French Silk Pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 (9-inch) baked pie shell, cooled
- Whipped cream
Instructions
- In a bowl, beat the sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 4 – 5 minutes. Beat in the chocolate, canola oil, and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of bowl as needed. Spoon chocolate mixture into pie shell and chill for at least 3 hours. Top with whipped cream.
Notes
3 (1-ounce) squares of unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled, can be substituted for the cocoa powder and the canola oil.
Recipe and Photo: Dinners for a Year / CC BY-NC
