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                        Yuletide Chocolate Dessert

Recipe By     : Better Homes & Gardens, Dec 1956
Serving Size  : 9    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts                         Chocolate

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        Crust:
   2       c            Vanilla wafer crumbs
     1/3   c            Butter -- melted
                        Filling:
     1/2   c            Butter
   1 1/2   c            Confectioners' sugar -- sifted
   2                    Eggs
     1/4   c            Sugar
   2       tb           Cocoa
   1       c            Heavy cream
   1       c            Walnuts -- chopped
   1                    Ripe banana -- mashed
     1/4   c            Maraschino cherries -- chopped
  
  Mix together crumbs and melted butter; reserve 2 tb for top. Press
  remainder in bottom of 1 qt refrigerator tray. Cream together
  1/2 cup butter and confectioners' sugar. Add eggs, one at a time,
  beating well after each. Spread over crumbs. Combine sugar, cocoa,
  and cream; whip. Fold in nuts and fruits; pile atop mixture in pan.
  Sprinkle reserved crumbs over. Chill 24 hours or freeze. Cut in
  wedges.

  Yield: 9 Servings
 

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