Black Forest Cream Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (15 ounce) package pie crusts
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 21 ounces cherry pie filling
• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
• 1 ounce semisweet chocolate, grated

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450º.
• 2 prepare pie crust according to package directions for one crust baked shell using 9 inch pie crust. bake at 450 for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. cool completely. (refrigerate other crust for a later use.).
• 3 in small saucepan, melt 6 ounces chocolate and margarine over low heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
• 4 in small bowl, beat powdered sugar and cream cheese until smooth.
• 5 fold in 1 cup of the cherry pie filling.
• 6 spread chocolate filling evenly into cooled pie shell.
• 7 refrigerate 1 hour.
• 8 in small bowl, combine whipped cream and grated chocolate.
• 9 spread evenly over cooled chocolate layer.
• 10 spoon remaining pie filling evenly around outer edge of pie.
• 11 refrigerate until serving time.
• 12 garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.