Cherry Dominos

Ingredients

Crust

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, soften
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup grilled almond, chopped

Cherry filling

• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, soften
• 2 tablespoons cherry juice
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/3 cup maraschino cherry, chopped in small pieces

Chocolate glaze

• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate (4 squares of 125 g)
• 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

1. 1

   Crust : Cook at low heat in a saucepan with thick bottom : butter, cocoa, sugar, eggs, whisking continuously about 5 minutes, until it’s thick.

2. 2

   Remove from the heat and add vanilla, graham cracker crumbs, coconut and almonds.

3. 3

   Butter a square pan of 9 inches and spread the crust mixture pressing firmly. Freeze.

4. 4

   Cherry Garnish : In a bowl, with an electric mixer, mix powdered sugar, butter, cherry juice and almond extract, until mixture is creamy.

5. 5

   Add cherries and stir with a wooden spoon. Spread the cherry mixture on the cold crust. Freeze while doing the chocolate glaze.

6. 6

   Chocolate glaze : On the top of a double boiler, melt the chocolate with the butter.

7. 7

   Spread the chocolate glaze on the cherry mixture.

8. 8

   Let cool and cut in squares.