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Cherry Cordial Cheesecake
Serves 10

1/2 cup butter, melted
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2/3 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
21 oz can cherry pie filling
Hershey's cherry cordial kisses, unwrapped

Preheat oven to 350F.  Line a 9-inch round cake pan with foil,
extending foil beyond sides.  Grease foil.

Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla.  Add eggs, beat well. Stir
together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, gradually add to egg
mixture, beating with spoon until well blended.  Spread batter in
prepared pan.

Bake 25 minutes or until cake is set (cake is fudgy and will not
test done).  Remove from oven, cool completely in pan on wire rack.

Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until well blened. Beat chilled
cream until stuff, gradually fold into cream cheese mixture.  Spread
over brownie layer.  Cover, refrigerate.  Use foil to lift out of
pan, remove foil.

Just before serving, put cherry pie filling in center of dessert.
Place chocolates around edge.  Cut into wedges to serve.  Refrigerate
leftovers.

Printable version: cherry-cordial.txt.