Fudgey valentine cake

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       Title: Fudgey Valentine Cake
  Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
       Yield: 1 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 hershey's 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 Milk; (4 to 5)
       2 ts Vanilla extract
     1/4 ts Red food color
            Maraschino cherries
            Or chocolate curls; optional
  
   Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
   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.JMHershey's is a
   registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe
   may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.
  
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