“This is a cake in a pie crust with a delicious chocolate layer. Serve warm with ice cream or sweetened whipped cream. Pecans may be substituted for the walnuts.” - by Jean Rix
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Original recipe yields 1 -9 inch pie
Directions
- In a small pan, melt the chocolate with the water. Stir in 2/3 cup sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in butter or margarine and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Set aside.
- Blend together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer on low speed to mix. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Mix in the egg. Beat 2 minutes more. Pour batter into the pastry lined pan. Stir chocolate mixture, and pour over batter. Sprinkle with the nuts.
- Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (8 total)
- Calories
- 509 cal
- 25%
- Fat
- 28.2 g
- 43%
- Carbs
- 61.2 g
- 20%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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"This was my mom's "special" pie growing up. We all loved it and it was fancy enough to bring to dinner parties...." See more"
Leeda
"Absolutely wonderful. I actually used 2 ounces of chocolate instead of 1 1/2 (there was a small incident...) and it still turned out beautifully. I think part of what made it great was the mystery o..." See moref whether it would turn out like a cake, a custard, a pie, or what."
AgnesPterry
"This looks exactly like the pie recipe my Mom has from my Grandmother. It's tradition in our family to make a pumpkin pie and Colonial Innkeeper's for our Thanksgiving dinner. It has a wonderful, al..." See moremost cakey texture. The chocolate on top should sink to the bottom of the pie, a suprise layer of rich chocolate. It's superb with a dollop of whipped cream on top of it."
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