Grandma's Christmas Shop Recipes: Black Forest Cheesecake Delight

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Black Forest Cheesecake Delight

Ingredients:

1 c Chocolate Wafer Crumbs
6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips *
3 tb Margarine, Melted
1/4 ts Almond Extract
16 oz Cream Cheese Softened
21 oz Cherry Pie Filling (1 Cn)
2/3 c Sugar
1 x Frozen Whipped Topping Thawed
2 ea Large Eggs

Recipe Instructions:

* Chocolate Chips should be melted. Combine crumbs and margarine, press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees F., 10 minutes. Combine cream Cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in Chocolate and extract; pour over crust. Bake at 350 degrees F., 45 minutes. Loosen Cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Top Cheesecake with Pie filling and whipped Topping just before serving.