Cold Desserts Recipes - Chilled Chocolate Slice Recipe

  
 

Cold Desserts Recipes - Chilled Chocolate Slice

Ingredients

  • 115g/1/2 cup butter, melted

  • 225g/8oz ginger biscuits, finely crushed

  • 50g/2oz stale sponge cake crumbs

  • 60-75ml/4-5 tbsp orange juice

  • 115g/4oz stoned dates

  • 25g/1/4 cup finely chopped nuts

  • 175g/6oz bitter chocolate

  • 300ml/1 1/4 cups whipping cream

  • grated chocolate and icing sugar, to decorate

Method:

  1. Mix together the butter and ginger biscuits crumbs, then pack around the sides and base of an 18cm/7in loose-based flan tin. Chill in the fridge while making the filling.

  2. Put the cake crumbs into a large bowl, with the orange juice and leave to soak. Warm the dates thoroughly, then mash and blend into the cake crumbs along with the nuts.

  3. Melt the chocolate with 45-60ml/3-4 tbsp of the ream. Softly whip the rest of the cream, then fold in the melted chocolate mixture.

  4. Stir the cream and chocolate mixture into the crumbs and mix well. Pour into the biscuits case, mark into portions and leave to set. Scatter over the grated chocolate and dist with icing sugar. Serve cut in wedges.