Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Agnes's Mocha Velvet Pie

Category: Chocolate

Ingredients and Directions

1 each 8-inch pie shell

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 ounce unsweetned chocolate, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee

2 large eggs

1/2 cup heavy cream, for whipping

1. Prepare 8-inch pastry shell. 2. Cream butter in medium-size bowl and gradually add sugar, creaming well after each addition. 3. Cool melted chocolate; blend into butter-sugar mixture with instant coffee and vanilla. 4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating VERY WELL after each addition. (Use an electric beater or mixer, for you'll need to beat in each egg 5 minutes to make mixture creamy, thick, and fluffy.) 5. Turn into baked pastry shell; chill 1 - 2 hours. Just before serving, whip cream and garnish pie.