Chocolate Biscuit Cake
This is a very delicious no-cook layered cake that is kept in the refrigerator, called Kalter Hund in German. Note that this recipe contains raw egg.
Ingredients
Serves: 16
- 450g thin butter biscuits
- 1/4 cup (60ml) rum
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup (150g) white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1/4 cup (20g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 115g butter, melted
Directions
Preparation:30min ›
Extra time:3hours chilling ›
Ready in:3hours30min
- Brush or sprinkle the butter biscuits with rum. Line a loaf tin with aluminium foil, leaving enough extra at the sides to fold over the top for storage.
- In a bowl whip the egg and sugar together until thick and pale. Whisk in vanilla and cocoa powder until well blended then stir in melted butter.
- Line the bottom of the loaf tin with butter biscuits. Spread a 1cm layer of chocolate cream over the bottom. Place another layer of biscuits, followed by another layer of cream. Repeat until cream is gone ending with biscuits on the top. Fold aluminium foil over the top and place in the refrigerator until firm, about 3 hours. Slice and serve.
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Reviews in English (8)
I actually haven't tried this recipe because I have one from my mother that uses coconut butter instead of dairy butter, and social tea biscuits instead of butter cookies. But there is nothing on earth quite like this dessert. I've had this every Christmas since I was old enough to chew food. My mom still makes about 10 of these every Christmas and gives them away, and everybody always goes crazy for them. - 28 Nov 2005 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
Wow, the alcohol content in this dessert was unbelievable. This is definitely not something you want to give children. With that said, this was quite worth the time and the ingredients to make - it turned out extremely rich and flavorful. I did not use "standard" American butter cookies for this dish, however, as the holes in the center wouldn't have allowed them to lay properly in the pan. You will need European style cookies for this - they are square. I used a brand called LU Petit Beurre - it can be found in any large-scale supermarket. The rest of the recipe I did "as normal", and it worked perfectly fine. Very rich and delicious, indeed. It's well worth trying. Just watch the booze!!!! - 20 Nov 2005 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
ALWAYS use coconut oil! The original german recipe asks for coconut oil. Also, you don't have to put rum in it. My mom would make that cake a lot for birthdays (I actually am german and grew up over there) and she never put alcohol in it. - 17 Dec 2010 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)