
For many years, Major Petrie’s Wagon Wheel Playhouse in Warsaw, IN, included a restaurant at the top of the hill. It was sold in 1970. This silky French chocolate pie was a favorite at the restaurant
Makes 1, 8-inch pie
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs (use pasteurized for safety)
- Baked pie shell
- Whipped cream to garnish
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream ½ cup butter with ¾ cup sugar until light and fluffy. Melt chocolate in microwave at 50% power. Blend melted chocolate and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating a full 5 minutes after each addition. Pour mixture into small baked pie shell and chill the pie. Garnish with whipped cream. Serve very cold.