French Silk Pie
Shared by: The Little Blue Mixer
Source: The Little Blue Mixer
Prep30 min Cook10 min Total40 min
Yield: 1 pie
Serving: 1
Ingredients
- Crust
- 2 cups vanilla wafers finely ground
- 1⁄2 cup pecans finely ground
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- Filling
- 6 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 4 eggs pasteurized if desired
- Whipped Cream
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
For the crust, grind the vanilla wafers and pecans in a food processor. Mix with 5T of melted butter. Slowly and firmly press the mixture into the pie pan, working from the center out and up the sides. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Let the crust cool completely.
In a small bowl, stir together cocoa powder, 2T of melted butter, and vanilla.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together 1 cup of softened butter and sugar.
Add the chocolate mixture to the large bowl and mix until combined.
Add 2 eggs to the mixture and beat for 5 minutes, stopping once or twice to scrape down the bowl. Add the last 2 eggs and beat for 5 minutes.
Pour the filling into the cooled crust and let chill in the refrigerator for several hours before serving.
Optional, top with fresh whipped cream and chocolate shavings. For whipped cream, beat 1 cup of whipping cream while gradually adding 2 tablespoons of sugar and a bit of vanilla until just before stiff peaks form.
Enjoy!