Black Forest Pie

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
2 tablesoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling, divided
1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
whipped topping, optional

This is a great pie if you want something fancy looking, but easy to make.

In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa, flour and mils until smooth. Add butter. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs. Return all to the pan. Fold in half of the pie filling. Pour into pastry shell. Nake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until filling is almost set. Cool completely on wire rack. Just before serving, rop with remaining pie filling and whipped topping if desired. Serves 6-8.