Agnes's Mocha Velvet Pie Recipe

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

  • 1 8-inch pie shell
  • Pie Filling:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 square unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 tbsp instant coffee grounds
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cream for whipping

    • Instructions:

    1. Prepare 8-inch pastry shell.
    2. Cream butter in medium-size bowl and gradually add sugar, creaming well after each addition.
    3. Cool melted chocolate; blend into butter-sugar mixture with instant coffee and vanilla.
    4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating VERY WELL after each addition. (Use an electric beater or mixer, for you'll need to beat in each egg 5 minutes to make mixture creamy, thick, and fluffy.
    5. Turn into baked pastry shell; chill 1 - 2 hours.
    6. Just before serving, whip cream and garnish pie.