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surfergirl 
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Joined: 27 July 2007
Location: Christchurch
Points: 631
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 Posted: 22 April 2009 at 3:51pm |
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Emma, a bit late I know, but I often sub yoghurt for oil - in a recipe like this I'd use 3/4 cup yogurt and 1/4 oil. Often you cannot tell. Honestly.
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zaks_mummy
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Joined: 16 May 2009
Points: 1
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Posted: 16 May 2009 at 7:49pm |
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I tried this recipe but I took out the milk and added cream very very nice
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weegee
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Joined: 28 May 2008
Location: Kaukapakapa
Points: 4611
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Posted: 16 May 2009 at 10:18pm |
LOL I bet it was nice, I spose if you're having some in the first place you don't care about how healthy it is or isn't, but the cream wouldn't help with the calorie count 
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Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010
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kiwikid
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Joined: 14 November 2007
Points: 1140
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Posted: 13 June 2009 at 8:26pm |
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Ooooh such glowing praise for this cake I think I'll do a trial run next weekend (girly lunch and I'm on desert) for Hayden's birthday - is it easy to ice with a piping set thingy???
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weegee
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Joined: 28 May 2008
Location: Kaukapakapa
Points: 4611
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Posted: 13 June 2009 at 8:55pm |
Yup, really easy! Because it's so moist and rich it doesn't crumble away when you cut or ice it. As with any cake it's easier still if you make it a day ahead, but if you have less time on your hands and you're worried about it, melt some butter, paint it on and put the cake in the fridge for a while and it gives you a good surface to work from.
(The guitar cake I made for my sister's birthday that I posted in our thread once was this recipe, and I iced it on the same day as making it with a sticky cream cheese icing with no problems at all, and piping on soft frosting is a piece of cake compared to that.)
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Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010
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lizzle
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Location: New Zealand
Points: 8346
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Posted: 15 June 2009 at 8:03pm |
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this cake is about to become mini cupcakes with a chocolate cream frosting.....yum
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JessDub
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Joined: 29 February 2008
Location: Hamilton
Points: 323
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Posted: 24 June 2009 at 7:42am |
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Thank you, this recipe is superb!! So easy and got lots of comments.
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kiwikid
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Joined: 14 November 2007
Points: 1140
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Posted: 24 June 2009 at 8:45am |
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I got rave reviews of this cake too - it ROCKS!!!!
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mamanee
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Location: Hamilton
Points: 2244
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Posted: 24 June 2009 at 9:48am |
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ange221
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Location: Christchurch
Points: 498
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 2:27pm |
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Awesome cake. So hard to stop at eating just one piece at a time though.
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angel4
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Joined: 06 May 2008
Points: 1101
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Posted: 29 June 2009 at 3:43pm |
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i made this cake for Henry's dedication lunch on sunday. Yummmy doesnt even describe it mmmmmmmmm. So chocolatey and moist. Everyone loved it. And very easy to make.
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my4beauties
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Location: NZ
Points: 6264
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Posted: 30 June 2009 at 8:10pm |
Mission for tomorrow: MAKE THIS CAKE!! And that icing Nikki talked about, and Shell - wow! Sounds soooo devine!! 
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My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) 
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jano1
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Joined: 27 December 2008
Location: Auckland
Points: 889
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 9:06am |
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I just saw this recipe- this is practically the same chocolate cake recipe I used to make with my mum when I was young (over 25 years ago). She had the recipe from a church cookbook that was given to her when they lived in the US. So glad to see great recipes that stand the test of time
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TansP
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Joined: 19 May 2009
Points: 76
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Posted: 02 July 2009 at 10:19pm |
Just pulled mine out of the oven. Sat here and read the list of ingredients and thought " I have all that"!
Very impressed with the outcome but sadly ran out of cocoa so I have to wait till tomorrow to ice it  (my waistline is secretly happy about that).
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Peanut
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Location: Christchurch
Points: 3649
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Posted: 03 July 2009 at 9:21am |
I made this cake for the millionth time last night for the end of term morning tea! I must admit I love making it as its the one cake you can guarentee you will get a million comments on....great when you are a show off cook!
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shadowfeet
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Joined: 03 December 2008
Points: 1217
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 3:03pm |
This is the best cake! Need to improve my icing skills though
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lizzle
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Location: New Zealand
Points: 8346
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 4:41pm |
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I find for birthday cakes, make a mix of icing sugar and egg white. paint on and leave to dry., creates a "hard" surface to work on to decroate, but the icing later melts into the other (usually butter icing), so isn't yuk.
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mamanee
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Location: Hamilton
Points: 2244
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 8:26pm |
Just seeing this recipe reminded me to make one!
Had all the ingredients too so it's in the oven now.
mmmmmmmm 
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Tastic
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Points: 3921
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Posted: 02 August 2009 at 10:16pm |
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I may have to try this in the next couple of days in preparation for baileys birthday party!
thanks for that tip Lizzle Ill try that too
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minik8e
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Location: Taranaki
Points: 5838
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Posted: 06 August 2009 at 11:13am |
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Does this recipe make really good muffins as well? DH has been asking me for a while to make some more muffins....if not, I'll just make a cake, I just think (hope) muffins would last a wee bit longer LOL
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Rich, Moist, Chocolate Cake
