Desserts

Festive Chocolate Torte

photo by:kraft

A chocolate sheet cake is cut into 3 pieces, then layered and frosted with whipped topping and crowned with cherry pie filling for an impressive dessert.

time

prep:

45 min

total:

1 hr 10 min

servings

total:

12 servings

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What You Need

2/3

cup butter or margarine, softened

1-1/3

cups sugar

eggs

oz. BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate, melted

tsp. vanilla

1-1/2

cups flour

Tbsp. CALUMET Baking Powder

tsp. salt

cup milk

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, chocolate and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add combined flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition. Pour into greased wax paper-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan.

BAKE 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Run knife or metal spatula around pan to loosen sides; invert onto wire rack. Carefully remove wax paper; cool completely. Cut cake crosswise into 3 (10x5-inch) rectangles.

FROST 2 of the cake layers with half of the whipped topping; stack on serving plate. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread top of cake with pie filling. Frost sides of cake with remaining whipped topping. Store in refrigerator.