French Silk Pie! This has got to be my son’s very favorite pie of all time…and I have a hard time turning down a piece, too. Rich, chocolate, creamy and airy deliciousness.
For years, my Cafe Latte Turtle Cake was my family’s go to Birthday Cake, but at some point number 2 started requesting this pie for his birthday instead. He reminded me that for a year or two he liked the old Better than Sex Cake (which my Mom used to call better than Robert Redford because she didn’t say the S word and I called Better than Brad Pitt cake) but that’s another post, altogether.
Suffice it to say, we settled on French Silk for him and he’s happy, and this year he got a belated piece, with all the traveling back and forth, it’s been crazy. Normally I make this with a chocolate cookie crust, some make it with a pastry crust, but this year I chose graham cracker. It doesn’t matter, they’re all good…but chocolate on chocolate. Yum!
Top with whipped cream or stabilized whipped cream or a whipped topping. Lots of it! If you’re topping with whipped cream, don’t top the whole pie, just individual portions. And darn it all, I forgot to show the pie with the chocolate curls! I saved the last piece for the photos, so a bit of crushed graham crackers made a pretty “save.”
French Silk Pie
- 1 pie crust, baked and cooled (pastry, graham cracker or cookie crumb)
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 cup butter softened (do not use margarine)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 eggs, pasteurized
- 1 cup whipping cream for topping, whipped and sweetened with a tablespoon or two of powdered sugar, if desired
- chocolate curls for garnish
In a small microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate, using 30 second increments; set aside to cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl beat with electric mixer, preferably in a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add the sugar while beating, then the vanilla. Add the melted and cooled chocolate and blend well.
Add eggs, one at a time, and beat for three minutes after each egg if using a stand mixer, stopping to scrape the bowl before adding each additional egg. If using a hand mixer, beat 4 – 5 minutes.
Pour into a pie shell and refrigerate for at least two hours before serving. Serve topped with whipped cream and chocolate curls.
Notes:
- The butter is softened correctly when it is soft enough to slightly bend without breaking and still holds it’s form. Too warm or cool will change the texture of the pie.
- Recipe contains raw egg which can pose a health risk in particular to the very young, very old or those with compromised immune systems. Pasteurized eggs minimize this issue.
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I’m also taking this to Fiesta Friday 102, hosted by Angie of the Novice Gardener! Thanks Angie, for all you do! She’s backed up by two fantastic bloggers, Elaine @ foodbod and Julie @ Hostess at Heart. Thanks ladies!!
My mom used to make a pie like this when I was younger. It was always one of my favourites. This looks so yummy!
Hi Natalie, glad to bring back some memories! I only wish my mother would have! 🙂
Mouth-watering pie!!
It looks so rich and scrumptious – definitely my kind of dessert 🙂
🙂 Appreciate it Winnie! 🙂
Mollie you are stomping on all our resolutions for healthy eating with these sweet temptations! I can’t believe how lofty this pie is. For a French girl, I’ve never made one of these but I will try it for the next special occasion,
Thanks, Johanne! I keep meaning to eat better, I really, do. The folks have such sweet tooths! I am trying to eat a big salad before every meal and less of everything else, tho!
Looks delicious! Happy FF!
Thanks! And happy FF to you, too!
Now that is food porn! A silk cake? Wow! What a lucky family you have 🙂
Thank you for sharing this with everyone at fiesta Friday, I think it will be very popular!
It is very silky, hense the name…thanks Elaine, and thanks for being our gracious hostess this week!! 🙂
My pleasure 🙂
What a delicious looking pie, Mollie! I can understand why this is a favorite. This might be my next favorite birthday ‘cake’, too! 😀
Thanks, Jhuls, you and my son, haha! 🙂 Cake is cake, but this is an extravaganza! 🙂
Lovely pie Frau. I could do with some of this in my life.
Thanks, Conor! 🙂 And Happy New Year’s to you and yours! 🙂
It is good to know your remember the late 90’s. I barely do. What a yummy looking pie.
That’s coz you’re such a sweet young thang, Quinn! Thanks, and happy TBT! 🙂
Yummy!
Thanks! It really is a fave at our house! 🙂
looks so good! No wonder your son loves this!
Thanks! He does have good taste! 🙂
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French silk has always been one of my absolute favorites! I’ve never made it with a crumb crust, I’ll have to do that next time!
Well, we like the crumb or cookie crust better than the pastry, but I think the pastry is probably more traditional. At least that’s how they make it at Baker’s Square, lol!
I love French Silk Pie! Yours look marvelous! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, it’s always a hit at our house! 🙂
This is just goodness on a plate! This was my favorite pie for a long time, and I’ve never made it. It looks amazing and dangerously good!
Thanks, Julie. You’ll have to make it and let me know how you like it! 🙂 A perfect excuse to have friends over for dessert on a cold Midwestern evening!
Looks better than George Clooney too…
LOL! I love it!! Of course, I date myself because I don’t know who any of the new star “hotties” are. Well, other than Justin Bieber who everyone has heard of!! Ok, maybe that guy who plays Damian in Vampire Diaries. Ian Somerhalder. He’s kinda a hottie….
Wait til you’re 50 and the only person you can think of is George Clooney…silly me.
lol, been there, done that…Now closer to 60 than 50…
Oh well I’m a young thing then! I’m so glad. If only I could get up out of my rocking chair to celebrate😘
haha!
Oooh I love a silk chocolate pie. I only typically share a slice with a table when I go out to eat that offers it. I can’t imagine trying to eat an entire pie but boy, if it were around I probably would! Your recipe looks simple enough for me to make… 🙂
It’s super easy, and there is something about French Silk. It’s what I call “self-limiting” meaning that you really only CAN eat so much…You’ll just start eating slower, and slower, and then you’re like: “I can’t eat another bite…then you do…” haha!
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I really want something sweet, like a piece of cake or pie. Your silk pie is killing me it looks so good.
I keep thinking I HAVE to start that New Year’s healthy eating thing!! lol! And thanks!!
Lol yea I tried today kale salad then I blew it and had eggs with bread and sausage for dinner! Oh well I did get my veggies though. Really need to diet.
I donated all my “fat pants!” Now I’m in serious trouble after the holidays!!
Lol, I’ve still got mine I know better my weight yo yo’s so much I need a rotational wardrobe
I lost a little weight and thought erroneously that I would then HAVE to be very careful! oh, well!
Oh you are a tease Mollie…. I can only imagine what this must taste like, wow! No wonder it is your son’s favorite, it would be mine too 🙂 I remember the Better than Sex cake, when we lived in Texas, that was pretty popular, I made it a couple of times too! I wonder who comes up with these names 🙂
Lol, thanks, Loretta! It’s pretty darned good! I remember the late 90’s had a lot of creative names for chocolate goodies. Sinful, decadence, and a few names that would probably lose me my “g” rating! haha!