Woman Devours Devil's Food: In search of chocolate cake excellence, our reporter goes on the devil's diet.

From: Coast weekly | Date: October 9, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

When I was 17, I baked a Mile-High Chocolate Cake for my mother's birthday. Instead of a tower of chocolate power like the photograph in the recipe book, I ended up with a one-inch high, shameful rendition. Knowing the ingredients were of good quality, I frosted it, decorated it, and declared it Chocolate Dream Torte. Mom loved it.

Last year at a Carmel restaurant, both Killer Chocolate Cake and Celestial Fudge Cake were featured. I asked our waiter how they compared. He said, "One is served warm, with ice cream--but we can actually do that with either." I pressed for details. "What exactly ...

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