Ingredients

Crust:

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 square unsweetened chocolate, grated
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. water
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Filling:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. instant coffee powder
• 1 square unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2 eggs

Topping:

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
• 2 Tbsp. instant coffee powder
• chocolate curls

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture forms particles slightly larger than grains of rice. Stir in walnuts, brown sugar and chocolate. Add water and vanilla. Toss with fork. Press into 9 inch pie pan to form crust. Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes. Cool.

Beat butter in mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually add sugar and beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Blend in chocolate and instant coffee. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating for 2 or 3 minutes after each addition. Turn into cooled pie shell. Chill.

Combine cream, sugar and instant coffee in small mixer bowl. Chill for 1 hour. Beat until stiff. Spread on chilled pie.

By Robin from Washington, IA