Categories: Cheesecakes 
      Yield: 10 servings 
  
      1 c  Chocolate Wafer Crumbs              6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips * 
      3 tb Margarine, Melted                 1/4 ts Almond Extract 
     16 oz Cream Cheese Softened              21 oz Cherry Pie Filling (1 Cn) 
    2/3 c  Sugar                               1 x  Frozen Whipped ToppingThawed 
      2 ea Large Eggs                      
  
  *    Chocolate Chips should be melted. 
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  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.