BLACK FOREST BARS

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Please the whole crowd when you bake these luscious Black Forest Bars for your next party. COOL WHIP and chocolate curls top cherry-filled devil's food cake in this delectable Black Forest Bars recipe.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 2h25m

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
2 eggs, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling
1-1/2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Spray with cooking spray.
Microwave 3 oz. semi-sweet chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted when stirred. Add butter, cake mix and 1 egg. Beat with mixer until crumbly.
Reserve 3/4 cup crumb mixture for later use; press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar in clean bowl with mixer until blended. Add remaining egg; mix well.
Spread cream cheese mixture over crust; cover with pie filling. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 35 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 30 min. Meanwhile, make curls from remaining chocolate. (See tip.)
Cut dessert into 24 bars. Serve topped with the COOL WHIP and chocolate curls.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 220 mg, Carbohydrate 28 g, Fiber 0.9119 g, Sugar 13 g, Protein 2 g