Black Bottom Pecan Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 (8 inch) unbaked pie shells
• 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping

Recipe

• 1 for fudge filling:
• 2 in a small bowl, combine all fudge filling ingredients in the order given. blend with an electric mixer at medium speed.pour into unbaked pie shell.
• 3 for pecan topping:
• 4 in another small bowl, combine all ingredients except pecans. blend with mixer at medium speed until well blended. stir in pecans.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for the first 20 minutes. spoon pecan topping over partially baked pie. return to oven and bake an additional 30-35 minutes until crust is brown. once cooled can be served as is or with a thick layer of whipped topping swirled over the top. this is a very rich pie.