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No-Bake Hazelnut Chocolate Fridge Cake

No-Bake Hazelnut Chocolate Fridge Cake

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A decadent chocolate fridge cake made from a medley of biscuits, hazelnuts, Nutella and a whole lot of chocolate.
Course Dessert
Keyword butter, Chocolate, Dessert, Nuts
Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 2 cups 200 g digestive biscuits or any plain cookie, crumbled
  • 4 oz 100 g hazelnuts, chopped (I like to toast them but toasting is optional)
  • ½ cup 115 g butter
  • 4 oz 115 g chocolate (a combination of milk and dark works best)
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 4 tbsp Chocolate hazelnut spread such as Nutella optional
  • For the chocolate hazelnut ganache:
  • ½ cup 125 mL heavy cream (can be ¼ cup for a thicker glaze)
  • 4 oz 115 g chocolate (combo of milk and dark), chopped
  • 4 tbsp chocolate hazelnut spread optional

For the topping:

  • Digestive biscuits/plain cookies crushed
  • Chopped hazelnuts

Instructions

  • In a bowl, roughly crush the digestive biscuits and mix with the chopped hazelnuts. Toasting the nuts is optional, but if you would like to do so, place on a greased baking tray for 10-15 minutes in a 350 F (180 C) oven. Then rub the hazelnuts with a paper towel to remove the skins.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the butter, chocolate, heavy cream and Nutella. Microwave, stirring every 30 seconds for 2-3 minutes or melt over a double boiler until smooth.
  • Pour the chocolate mixture over the cookie/hazelnut mixture and stir gently to combine. Firmly press the cookie mixture into a 8 inch (20 cm) cake tin lined with foil and greased with butter.
  • Chill for 1-2 hours or until firm.
  • For the glaze, place the chocolate and chocolate hazelnut spread in a bowl.
  • Bring the heavy cream to a boil in the microwave/in a saucepan and pour the spread and chocolate.
  • Let the mixture sit for 30 seconds then stir till smooth.
  • Remove the cake from the cake pan and peel off the foil.
  • You can wait till the glaze hardens in order to spread it atop like a frosting, or you can pour it over the cake so that it forms a glossy outer coating.
  • Sprinkle the cake with toasted, chopped hazelnuts to garnish.

Notes

Recipe adapted from  The Children's Step-by-step Cookbook by Angela Wilkes