"I love this recipe. I've made it 3 times. The cake is delicious - chocolaty, light, and not too sweet. And the frosting is great too. The full recipe makes 3 9" layers or I used it successfully to make 2 9" layers (24 oz of batter ea) and 2 6" layers (12 oz of batter ea) and make a two tiered cake. I made another 1/2 recipe for another 6" cake with two layers and 9 cupcakes. A single frosting recipe was enough to frost all of that easily. A second day I made a 1/2 recipe of frosting and cake which made 21 cupcakes with plenty of frosting left over. To make the frosting pink I used white chocolate and subsitituted raspberry juice for the coffee. Definitely one to try. Enjoy.

"fun easy and delicious. I don't mind if it's not authentic, I thought the flavors looked great on the show, I just made it, and it is, in fact delicious. Esp great for introducing kids to these flavors - which was also the history behind the recipe (for kids). Thanks Aarti