Chocolate Silk Pie

By Jaclyn

Ingredients

• Chocolate Crust
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 2 T. sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 5 T unsalted butter, melted
• Filling
• 12 T. (1 1/2 sticks) butter at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Garnish
• 1 cup heavy or whipping cream
• 1 T. sugar
• Chocolate curls shaved from a bittersweet bar with peeler (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Crust
1. Preheat oven to 350. In medium bowl, stir together cookie crumbs, sugar, and salt. Stir in melted butter until evenly dispersed.
2. Press crumbs evenly across bottom and up sides of 9 inch pie dish.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, then let cool completely before using.

Filling
1. In large stand mixer (or large bowl with hand mixer), whip butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
2. While mixer is running, drizzle in melted chocolate.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating mixture at medium speed for 5 minutes after each addition, scraping down bowl.
4. Add vanilla and blend well.
5. Spread chocolate filling in prepared crust, and smooth top. Refrigerate until fully chilled, at least 6 hours, or overnight.

Garnish
1. Just before serving, beat cream with sugar until it just holds soft peaks.
2. Spoon onto pie and garnish with chocolate shavings (optional).