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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.