Black Forest Fudge Recipes

Steps:

• Line 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with foil.
• Place first 4 ingredients in medium metal bowl.
• Mix sugar, condensed milk, cherry preserves, whipping cream, 1/3 cup water and butter in heavy medium saucepan.
• Stir over medium-low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush to dissolve sugar crystals.
• Add dried cherries.
• Attach candy thermometer to side of pan.
• Increase heat to medium-high.
• Boil until thermometer registers 230°F, stirring constantly but slowly and tilting pan if necessary to submerge bulb of thermometer, about 17 minutes.
• 2. Immediately pour hot syrup over chocolate mixture in bowl (do not scrape pan).
• Using wooden spoon, stir vigorously until chocolate melts and fudge thickens slightly but still remains glossy, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer fudge to prepared pan; smooth top.
• Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Chill until firm, about 3 hours.
• 3. Lift fudge from pan, using foil as aid.
• Fold down foil.
• Trim edges of fudge.
• Cut fudge into 24 pieces. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Refrigerate in airtight container.)
• Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• Line 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with foil. Place first 4 ingredients in medium metal bowl. Mix sugar, condensed milk, cherry preserves, whipping cream, 1/3 cup water and butter in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush to dissolve sugar crystals. Add dried cherries. Attach candy thermometer to side of pan. Increase heat to medium-high. Boil until thermometer registers 230°F, stirring constantly but slowly and tilting pan if necessary to submerge bulb of thermometer, about 17 minutes.
• Immediately pour hot syrup over chocolate mixture in bowl (do not scrape pan). Using wooden spoon, stir vigorously until chocolate melts and fudge thickens slightly but still remains glossy, about 3 minutes. Transfer fudge to prepared pan; smooth top. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Chill until firm, about 3 hours.
• Lift fudge from pan, using foil as aid. Fold down foil. Trim edges of fudge. Cut fudge into 24 pieces. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Refrigerate in airtight container.) Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
• Prepare, bake and cool cake according to package directions.
• Beat whipping cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Add sugar gradually.
• To assemble, place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread two-thirds cherry pie filling on cake to within 1/2-inch of edge. Spread 1.5 cups whipped cream mixture over cherry pie filling. Top with second cake layer. Frost sides and top with remaining whipped cream mixture. Spread remaining cherry pie filling on top to within 1-inch of edge. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, combine the sour cream, sugar and cocoa. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is smooth. Stir in cherries and extracts. Serve warm over ice cream. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Put about half of the pound cake cubes into the bottom of a glass trifle bowl; top with 1 can cherry pie filling, half of the hot fudge, and 2 cups whipped topping. Repeat layers.
• Drizzle some of the hot fudge over the top layer of whipped topping. Dollop small amounts of the cherry pie filling decoratively over the whipped topping.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours.