Chocolate Silk Pie

This is adapted from the secret recipe that for decades was known only to chefs at Miller and Rhoads, a premier department store in Richmond, Virginia that closed back in 1990.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 409 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate (such as Baker's®), melted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat confectioners' sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; mix in melted chocolate and vanilla extract until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, to creamed butter mixture, beating for 5 minutes before adding the next one; spread into the graham cracker crust.

Step 2

Refrigerate pie until chilled, at least 3 hours. Top pie with whipped topping.