I made this cake over the weekend. Mine isn't as pretty as yours but it got raves at the dinner party where it was served. It is sooooo delicious. I am not an experienced cake baker so I learned alot. My layers did not bake evenly meaning the middles were higher than the sides making slicing/stacking them a bit of a challenge. I'll use cake strips around my pans next time. I'll also use 8" pans. I also needed more ganache. I think this is due to my 9" layers as well as the ganache being too cold and hard when I started to whip it. I followed the recipe to the letter except for the brand of chocolate. It's just not available in my small town. I wouldn't change one thing about the recipe. Thanks for posting it. The milk chocolate is a revelation. joan HI Joan, I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe and that you got the raves and kudos you deserve as a baker. Don't forget, all the tips we've learned over the years are because we've "been there, done that" too. :) ~ MaryJane

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