Cherry-glazed Chocolate/cream Cheese Torte

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup cool whip, thawed
• 21 ounces cherry pie filling, divided

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. grease bottom of 9-inch springform pan. in large bowl, stir together butter, sugar and vanilla. add eggs; using spoon, beat well.
• 2 in a small bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well-blended. spread into prepared pan.
• 3 bake 25-30 minutes or until cake is set. (cake will be fudgey; wooden pick inserted in center will not come out clean.) cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• 4 prepare cream layer as follows: in small mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until well-blended. fold in whipped topping and spread mixture over top of torte. spread 1 cup cherry pie filling over cream layer; refrigerate 3 hours. with knife, loosen cake from side of pan; remove side of pan. serve with some remaining pie filling around each slice of the torte, if desired. cover and refrigerate leftover torte.