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"Heart Of My Heart" Cake

Amount	Ingredient
Cake:
1/2 cup	butter, softened
1 1/4 cups	cake and pastry flour
3/4 teaspoon	baking soda
1 1/4 cups	granulated sugar
2/3 cup	water
2 squares	Baker's unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
2	eggs
1 teaspoon	vanilla
Frosting:
4 squares	Baker's unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup	butter
1/2 cup	milk
2 1/2 cups	icing sugar
1	egg, slightly beaten
Chocolate Hearts
1 square	Baker's semi-sweet chocolate

Preparation Tips:

Cake: Cream butter. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and sugar. Add to butter with water. Blend; then beat at medium speed of electric mixer 1 minute. Add chocolate, eggs and vanilla. Beat on low speed 1 minute. Pour into greased, waxed paper lined 9 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until cake tester comes out cleat. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove and finish cooling on rack. Cut heart shape using paper pattern. Frost, then garnish with chocolate hearts, maraschino cherries and icing sugar.
Paper Heart: Cut waxed paper into an 8 1/4 inch square. Fold along diagonal; draw a half heart shape. Cut out.
Frosting: Melt chocolate with butter and milk over low heat; blend until smooth. Cool. Blend in egg. Add icing sugar; beat at medium speed 1 minute. Chill until of spreading consistency.
Chocolate Hearts: Partially melt 1 square Baker's semi-sweet chocolate over hot water. Remove from heat; stir until entirely melted. Pour onto waxed paper. Cover with a second sheet of waxed paper and role with rolling pin until 1/8 inch thick. Chill until firm. cut with heart-shaped cutter.

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