Pecan Torte - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1/2 c. pecans, chopped or ground
1/2 c. butter
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. powdered sugar
1 c. Cool Whip
1 large pkg. instant vanilla pudding
3 c. milk
1 1/4 c. chocolate wafer cookie or graham cracker crumbs (about 24 cookies)
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
2/3 c. chocolate flavored syrup
2 Tbsp. instant coffee or instant decaf
1 tsp. hot water
1 c. (1/2 pt.) whipping cream, whipped

Preparation

In small bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and margarine.
In buttered 9-inch spring-form pan or 13 x 9-inch pan, pat crumbs firmly on bottom and up sides of pan.
Chill.