Chocolate Cherry Bars

1 pk Fudge cake mix
1 cn (21 oz.) cherry pie filling
1 ts Almond extract
2 Eggs; beaten

Frosting: 1 cup sugar 5 Tablespoons butter or margarine 1/3 cup milk 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan. Combine all ingredients for bars in a mixing bowl and stir by hand until mixed. Spread batter in prepared pan and bake 25-30 minutes. Be careful not to over-bake. Cool on rack.
To make frosting, combine sugar, butter and milk in small saucepan. Boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat, add chocolate pieces and stir until smooth. Pour over cooled bars.

Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake

1 pk Pillsbury Plus Devil’s Food Cake Mix
1 Can (21-oz.) cherry fruit pie filling
1 ts Almond extract
2 Eggs; beaten

Frosting: 1 c Sugar 5 tb Butter or margarine 1/3 c Milk 1 pk (6-oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 13×9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients. By hand, stir until well mixed. Pour into greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. In small saucepan, combine sugar, butter and milk. Bring to a boil; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips until smooth. Pour and spread over warm cake. Makes: 12 to 16 servings.

Chocolate Cherry Ice Cake

1/2 lb German sweet chocolate
1/2 c Cherries
3 tb Boiling water
1 c Powdered sugar
2 Egg yolks
1 ts Vanilla
2 Beaten egg whites
1 pt Cream, whipped
3/4 Of an angel food cake (mix can be used)

Melt chocolate and boiling water together, remove from stove and add cup of powdered sugar and 2 egg yolks, beaten. Add vanilla, egg whites beaten moderately stiff, and fold in whipped cream. Break angel food cake into irregular pieces. Place half the cake bits in a pan, cover with half the chocolate custard. Add remaining cake, and cover generously with remaining chocolate. Chill twelve hours, or overnight, in refrigerator.

Cherry Chocolate Cookies

1 c Margarine or butter
3/4 c Packed brown sugar
2 Egg yolks
2 oz Semiswet chocolate; melted and cooled
1 1/2 ts Finely shredded orange peel
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Vanilla
1/4 ts Salt
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Finely chopped pecans (to 2)
2 Egg whites
3/4 c Cherry jelly or preserves

In large mixing bowl beat margarine or butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add egg yolks, beating well. Blend in melted chocolate, orange peel, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Stir in flour. Place pecans and egg white in two separate small, shallow bowls. Slightly beat egg whites with a fork. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip eah ball into egg white; roll in pecans to coat. Place balls, 2 inches apart, on lightly greased baking sheets. Using your thumb, make slight indentation in top of each cookie. Bake in 350 degree oven about 12 minutes or till edges are firm. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Fill centers of cooled cookies with a small spoonful of jelly or preserves. Makes about 60 cookies.

Chocolate Dipped Cherry Cookies

1/2 c Whole almonds;, chopped & divided
1 pk (18.25 oz) cherry-flavored cake mix
1 Egg
1/3 c Vegetable oil
2 tb Water
1 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips, melted
2 ts Vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Finely chop almonds with food chopper. Reserve about 2 tablespoons almonds for garnish. Combine remaining almonds, cake mix, egg, oil and water in mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. (Mixture will be dry) With small stainless steel scoop, drop dough 2 inches apart onto 13″ baking stone. Bake 13-15 minutes or until tops are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on stone; remove to non-stick cooling rack. Cool completely. Place chocolate chips and oil in covered micro-cooker. Microwave on high 2-21/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. Dip half of each cookie in chocolate; shake to remove excess. Sprinkle with reserved almonds. Place on parchment paper and refrigerate until set. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Chocolate Cherry Cream Pie

22 Graham Crackers
2 tb Sugar
6 tb Butter, melted
1 pk 4 servings, instant chocolate pudding mix
1/2 Tub Coolwhip
1 cn Cherry Pie Filling

Crush crackers with rolling pin, between waxpaper. Combine with sugar and butter, stir well. Press firmly into 9″ pieplate. Bake at 350 F for 8 minutes, cool before filling. Prepare pudding as directed for pie filling. Chill for 30 minutes, spread into crust. Spread coolwhip carefully on top. Spoon cherries on top. Chill for 2 hours before serving.

Joe & Katrina Thompson
www.stallionstore.com
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