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A slice of chocolate biscuit cake is placed on a white plate. The cake is made up of a dense mixture of chocolate and crumbled biscuits, with a smooth, shiny chocolate layer on top. There is another similar slice visible in the background.
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No-Bake Chocolate Biscuit Cake Recipe

Prep Time20 minutes
WORK TIME20 minutes
Cuisine: World
Servings: 12 yields

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 500 g Digestive biscuits/crackers
  • 150 g Walnuts/hazelnuts/almonds roasted (optional)
  • ¾ cup 150g Sugar
  • ⅔ cup 150g Butter
  • ½ cup 50g Cocoa powder
  • 1 cup 240ml Water/coffee

For the ganache:

  • 120 g Dark chocolate
  • ½ cup 120ml Heavy cream

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Crush/ break the biscuits into small pieces. Place them in a large bowl. if you are using nuts, crush them as well and add to the bowl. set aside.
    2. In a saucepan combined sugar, butter, cocoa powder and water/coffee. Place the saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring constantly.
    3. Pour chocolate syrup over the biscuits and stir until well coated.
    4. Transfer the mixture into a 9-inch (23cm) pan. Press firmly to create flat surface cake. Refrigerate while making the ganache.
    5. Make chocolate ganache: chop the chocolate and place in a heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan heat the cream, when starts to simmer remove from heat and pour over the chocolate. Let sit for 1-2 minutes and stir until melted and smooth.
    6. Pour the ganache over the cake and refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours before serving.
    7. Decorate with nuts.

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