A Complete Guide To Bake French Silk Pie; Images, Ingredients And Instructions

The French Silk Pie has gained its name from its silky dream texture of the crust filling. It was famous in the year 1951, and Betty Cooper was often regarded as the founder of this dreamy pie that people around the world are craving for it.

It is said that Betty from Kensington, Maryland submitted her original recipe for French Silk Chocolate Pie and won the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest.

On this International Chocolate Day, if you want to whip out a tasty, dreamy yet silky pie for your chocolate-loving family, follow the guide below to make your dream come true.

French Silk Pie

Ingredients
4 oz. weight unsweetened baking chocolate
1 c. salted butter, softened
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 whole eggs
1 package baked pie shell

Instructions

In a small microwave-safe bowl melt 4 ounces of unsweetened baking chocolate until stirrable (about 45 seconds on high). Set aside to cool.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat 1 cup - 2 sticks - of regular or salted butter and 1 ½ cups of white sugar until fluffy for about 1 to 2 minutes.

When melted chocolate is cooled, drizzle it over the butter/sugar mixture. 

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Beat the mixture thoroughly until combined - on a kitchen aid mixer, you will be using the whisk attachment.

Turn your mixer to medium speed and for 15 to 20 minutes add in the four eggs, one at a time, leaving about 5 minutes between each egg addition.

Once the pie filling is well mixed, pour it into the baked pie shell, scraping every last speck of it out of the bowl.

Smooth out the pie filling and place the pie in the refrigerator to chill for at least two hours or longer. Plop a heap of whipped cream and garnish with a few chocolate curls if you’re feeling sassy. Walla! Here's your French Silk Pie! 

(Recipe credit: thepioneerwoman.com)