Leusch Family Recipes

French Silk Chocolate Pie

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Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 1 Cup Fine White Sugar
  • 4 Egg Whites, room temperature
  • Filling
  • 1/2 Cup Butter, softened
  • 1 Square Baker's Chocolate, melted
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • Topping
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar
  • 3/4 Cup granulated Sugar
  • 2 Eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 Pint Whipping Cream
  • Chocolate Shavings

Instructions

To make the crust sift the 1 cup of sugar and the cream of tartar together. Beat the egg whites and gradually add the sugar. Pour into a greased 9 inch pie pan, building up the sides to make the shell. Bake for 1 hour at 275 degrees. Cool in the oven with the door open to prevent cracking. Make the filling by creaming the butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Add the melted chocolate, the eggs and the vanilla. Beat for 5 minutes. Pour into the cooled shell and refrigerate. Whip the cream and decorate the top of the cold pie with it and chocolate shavings.