Agnes's Mocha Velvet Pie Recipe

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Ingredients
1each8-inch pie shell
1/2cupbutter
3/4cupsugar
1ounceunsweetned chocolate, melted
1teaspoonvanilla
1 1/2tablespoonsinstant coffee
2largeeggs
1/2cupheavy cream, for whipping

Directions:
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.

Category: Chocolate