Classic French Silk Pie

Ingredients

• any 9-inch pie shell I like a chocolate crumb crust
• 1 c sugar
• 34 c butter no substituting with margarine
• 1 12 tsp vanilla
• 14 tsp cream of tartar
• 3 oz unsweetened chocolate melted and cooled
• 3 eggs
• 1 c chilled whipping cream
• 2 Tbsp powdered sugar

Directions

1. Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy
2. Stir in vanilla cream of tartar and chocolate
3. Beat in eggs until light and fluffy about 3 minutes
4. Pour into pie shell
5. Refrigerate to set 3 to 4 hours or cover with plastic wrap and freeze at least 8 hours
6. If pie is frozen remove from freezer 15 minutes prior to serving
7. Beat whipping cream and powdered sugar in a chilled 1 12-quart bowl until stiff
8. Top pie with cream and garnish with chopped nuts or chocolate curls