Silk Chocolate Pie
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 4 large eggs
- 12 cup granulated sugar
- 12 cup unsalted butter, frozen and grated
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons Kahlua or 2 tablespoons Frangelico or 2 tablespoons cognac
- Make 1 (9 -inch) pre-baked pie shell or graham cracker crust
- Melt chocolate in a completely dry bowl or in the top of a double boiler set over barely simmering water.
- Set aside to cool down until thickened but still liquid.
- Combine the eggs and sugar in a medium bowl or in the top of a double-boiler and set over slowly boiling water.
- Whisk until very hot to the touch but not scrambled (160*F / 70*C).
- Remove from the heat.
- With an electric mixer, beat the chocolate into the egg mixture, then beat in the frozen butter for 12 full minutes, until thick and doubled in volume.
- Beat in the vanilla and liqueur.
- Scrape the filling into the tart shell and chill for 1 hour or until set.
- Serve with whipped cream.
bittersweet chocolate, eggs, sugar, unsalted butter, vanilla, kahlua
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/silk-chocolate-pie-396494 (may not work)