Fudgy Black Forest Bars

These fudgy Black Forest bars are a decadent dessert that is somewhere between brownie and cake, loaded with chocolate and bathed in cherries. They're fabulous with coffee.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened triple chocolate baking cocoa
  • 1 large dark chocolate bar, chopped into chunks (about 1 cup chunks)
  • 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar (optional)