No Bake Cold Chocolate Cake
This no bake chocolate cold cake aka lazy cake is super easy and super delicious. Made with digestive biscuits, nuts, chocolate syrup and topped with a delicious chocolate ganache, this cake is the dream for lazy cooks.
Servings 12
Calories 330kcal
Ingredients
- 400 grams /14 oz Digestive biscuits
- 1/4 cup slivered pistachios
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- For the Chocolate Syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup 75 grams butter
- 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee
- For the Chocolate Ganache
- 90 grams milk chocolate roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Break the digestive biscuits into bite size pieces and place in a bowl. Fold in the nuts.
- In a saucepan, add the sugar, cocoa powder and milk.
- Cook on medium heat for a few minutes until the sugar and cocoa powder are well incorporated.
- Add the butter and cook for a few more minutes until the butter has melted completed and the chocolate syrup is gently simmering.
- Pour the chocolate syrup into the digestive biscuit pieces and mix well.
- Transfer to a round baking pan and press into the base. Place in the fridge for about 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, make the chocolate ganache.
- Gently heat the heavy cream and add the chocolate. Keeping the heat very low cook until the chocolate is completely melted. Alternatively, you can use a microwave for this step, and heat the chocolate and whipping cream together at 5 second intervals, until the chocolate is melted and your ganache is ready.
- Remove the cake from the fridge, pour over the chocolate ganache, and sprinkle with more slivered pistachios and sliced almonds.
- Transfer to the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Slice the cake and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 388IU | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg