Chocolate Cherry Bars

Chocolate Cherry Bars
4.2 (5 ratings)
Enjoy the mouth-watering combination of chocolate and cherry in these lavish dessert bars.This recipe was the grand prize winner of the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest in 1974.Recipe courtesy of Pillsbury.Every other winning recipe from the Pillsbury Bake-Off.
Servings
48
Ingredients
  • 1 (18.25-ounce) package pillsbury moist supreme devil's food cake mix
  • 1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 5 tablespoon margarine or butter
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 15x10x1-inch baking pan or 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine all cake bar ingredients; stir until well blended. Pour into greased and floured pan.
  2. Bake at 350 degrees F. until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. For 15x10x1-inch pan, bake 20 to 30 minutes; for 13x9-inch pan, bake 25 to 35 minutes.
  3. In small saucepan, combine sugar, milk and margarine. Bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips until smooth. Pour and spread over warm bars. Cool 1 1/4 hours or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.