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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2007

I also cheated with cake mix LOL. I had some problems with the other parts of this recipe that more experienced cooks perhaps avoided. The filling went wrong somewhere around the "whisk in the 2 eggs" part, that apparently wasn't enough to completely mix all the ingredients although it looked uniform; if I was to do it over again I'd beat the eggs with the salt until completely homogenized before adding to the other ingredients. I had to bail out to boxed pudding. The ganache (icing) went wrong at the add 1/4 cup conf. sugar and beat vigorously part; this resulted in a somewhat lumpy and grainy texture that no amount of beating would fix. If I was to do it over I'd maybe sift it in a little at a time or I'm told that corn syrup is good for this kind of icing. The flavor was great though, dark and rich but sweet enough. All in all people enjoyed it and I'll probably try it again, watch out for those tricky spots though.

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Fred G


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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2007

I took the advice of fellow reviewers and use boxed yellow cake...this pie turned out fantastic!! I prepared it for Turkey Day and had rave reviews from the parents, husband, and in-laws! I followed the cream and icing as stated on this recipe and couldn't have been happier with the turn out!! Thanks for an easy, yummy, recipe!

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The Noble's

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Reno, Nevada, USA
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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2007

This review is for the frosting only. Like others, I cheated and used a cake mix and jello pudding as filling. But the frosting came out beautifully! It was fortunate that I actually had the semisweet baking squares. I wonder how it would turn out if you had to sub chocolate chips? I didn't have any cream so I used whole milk instead and it worked just fine. So easy and so fancy looking with the smooth frosting. Will definitely use again!

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TRICIAJONES


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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2003

This was the dryest cake I have ever eaten. I should have taken the other rater's advice and substituted a box cake. Also, the filling is flavorless. The icing was the only part that was good.

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LESLIELEARY


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Reviewed: May 14, 2003

My family says this is the best cake they have ever eaten! Instead of making the cakes by scratch I cheated and used box cake mix. I also cut each layer in two so there are 4 layers of cake and 3 layers of custard. Marvelous!!

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Stacey


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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2003

This cake was delicious! I must admit that I made the process easier by bypassing the "cake from scratch" part and substituted a Duncan Hines Yellow cake mix instead ... much easier and I'm sure just as yummy. I did have trouble trying to figure out what "light cream" was. Didn't have anything like that in my grocery store ... I ended up buying something called "table cream" which turns out to be light cream with some sodium. I ommited the pinch of salt for the filling since cream already had. Otherwise, the icing was superb and it was easy to put together!

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JANET W


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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2003

I made this to take to work as a going away treat for a friend moving to Boston. I cheated and made a yellow cake mix in a sheet cake pan, turned it out, and (once it cooled) cut it in half with a piece of string down the center. I then put the bottom half back in (carefully!) and made this cream recipe, I had to quadruple it to get enough, but it was very good. I then put the top half of the cake on, and made a triple batch of this glaze and poured it on top. I had to add a little extra powdered sugar though to cut the tart semisweet taste. After the glaze hardened in the fridge I took some of the custard/filling I had saved, put it in a baggie, kneaded it with my hands, snipped off a corner and then drizzled it over the top of the cake to make it prettier. The end result, it was delicious and beautiful! Tasted just like from a restaurant only it served way more people. A coworker loved the custard filling so much, she ate four pieces (ha ha!) Thank you for the recipe!

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