Recipe for cooking Chocolate Cherry Kuchen

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Sheet Cakes and Layer Cakes

Chocolate-Cherry Kuchen

3/4 c. butter or butter replacement
3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c. sifted cake flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour red cherries
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
1 c. whipping cream

Melt butter or butter replacement and chocolate together over hot water. Add sugar to beaten eggs gradually while beating. Add chocolate mixture to egg mixture; beat hard for 1 min..

Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt. Drain cherries thoroughly; add to flour mixture, and stir into chocolate-egg mixture. Stir in vanilla extract or flavoring.

Divide batter evenly between 2 greased and floured 9-in. layer cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 mins.. Cool.

Whip cream; spread between layers and on top of cake. Chill.