I am a huge fan of Buddy, however, I must say, some of the recipes in his book are not the best, while others are amazing! It's just a trial and error process. This time, I wanted to make his chocolate cake, but didn't have time for a trial/error, so I went with the chocolate recipe mentioned above--it was absolutely delicious!
It was a very moist and light cake. The only negative comment I recieved was when my mom tasted the cake by itself, w/o frosting or filling, and said it could use more sugar. However, once all assembled, she took it back! So it's up to you, you could add more sugar if you want. I will probably only add it if my frostings and filling are light and mildly sweet for future cakes.
Also, this cake is definitely not sturdy enough for carving (unless you freeze it perhaps) and may not be the best option, though decent enough, for stacking (frozen again)
