Recipe: Black Forest Cheesecake Delight

Black Forest Cheesecake Delight
(10 servings)

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

*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.