• In a small microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate in 30 second increments, stirring in between each increment until smooth. Let cool down and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream and beat butter and sugar for about 2 minutes until fluffy. Add melted chocolate to butter mixture. Add in vanilla and beat until combined.
• Continue to beat mixture for 15-20 minutes at medium speed, adding eggs in one at a time spacing them about 5 minutes apart before adding the next one.
• Pour into cool baked pie shell and evenly and carefully spread over pie. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours.

Whipped Cream

• Beat heavy cream on high, gradually adding in sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
• Spread or pipe prepared whipped cream over pie.
• Garnish with curled chocolate and cover and chill until ready to serve.

Chocolate Curls

• I went the easy route and made my chocolate curls by shaving off chocolate from a giant chocolate block with my potato peeler. I even had some chocolate shavers, but actually preferred the potato peeler curls to those.