I would like to make a pretty Valentine’s Day dessert this year, so I have been thinking about different recipes that would fit the theme of the day. One that I thought of for Valentine’s Day was this quick and easy Chocolate Cherry Torte. This beautiful dessert is just a dolled-up cake mix. I visualized it baked in heart-shaped pans, but after a search of my bakeware, my pans were not to be found. Could I have loaned them to someone? Or do I just need to go on a search and rescue mission for the pans by cleaning out my cabinets?
Chocolate Cherry Torte
1 (18.25 ounce) package German Chocolate cake mix
1 can (20 ounces) cherry pie filling
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping (Cool Whip), thawed and divided
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds, for garnish
To toast almonds: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread almonds in a single layer on parchment paper. Bake at 325 degrees F for 5 minutes or until fragrant and golden. Let cool.
To make torte: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by greasing and flouring or spray with cooking spray. Prepare and cool cake according to package directions.
In a small bowl, combine cherry pie filling and almond extract; stir until blended.
Assemble the torte by placing one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with 1 cup Cool Whip, then half of the cherry pie filling mixture. Top with the second cake layer. Decorate around the outer 1 1/2 inches of the top cake layer edge with Cool Whip. Spread remaining cherry pie filling in center of Cool Whip. Garnish with sliced almonds.
To toast the almonds – bake for 5 minutes at 325 degrees.
Wouldn’t this be beautiful baked in a heart-shaped pan?
This dessert is much lighter than it looks. The Cool Whip and cherry pie filling are great companions for the flavor of the German chocolate cake.
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How pretty….I'd love for you to share this at my very first linky party @CountryMommaCooks.com starts tonight at 9 central….Have a wonderful weekend!
Very pretty. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful, Anita!
I love chocolata with cherries! Amazing!
Anita,
That is my kind of cake.. It looks amazing, heart shaped or not. What a presentation!
Hi anita, I think this is a wonderful cake for Valentines's day. You can make a heart shape cake with 2 round cake pan's. Never done it but I saw it someplace around the blogland. Then you won't have to clean cupboards you can cook instead! Have a great weekend…………..andi
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That is a beautiful cake! Very pretty for Valentines day. 🙂
The cake looks beautiful, Anita! Sounds delicious too 🙂
Thanks for Linking up @CountryMommaCooks Link & Greet!
This looks absolutely amazing!!!! Chocolate and cherry is my husband's favorite cake flavor, maybe I'll try this for Valentine's day! Thanks for the recipe!
PS. I also loved your scarf that you made!
Looks amazingly delicious!!! xx
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This is awe inspiring.
Oh, Anita, what a beautiful dessert! I'm going to be looking for my heart-shaped pans. I hope I find them. I do have a heart-shaped bundt pan. Maybe that'd work!! You share the prettiest recipes.
Absolutely stunning! I absolutely love this kind of cake, too – chocolate and cherry are such a natural combination. And you're right, in heart-shaped pans it would be even that much prettier – but I'm sure it tastes phenomenal either way. 😉 Thanks for linking this up, there was no way
…I could resist clicking on it! 😉
Anita! You're not supposed to put such good looking yet bad for you food up when I'm trying to eat better! *grin* Now you're making me want cake. This looks mouthwatering! Thanks for sharing at my party!
Wow wow wow 0 this cake is amazinggggggggg!!
Looks so pretty and so delicious
Just love it!:)
Yum… perfect for Valentine's day!
This looks delicious in any shape! Thanks for sharing at Mrs Foxs Sweet Party 🙂
ooo…looks so yummy! I love chocolate/cherry combonations!
Hi Anita,
Your Chocolate Cherry Torte would be a perfect Valentine dessert, it looks beautiful and I know it would be delicious. Hope you have a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Yum! My dad's favorite cake has always been Black Forest, I will have to try this for him. It seems similar to what I remember my mom making when I was little.
Thanks for linking up to Friday Food on Momtrends.com!
Just wanted to say thanks so much Anita for linking up another great post to Thriving on Thursdays. Can always count on fantastic recipes and crafts from you.
Anne xx
I am so glad, I am featuring this beautiful cake.I could just look at it for minutes, no for hours. Thanks for sharing.
YUMMY.. SO LOVELY.. THANKS SO MUCH again for linking up last week to Pin'Inspirational Thursday's.. YOU are FEATURED HAPPILY this evening.. Hope you can come by and snag a button.. LOVELY creative recipe..It's pinned on my pin'board.. I adore it.. ;)) Thanks SO much again.. Wishing you an inspirational rest of week.. xoxo~ M
Just BEAUTIFUL! Gotta be even yummier to eat it. WOW – I'm impressed!
WOW! How amazingly yummy is this! Love it! Thanks for linking up at Thematic Thursday.
wow!!Gorgeous & delicious!!Thanks a lot for sharing with Decorating Challenge!!