Valentine Recipe

Covered with Kisses Chocolate-Cherry Torte

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted 

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

2/3 cup all- purpose flour

1/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 cup chilled whipping cream

1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling, chilled

1 3/4 cups (10 ounce package) Hershey's Mini Kisses Baking Pieces

 Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom only of 9-inch springform pan, or line 9-inch round cake pan with foil; grease bottom of foil.

 Stir together melted butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Add eggs; using spoon, beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating with spoon until well-blended. Spread batter into prepared pan.

 Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cake is set (Cake is fudgey and will not test done.) Remove from oven; cool completely in pan on wire rack. 

 Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar in medium bowl until well blended. Beat whipping cream until stiff; gradually fold into cream cheese mixture, blending well. Spread over top of torte; refrigerate several hours or until set. With knife loosen cake from side of pan; remove side of pan (Or , lift torte out of pan, using foil remove.)

 Just before serving, put baking pieces in 6- inch wide heart outline in center of cake. Fill heart shape with cherries from pie filling; put baking pieces all around outside edge. Serve cold, cut into wedges, with remaining pie filling. Cover; refrigerate leftover dessert.  

 Serves 12-15 

 Each serving contains 430 calories, 6g protein, 21g fat, 55g carb, 180 sodium, 70mg cholesterol.

 From Hershey's

 This is so yummy. I hope you all enjoy it. It is well worth the calories:)