Bittersweet Choc. Torte

Ingredients

6 eggs
3/4 minus
1 tb sugar
3 ts vanilla extract
1 tb all purpose flour
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ts allspice
1 ts cinnamon
1/4 ts nutmeg
1 1/2 c skim ricotta cheese
2 tb unsweetened cocoa
2 instant espresso powder
3 tb granulated sugar
1/8 ts salt
3/4 c apricot all-fruit spread
8 round cake
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1/2 layer with
1/2 apricot all-fruit spread
1/2 frosting evenly over the top of one

Instructions

of the filled layers. Stack the second filled layer on top of the first. Swirl the remaining frosting evenly over the top of cake. Garnish with whole strawberries, if desired. To serve, cut the cake into 12 equal slices. ----