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Black Forest Torte
Food Ingredients:
2 cups Sugar 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour 3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking soda 1 teaspoon Salt 2 Eggs 1 cup Milk 1/2 cup Vegetable oil 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract 1 cup Boiling water 1 can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling chilled 4 ounces Frozen whipped topping thawed Sliced almonds (optional)
Recipe preparation:
1 Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans. In large mixer bowl, blend sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Remove from mixer; stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). 2 Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack. Place one layer on serving plate. 3 Spread half of pie filling over layer to within 1/2 inch of edge. Spoon or pipe border of whipped topping around edge. Top with second cake layer. Spread remaining pie filling to within 1/2 inch of edge. Make border around top edge with remaining topping. Garnish with sliced almonds, if desired. Refrigerate until just before serving. 10 to 12 servings.
Recipe source: Foodista recipe
