Frosty French Silk Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• whipped cream (optional)
• toasted sliced almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for crust:.
• 2 heat oven to 325. beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute. stir in cocoa and flour until mixture is crumbly. press firmly and evenly against bottom and side of deep-dish pie plate 9x1 1/2 inches, or regular pie plate, 10 x 1 1/2 inches. sprinkle with nuts. bake 20 to 25 minutes or until edge appears dry. cool completely -- about 45 minutes.
• 3 for filling:.
• 4 melt butter and chocolate in 2 quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. mix sugar and cornstarch with wire whisk, stir into chocolate mixture.
• 5 beat eggs in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed about 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored; stir into chocolate mixture. cook chocolate mixture over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick and glossy. stir in vanilla. cool 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 beat whipping cream in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. fold chocolate mixture into whipped cream. pour over crust. cover and freeze about 4 hours or until firm. remove from freezer; let stand 30 minutes before cutting. top with whipped cream, sprinkle with almonds.
• 7 store covered in freezer.