Basic French Silk Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 graham cracker pie crust or 1 pie crust
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
4 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 1/2 2 1/2 teaspoons Kahlua or 2 1/2 teaspoons Grand Marnier

Preparation

Melt chocolate in a double boiler set over simmering water.
Set aside to cool to thick but still liquid.
Combine eggs and sugar in a double broiler until hot but not scrambled.
Remove from heat.
With a mixer beat the chocolate into the egg mixture, then beat in the cold butter.
Beat for 15 minutes--yes 15 minutes--you wanted silk.
Beat in vanilla and booze.
Scrape the filling into the shell and chill in fridge for at least 3 hours.
Serve with whipped cream.