Well, the cake cooled off enough to cut it and taste it. I'm afraid it's a big disappointment. As I said before, I made it EXACTLY according to the recipe. I did have to add a little more cocoa to some of the white batter because I ran out of the chocolate batter in spite of the fact that I measured 3 tablespoons each time. When I checked it after 42 minutes it wasn't quite done so I left it in for another 3 minutes and it was done then. When I cut into it, most of the chocolate had dropped to the bottom and you could see some of the zebra striping on top. The cake is neither light nor moist, but looks a little like your pictures. In spite of using high quality Dutch process cocoa as suggested, the cake is dry, heavy and soapy tasting. What a disappointment! Hi Sue, I'm so sorry to hear you had trouble with the cake. I made it several time, both here and at home, and never had the stripes sink, or a soapy taste. Are you use the cocoa is dutched? Natural cocoa will definitely give you a soapy taste. ~ MaryJane

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