How to Prepare Yummy French Silk Pie

French Silk Pie.

You can have French Silk Pie using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of French Silk Pie

1. You need 1 sheet of refrigerated pie pastry or one you prepared yourself.
2. Prepare 2/3 cup of sugar.
3. Prepare 2 of eggs.
4. It's 1 3/4 oz of unsweetened chocolate, 1/4 ounce semisweet chocolate melted together.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
6. It's 1/3 cup of Butter, softened.
7. Prepare 2/3 cup of heavy whipping cream.
8. It's 2 1/2 tsp of Confectioner sugar.
9. You need 1 of Whipped cream and chocolate curls (optional).

French Silk Pie step by step

1. Cut pastry sheet in half. Repackage one half for another day. On a lightly floured surface, roll out out remaining half into an 8 inch circle. Tranfer to a 7inch pie plate; flute edges..
2. Line shell with a double thickness foil. Bake at 450° F for 4 minutes. Romove foil. Bake 2 minutes longer. Cool on wire rack..
3. In a small sauce pan, combine sugar and eggs until blended well. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches 160° F and coats the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and the melted chocolate until smooth. Cool to lukewarm (90°F), stirring occasionally..
4. In a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add cooled chocolate mixture; beat on high speed for 5 minutes or until light and fluffly.
5. In another large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioner sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture..
6. Pour into crust. Chill for at least 6 hours. A whole day is preferred. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate curls.