Yuletide chocolate dessert

Yield: 9 servings

Ingredients:

2 c Fine vanilla- -chopped Cali- Wafer crumbs 1/4 1/2 c Butter or fornia walnuts -cup sugar Margarine 1
1/3 c Melted but- 2 tablespoons -fully ripe banana

Instructions:

-cocoa 1 1/2 c Sifted con- mashed Ter or margarine 1 Fectioners' sugar 1/4 -cup heavy cream -cup sliced mara- . . . 1 cup 2 Eggs schino cherries Source: BETTER HOMES & GARDENS DECEMBER 1956 Mix together crumbs and melted butter; reserve 2 tablespoons for top. Press remainder in bottom of 1-quart 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. Makes 9 to 12 servings.