Cream and add:
4 cups cake flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder

 

Sift & add alternately
6 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoon hazelnut liquor
1 cup ground hazelnuts

 

Blend above ingredients well and add to flour mixture, mix well. Pour into greased 9 x 13-inch pan and bake 1 hour. Cool and split in half, fill with the following cherry butter cream, blended to spreading consistency.

 

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup cherry pie filling pureed
2 to 3 cups powdered sugar

 

Chill filled cake and cut into squares.

 

1 pound semi sweet chocolate
1-1/2 cup heavy cream

 

Melt together and coat cake squares, chill and garnish as desired.