To adjust for high altitude I added a ¼ cup milk and baked at 300˚
Ingredients
1 - 9" pastry shell (use your favorite recipe or mine: Grandma's Pie Crust FOR THE CHOCOLATE
½ cup water
2oz chocolate (I used chocolate chips)
⅔ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup butter
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract FOR THE CAKE
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1¼ cup sifted cake flour
¾ cup granulated sugar
1¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
¼ cup butter, soft
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 egg
Preparation Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350˚.
Roll out the pie crust and place in a 9" pie plate, set aside.
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the water and chocolate, stirring until the chocolate is melted.
Add the sugar and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Remove from and stir in the butter and vanilla, set aside. FOR THE CAKE
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (if you do not have an electric mixer, no worries, just use a bowl and spoon).
Add the milk, butter and vanilla and the egg and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes (if doing it by hand - 200 strokes).
Add the walnuts and beat for 1 more minute or 100 more strokes.
Pour the batter into the pie shell.
Stir the chocolate sauce and then carefully drizzle it all over the batter. It will sort of sink into it and that's what you're going for.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
Serve warm and topped with whipped cream.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2013/09/chocolate-funny-cake-pie/