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       Title: FUDGEY VALENTINE CAKE
  Categories: Cakes, Desserts
       Yield: 10 servings
  
     2/3 c  Butter or margarine
            - softened
   1 3/4 c  Sugar
       2    Eggs
       1 ts Vanilla extract
   1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
     3/4 c  HERSHEY'S Cocoa
            -OR- European Style Cocoa
   1 1/2 ts Baking soda
       1 ts Salt
   1 1/2 c  Dairy sour cream
 
 -------------------------PINK BUTTERCREAM FROSTING-------------------------
     1/2 c  Butter or margarine
            - softened
   4 1/4 c  Powdered sugar
       4 tb -to...
       5 tb Milk
       2 ts Vanilla extract
     1/4 ts Red food color
            Maraschino cherries, or
            Chocolate curls (optional)
  
   1. Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9-inch heart-shaped pans.*
   
   2. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar on medium speed of electric
   mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
   
   3. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to butter
   mixture alternately with sour cream, blending well. Beat 3 minutes on
   medium speed.
   
   4. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick
   inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to
   wire racks. Cool completely.
   
   5. Prepare PINK BUTTERCREAM FROSTING. Frost top of 1 layer; place second
   layer on top. Frost top & sides of entire cake. Garnish with maraschino
   cherries or chocolate curls, if desired. 10 to 12 servings.
   
   PINK BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: In small bowl, beat butter until light and
   fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar alternately with milk and vanilla
   until smooth and of desired consistency; stir in food color.
   
   *NOTE: One 8-inch square baking pan and one 8-inch round baking pan
   (each must be 2-inches deep) may be substituted for heart-shaped pans.
   Prepare, bake and cool cake as directed above. Cut round layer in half,
   forming 2 half circles; place cut edge against adjacent sides of square
   layer to form heart. Frost entire cake.
   
   Hershey’s is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation.
   Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.

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