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California Black Bottom Pie
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California Black Bottom Pie

19 ingredients 45 min + 8 min 1 - 9 inch pie openrecipes
California Black Bottom Pie

"Traditional pie with creamy chocolate and airy rum layers. This one is livened up by a walnut and graham cracker crust. You can use orange-flavored liqueur in place of the rum if you like. Lots of work, but it is very good. Please note: this recipe contains raw eggs. We recommend that pregnant women, young children, the elderly and the infirm do not consume raw eggs. Important: be sure to use only fresh eggs for this recipe."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1186
Calories
37g
Protein
44g
Fat
149g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cracker 5 saltine crackers (15g) 66
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Gelatin 1 envelope (7g) 23
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 5 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 dash cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons rum
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 8 walnut halves

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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