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           Alabama Chocolate-Pecan Jumbo Christmas Fudge Pie

Recipe By     : Rebecca Oeswein <[email protected]>
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Pies                             Chocolate

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1 1/4   c            Chocolate wafer crumbs
    1/3   c            Butter -- melted
    1/2   c            Butter -- softened
    3/4   c            Sugar, brown
  3                    Egg
 12       oz           Semisweet chocolate morsels
                       -melted
  2       ts           Coffee, instant
  1       t            Vanilla extract
    1/2   c            Flour
  1       c            Pecans -- coarsely chopped
                       Whipped cream, sweetened
                       Chocolate syrup
                       Maraschino cherries with
                       -stems
                       Mint sprigs

       Combine chocolate wafer crumbs and 1/3 cup
 melted butter; firmly press on bottom and sides of a
 9-inch tart pan or pieplate.  Bake at 350F for 6 to 8
 minutes.

       Cream 1/2 cup softened butter; gradually add
 brown sugar with the electric mixer at medium speed
 until blended.  Add the eggs, one at a time, beating
 after each addition.  Stir in the melted chocolate,
 instant coffee granules, vanilla extract, flour and
 chopped pecans.  Pour into the prepared crust.  Bake
 at 375F for 25 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool
 completely on a rack.

       Before serving, pipe sweetened whipped cream on
 each piece and drizzle with chocolate syrup.  Garnish
 with cherries and/or mint if desired.

       [ Advertisement letter for "Christmas With
 SOUTHERN LIVING 1990" ]



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