A couple of Waste Not Want Not Recipes - Using Biscuit Crumb Recipe One Chocolate Refrigerator Cake

Weather has been far better today and I have also had a much better day today but more on that tomorrow.

The first recipe is a chocolate Refrigerator cake.  I have been making this on and off for years and you can use light, dark or white chocolate to make this.  You can also add in other items that you like as well.

I originally posted the recipe in 2009 and the link is here for the recipe and details: Chocolate Refrigerator Cake Recipe

However, I am including the recipe here again for ease of use:

This is a regular make in this household and something that I make when I am having a touch of the blues. Funny how sweet stuff puts a different perspective on things. Its also a good prepared in advance to bring out a Christmas. You can of course add what ever takes your fancy like dried mango crystallised pineapple coconut, cranberries the choice is yours.

Ingredients:

350g/12 oz good quality Cooking Chocolate dark or plain the choice is yours - not cake covering which is of an inferior quality for this cake
4 tablespoons strong black coffee
4 tablespoon brandy
8 oz digestive biscuits, graham crackers or a good plain biscuit can be used broken
90g/3 oz/ 3/4 cup toasted slivered flaked almonds
90g/3 oz/1/3 cup glace (candied) cherries
300ml/1/2 pint cups of double (heavy) cream

You can equally vary things up a bit - for instance I have not used Brandy but it is a good one for Christmas.  Also you can mix up the ingredients a bit as well, mini marshmallows, other nuts such as pecans, cranberries, use white chocolate, or dark chocolate instead of dairy, crystallised ginger pieces etc.

There is no cooking as such with this recipe which is why in one sense I like it can easily be rustled up even on a week night

Grease an 18 cm/7 inch round loose bottomed cake tin/pan it can be square or round
Melt the chocolate with the coffee in a heat proof bowl placed over a simmering pan of water - don't let the water boil into the bowl as it will ruin the product - equally don't let the bowl touch the bottom of the pan.

Remove from the heat and stir in the brandy biscuits almonds and glace cherries. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Chill overnight.

Turn out onto a serving plate. (Whip the cream until just stiff and pipe it over the top of the cake. Decorate with grated chocolate or chocolate curls) I don't usually decorate with the cream that's why ended up missing it out. Cut in thin wedges if set in a round pan and cut into strips if using the square pan.

Munch and enjoy

Always gratifying to squeeze something extra out of ingredients that may otherwise not get used.

The second recipe is a Cheesecake Recipe.  More on that another day though.

Have a lovely evening and Happy Easter

Catch you soon.

Pattypan

x

PS Photos will have to follow later on as they are taking their time at the moment.