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Black Forest Cherry Torte

Bonnie Butter Cake -- (see recipe)
Cherry Filling -- (recipe follows)
1 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/3 (4 ounce) bar sweet cooking chocolate -- grated

CHERRY FILLING
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons sugar
1 (16 ounce) can pitted dark sweet cherries
1 tablespoon brandy flavoring

Bake Bonnie Butter Cake in 9-inch layers as directed. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely. Prepare Cherry Filling; refrigerate until chilled.

To assemble cake, place 1 layer, top side down, on serving plate. Beat whipping cream and powdered sugar in chilled bowl until very stiff. Form thin rim of whipped cream around edge of layer with decorators' tube or spoon. Fill center with Cherry Filling. Place other layer, top side up, on filling. Gently spread whipped cream on side and top of cake. Gently press chocolate by teaspoonfuls onto side of cake.

Place remaining whipped cream in decorators' tube with star tip. Pipe border of whipped cream around top edge of cake. Beginning from center of cake, outline individual portions in spoke design. Place desired number of reserved dipped cherries in each portion. Store torte in refrigerator.

CHERRY FILLING:
Mix cornstarch and sugar in 1-quart saucepan. Drain cherries, reserving syrup. Add enough water to reserved cherry syrup to measure 1 cup; stir into sugar-cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Cool to lukewarm.

Stir in brandy flavoring. Dip 36 cherries into thickened syrup; reserve for top of cake. Cut remaining cherries into fourths and stir into thickened syrup.

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Bonnie Butter Cake
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2/3 cup margarine or butter -- softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour*
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
1 1/2 cups Chocolate Butter Frosting -- (see recipe)

Heat oven to 350º. Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches, or 2 round pans, 9 × 1 1/2 inches. Mix margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large mixer bowl until fluffy. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 5 minutes. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk on low speed. Pour into pan(s).

Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, rectangular 45 to 50 minutes, layers 30 to 35 minutes. Cool layers 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. Frost rectangular or fill and frost layers with Chocolate Butter Frosting (see recipe).






6 Delicious Coffee Recipes

by Merrie Schonbach

Do you love coffee? Most of us do. In this article we will provide you with 6 recipes to enjoy your coffee a different way. We hope you enjoy it.

Irish Coffee 1 teapsoon of suger 1 jigger of Bushmills Irish Whiskey 2/3 cup of coffee or flavored Irish Creme coffee 1/4 cup of heavy cream, lightly whipped

Prehead the glass with hot water. Dump the water out and add the hot coffee with the teaspoon of suger and stir. Add the jigger of whiskey, and top with the whipping cream. Dark coffee's are best for this recipe.

Spiced Orange Coffee 1 teaspoon fresh, grated orange peel 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 5 whole cloves Regular amount of your usual coffee 6 Delicious Coffee Recipes Recipe

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Auto Loan Buying Tips

by Duane Lipham

Have you ever felt like you bought an auto and financed it and don't really know if you got the right price or financing arrangements after it was all over? Well, don't feel alone. This is a common experience for many people who make auto purchases.

Guidelines for negotiating the car price can be found elsewhere, but we want to share some helpful tips on getting that vehicle financed at the best rates and terms for you.

The first step is to make sure that you negotiate the car's price separate from the vehicle financing arrangements. Most dealers want to lump it all together because they can hide quite a bit of the actual price of the vehicle in the loan contract, and they will usually just try to meet a monthly payment figure that you can Auto Loan Buying Tips Recipe

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Herb Facts

by Jeff Anderson

Herbs were recorded in use as early as 2500 B.C. Ancient clay tablets reveal that the Sumerians used Herbs. The ancient Assyrians knew about the virtues of 250 herbs. The ancient Egyptians also used herbs as early as 1600 B.C. The Herbs they used included elderberry, pomegranate bark, wild lettuce, wormwood, hemlock and other herbs for health. The Greeks of old used herbs such as mustard, cinnamon, gentian, rhubarb and many others. A pupil of Aristotle wrote ten books on the history of plans and herbs. Alexander the Great made a number of expeditions into Africa, Persia and India and brought back herbs in use in those countries.

A Roman Soldier and writer, Pliny, the Elders did extensive research on herbs and wrote 47 large volumes on natural Herb Facts Recipe

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