Free Recipes at rubyglen.com! Mud Pie 1/2 cup butter or margarine (125 ml) 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (500 ml) 4 cups coffee ice cream (softened) (1 liter) 1/3 cup cocoa (75 ml) 3 tbsp butter or margarine (50 ml) 2/3 cup white sugar (150 ml) 1/3 cup whipping cream (75 ml) 1 tsp vanilla (5 ml) 1 cup whipping cream (250 ml) or substitute 1 tbsp white sugar (15 ml) ½ tsp vanilla (2 ml) Shaved chocolate - optional Sliced almonds - optional To make the crust: Melt butter. Mix in crumbs. Press into the bottom and sides  of a 9" pie plate. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Cool. Once crust has cooled fill with chocolate ice cream.  Freeze until firm. To make topping: Put cocoa, butter, sugar, whipping cream & vanilla into a pan.   Heat & stir over medium heat until it boils. Remove from heat.   Cool for 10 minutes & then pour over ice cream. Return to freezer. To garnish: Whip cream. Add sugar & vanilla. Spread on top of pie.  Garnish with shaved chocolate & almonds if desired. Serve. NOTE: If you can't find coffee ice cream you can dissolve 2 tsp (10 ml) of instant coffee in 4 tsp (20 ml) hot water and mix into soft vanilla ice cream.