Swiss Chocolate Cherry Kuchen

Submitted by Elmotoo

"This is reputedly a never fail, sure to impress dessert! Submitted for ZWT7."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 unsweetened chocolate squares, broken
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup tart red cherries, canned, pitted, drained
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped

directions

1. Place butter and chocolate in medium bowl or glass measure; cover, melt in microwave oven 2 to 3 minutes until chocolate is melted.
2. Mix well.
3. Beat sugar gradually into eggs until fluffy.
4. Beat in chocolate mixture.
5. Mix and sift dry ingredients, add to chocolate egg mixture, beat well.
6. Stir well drained cherries and vanilla into batter.
7. Mix well.
8. Divide batter evenly between 2 well sprayed 9 inch layer cake pans.
9. Cover with wax paper.
10. Cook 1 layer in 350F preheated oven 9 to 10 minutes, turning dish a quarter turn every 2 minutes.
11. Let stand 10 minutes before turning out.
12. Repeat with second layer.
13. When cold, decorate each layer with whipped cream; cut in wedges to serve.