***Blum’s Coffee Toffee Pie

By CheeseDiva

One of my college friends, Deirdre Coyne, had a charge account at Blum’s and we use to order this dessert. When I came across the recipe years later, I made it for my family and Christmas Dinner friends and it was WELL received. The kids loved it , too.

Ingredients

• PASTRY SHELL
• 1/2 pkg pie crust mix
• 1 T water
• 1/4 cup Lt brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 t vanilla
• 3/4 C Fine chopped walnuts
• 1 square unsweetened chocolate grated
• FILLING
• 1/2 C soft butter
• 3/4 C granulated sugar
• 2 t instant coffee
• 2 eggs
• 1 square unsweetened chocolate -- melted/cooled
• TOPPING
• 2 C heavy cream
• 2 T instant coffee
• 1/2 C powdered sugar
• Chocolate curls

Details

Adapted from wiveswithknives.net

Preparation

Step 1

Using fork, mix pie crust mix, water, brown sugar, nuts,chocolate and vanilla. Form into crust in 9" pie plate. Bake 15 min. in 375 deg. oven.
2
Cool on rack.
1
In small bowl w/ electric mixer at medium speed beat butter til creamy.
2
Gradually add granulated sugar, beating til light.
3
Blend in cool melted chocolate and 2t instant coffee
4
Add egg; Beat 5 minutes; Add remaining egg, beat 5 minutes longer.
5
Turn filling into baked pie shell.
6
Refrigerate the pie, covered, over night.
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NEXT DAY
2
Make topping
3
In large bowl combine cream with 2T instant coffee and powdered sugar
4
Refrigerate mixture covered 1 hour
5
Beat cream until stiff
6
Decorate pie with topping
7
Using Pastry bag with # 6 decorating tip if desired
8
Garnish with chocolate curls.
9
Refrigerate the pie at least 2 hours