1 & 1/4 cup chocolate wafer crumbs

1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

3 eggs

1 (12 oz) package semisweet chocolate morsels, melted

2 tsp instant coffee granules

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

sweetened whipped cream

chocolate syrup

Garnishes: maraschino cherries

Combine chocolate crumbs and 1/3 cup melted butter; firmly press mixture on bottom and sides if a 9″ pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes.

Cream 1/2 cup butter; gradually add brown sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in melted chocolate and next 4 ingredients. Pour mixture into prepared crust. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes; cool completely on wire rack.

Before serving top with sweetened whipped cream, drizzle with chocolate, and garnish with cherries.

Recipe by E. Jean Sharpe

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