Cherry Coke Fudge Pie

 

1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
3/4 cup cocoa

1 cup softened butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons real vanilla extract

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 teaspoon cinnamon

4 eggs, beaten

1 cup smokehouse almonds

1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

1 cup dried cherries 

1 Coke

 

Cover cherries in Coke and soak for 2 hours, drain reserving all liquid.  Using a hand held mixer, cream butter and sugars in a medium sized mixing bowl.  Beat eggs with vanilla, mix well into creamed sugars. Add cinnamon and lime juice, mix well.  In a large mixing bowl, sift flour and cocoa, mix well. Add creamed sugars to flour and cocoa, mix well.  Add drained cherries, milk chocolate chips and almonds and mix well.  Grease a 10 inch spring form pan and dust with cocoa powder.  Pour batter into springform pan and smooth the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.  Let cool and remove from springform pan by flipping over onto a cake platter. Refrigerate.  

 

Cherry Topping

 

3 cups fresh pitted cherries

Reserved cherry Coke liquid from dried cherries

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 dashes cinnamon

1/2 tablespoon lime juice

1 teaspoon real vanilla extract

 

Pulse cherries in food processor 2-3 times just enough to lightly slice.  Pour into a medium sized mixing bowl.  In a small mixing bowl, add the remaining ingredients and mix well.  Pour over top of cherries and mix well.  

 

Whipped Topping

 

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

2/3  cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon real vanilla extract

 

Whip cream with a hand mixer gradually adding powdered sugar.  Add vanilla whipping until peaks form.  

 

Spoon whipped cream on top of chilled fudge pie.  Place cherry sauce on top of whipped cream using a slotted spoon.  Serve.  Garnish with whole cherries and smokehouse almonds.