and they don't need the extra coffee (otherwise I would put it in). Other than that, follow the recipe and you're in for a treat! For all those people who complain about the cake overflowing because they use an 8 inch pan, why don't you just use a 9 inch pan????

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  Jim Rahway, NJ 01-30-2010

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  Great taste, more in the oven than the pan.

  Rated: 2 stars out of 5

  The cake tastes great, unfortunatly, very thin batter, the fizzing and erupting, (not unlike a volcano) put much of the cake batter into the bottom of the oven.I consider myself a very good cook, and can follow recipe directions very well.This would have possibly been good in three 8 " pans, at least I wouldn't have been shoveling burning cake out of the bottom of my oven. It's never a sucessful recipe when the smoke alarm goes off ahead of the oven timer. The smoke alarm is not generally the dinner bell in our house.

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  Janet Apple Valley, MN 01-30-2010

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  Great flavor but bad end results

  Rated: 2 stars out of 5

  I have made this cake twice now. Each time the cakes sink in the middle! The flavor is great, but I will never make it again.

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  Tracy Hartford City, IN 01-24-2010

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  tasty but sunken!

  Rated: 4 stars out of 5

  I am a big fan of Ina's and find her recipes very reliable. I have made this cake twice, though, and the cake rises high and evenly in the oven, and then sinks in the middle while still in the oven, about 30-35 minutes into baking. I'm puzzled! My baking powder is fresh and I'm considered a good baker. I can't figure out what the problem is. I froze the first attempt and ended up eating one layer at a time without frosting--FABULOUS flavor and texture. I wish I knew what was going on with the sinking, though.

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  Ameil Toronto, ON 01-24-2010

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  Bubbled everywhere big mess

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  followed the recipe twice, it bubbled everywhere both times and sunk in the centre. Then I couldn't get it out of the pans. Waste!

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  Nicole Chicago, IL 01-24-2010

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  bubbled

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  this cake bubbled EVERYWHERE!! what in the world?? I guess yo uhave to use larger pans, but even the consistency of the batter was strange to me and I bake a lot....wasted time and money!

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  Joyce Rotonda West, FL 01-24-2010

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  The Best Ever Chocolate Cake

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I took it to a party this weekend and they are still talking about it.I found it to be easy to make and have made another one today for my family.

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  Amy Savannah, GA 01-23-2010

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  What a Mess!

  Rated: 2 stars out of 5

  I followed the recipe to the letter using 8" cake pans and the batter bubbled out of the pans like my old 6th grade volcano science project. If you watch the video you'll notice that Ina uses very high sided professional-style 8" cake pans - not what the home cook usually has at their disposal. Speaking of disposal, that's where my cake went. Once I clean my oven, I might try it again with 9" pans. I've had this cake before and it really is delicious. It's just a Texas sheet cake with buttercream icing. Also noticed in the video that Ina poured in 2 cups of coffee! Wonder how that cake went?

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  Stephanie Chandler, AZ 01-23-2010

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  Soooooo Good!!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  This cake was awesome! So moist and delicious. The recipe was flawless!!

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  HOLLY Charlotte, NC 01-23-2010

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  One Of The Best Tasting Chocolate Cakes

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I initally made this cake into cupcakes and they did not turn out that well . The batter spread all over the place on quite a few of them. However, this is one of the best tasting chocolate cakes I have ever had. Super moist and the chocolate flavor is excellent. The recipe is not great for cupcakes but for a cake it would be great. This is definitely a keeper.

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  kathy bellmore, NY 01-23-2010

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  really good!!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  After reading some of the reviews, I made this cake...and was happy with the outcome... I used a 9 in. pan...due to other reviews. It came out nice and flat...not domed on the top. For the icing, I put in 2 heaping Tbls. of nutella....WOW!! It was wonderful... I recommend serving the cake cold as the icing will set up much nicer... It is a chocolatey cake and has really great PMSbusting potential !!!! LOL Friends and family really enjoyed it!!

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  tori derby, NY 01-23-2010

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  amazing

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  my search for the perfect chocolate cake has ended. thank you Beatty and Ina

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