Chocolate Fudge Pie

By samara72

Ingredients

• 2- 9 inch deep pie crusts
• Filling
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tbsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• Topping
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 2 tbsp orange liqueur or 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 3/4 cup powered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 375
prick the bottom of pie crusts w/a fork in several places. bake 5 minutes, remove from oven
reduce heat to 325
to prepare filling, melt butter & chocolate in a double bolier over low heat, mix well & remove from heat.

combine sugar & eggs in a medium bowl, beat w/a mixer at medium-high speed until ribbons form. about 10 minutes, add vanilla

combine all purpose flour & cocoa in a medium bowl, mix well. using a firm spatula, fold melted chocolate into egg mixture. add flour mixture & stir until blended. pour into pie crusts , place on baking sheet, bake 50 minutes.
the pie is done when it is puffed & cracked all over the top. remove from oven & cool on a wire rack, 30 minutes. put a 10 inch piece of parchment paper on top & place a large plate on its surface.
refrigerate overnight.

to prepare the topping combine cream cheese, heavy cream & liqueur in a medium bowl, beat w/a mixer at medium speed until blended
reduce the speed to low & gradually add powered sugar, beat until smooth. transfer topping to a plastic zip lock bag. cut off one corner of bag & drizzle topping over each piece of pie before serving