Recipes for "mud pie"

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Mud Pie I

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ¼ cup hot fudge topping
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a pie plate well.

2. Combine sugar and butter or margarine in a mixing bowl. Blend in vanilla, salt, and beaten eggs. Stir in flour and cocoa . Stir in nuts. Pour mixture into pan.

3. Bake 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Immediately prick holes in pie; spread fudge sauce over top. Cool.

4. Beat cold whipping cream and confectioners' sugar in a chilled bowl until peaks form; spread over fudge sauce. Drizzle pie with additional fudge sauce. Refrigerate.