Dreamy French Silk Pie
By: Kelly Shaban
Published: Saturday, March 18, 2017 - 11:09am

Ingredients




Ingredients
1 prebaked 9-inch single pie crust
For the filling:
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled (113g)
1 cup unsalted butter, softened (8oz, 227g)
1⅓ cups superfine sugar (10.6oz, 300g)
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
4 eggs at room temperature
For topping:
Lightly sweetened whipped cream
Semi-sweet chocolate shavings or curls

Preparation

1 Instructions 2 In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the softened butter and the sugar on medium-high for 5 minutes until pale in color and light and fluffy, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl half-way through. 3 Add the salt, vanilla, coffee granules, and cooled, melted chocolate and beat for another 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. 4 Using the whisk attachment, one by one, add the eggs and beat for a full 5 minutes after the addition of each egg, for a total of 20 minutes. Beating the full 20 minutes is essential. Scrape down the sides of the bowl before the addition of each egg. 5 Pour the filling into the prebaked pie crust and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. 6 Before serving, top with lightly sweetened whipped cream and chocolate shavings or curls. 7 Store the French Silk Pie in the refrigerator.

About

Decadent and sumptuous, this French Silk Pie is a chocolate lover’s dream! The dense, mousse-like filling is luxuriously silky and smooth. Sprinkled with a dusting of chocolate shavings, the lightly sweetened whipped cream topping is as light as cloud. All of this nestled into a flaky, buttery crust; French Silk Pie is absolutely glorious!