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Recipe | No-Bake Nutty Chocolate Biscuit Cake – Easy as Can be

31 July 2012 32 Comments

‘If there is no chocolate in heaven, I am not going‘ ~ Jane Seabrook Oh no I am not jumping in the bandwagon of chocoholics. I enjoy my celibacy with chocolates barring a few occasional indulgences now and then. And given a choice between different flavors it is vanilla for me.

“Anything tastes good if it has chocolate in it” says my little princess as a matter of fact. No doubt that this luscious, gooey and seductive food is defined as world’s perfect food by many. A tiny bar of chocolate can save many bad days and meals at home.

The other day a friend gifted a large pack of Mc vities digestive biscuits which were left untouched for long by the children. Many readers asked about what digestive biscuits are, these are cookies made with wholegrain such as oats, wholewheat, finger millet or ragi and are sold with different brand names.

I used half of the pack by rolling out the chocolate Truffles and made this no-bake nutty chocolate cake with the rest. Thanks to my friend now I shop for more of these ‘once upon a time disdained’ cookies

The digestive biscuits, nuts, cocoa and the baking tin…

Ingredients

(Serves 4)

12 digestive biscuits*
1 cup toasted almonds/Pistachio/cashew nuts
¼ cup cocoa powder
2 tbsp butter/vegetable oil
1 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp water

Aha..came out well…

Method; Dry roast the nuts of your choice (I added Pistachios and walnuts) for a few minutes and crush lightly to get a coarse powder.

Break all the biscuits ( I used McVities digestive biscuits) into small pieces.

Heat butter or vegetable oil (odorless) in a pan and add cocoa in it. Mix the syrup well, take pan off the flame and pour honey in the cocoa syrup.

Slice..slice..baby..

Pour cocoa syrup in the crushed nuts and biscuits mixture and mix it well. Add water little by little to make hard dough.

Grease a small bread baking tin and place a parchment paper in it leaving enough of paper outside the tin.

Place the cookie dough in a small baking tin and pat with your hands or back of a ladle lightly to fill the tin. Refrigerate the baking tray for 3-4 hours.

Now from this angle..

Take out the cookie cake by pulling the sides of the parchment paper and slice it into thin slices using a sharp knife.

Oh..well, I look pretty from all angles

This recipe takes the shape of any mould you set it in. I set the recipe in a small bread baking tin.

And a small bite…Mmm..

* Replace a few digestive biscuits with Marie biscuits. Digestive biscuits are very brittle and will crumble into fine powder when mixed. Marie biscuits are slightly harder and the small pieces of it will hold the shape of this cake.

Designer pack for me…

Nuts and chunks of Marie biscuits give a crunchy texture to the cake without which the cake will be too gooey. Making a no-fuss and no-bake cake is as easy as can be.

If Chocolate rules your life this easy-peasy cake will send you to ecstasy!

Notes;

You can make this cake using just two ingredients also, biscuits and melted chocolate. Melt the chocolate and add the crushed biscuits, set in a mould and slice.
Spread the dough in a flat plate and cut into squares or rectangle chocolate bars.
The recipe is so easy you don’t need to follow it exactly, add a little extra biscuit if you feel the dough is liquid and or add a few drops of milk/water if it feels hard to shape the dough in the mould.
Store the cake slices in refrigerator, stays good for a week or more.
Makes a perfect snack for children.
Pour chocolate sauce over individual servings and serve it as a delicious dessert.

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32 Comments »

Deepa said:

I came here after seeing the pics (fb). last week only I had bookmarked it from net and here you are tempting me with the gorgeous clicks. superb

# 31 July 2012 at 4:50 pm

Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet said:

Looks divine! I’ve been tempted for ages to make a loaf like this – so easy.
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# 31 July 2012 at 4:54 pm

Jyoti said:

That is looking gorgeous! Such a fuss free recipe.. perfect for no cook days!
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# 31 July 2012 at 4:55 pm

nags said:

looks great! i loved all the pics

# 31 July 2012 at 5:10 pm

Mallika said:

Looks awesome! A great recipe to try with my little princess… (the the prince)

# 31 July 2012 at 5:48 pm

Anu said:

Wow you are a genius. You rock. I am going to try this soon…

# 31 July 2012 at 7:02 pm

Zane & Van | Spicy Beautiful said:

Wow! We love anything chocolatey and this recipe is divine. we’re bookmarking this now. thanks for sharing

# 31 July 2012 at 7:10 pm

chinmayie @ love food eat said:

Such a simple treat! It really looks tempting…
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# 31 July 2012 at 7:19 pm

Asmita said:

This is such an easy and delicious recipe! I love how fancy it looks. One would think it would require so much effort. Wonderful!
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# 31 July 2012 at 8:03 pm

vaishali sabnani said:

oh my my…these look so easy and absolutely delicious…wont waste any time!!..tom morning first thing..what timing Sanjeeta!..was just thinking of making something for Raksha Bandhan:))
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# 31 July 2012 at 8:16 pm

Vimitha said:

Thats looks so inviting.. Would love to have a bite… Nice pics

# 31 July 2012 at 8:45 pm

kristy @ the wicked noodle said:

How fun that this is no-bake!! Looks so good.
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# 1 August 2012 at 1:50 am

Mary said:

This looks rather like a fruitcake with the dark dough and the colored bits in it, love the bright green pistachios studded into the cocoa background. I’m trying to think what could substitute for the the digestive biscuit or Marie biscuit, they aren’t sold in the US. Maybe biscotti.
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# 1 August 2012 at 5:06 am

Faith said:

You are so right, this lovely treat really does look pretty from all angles! It sounds delicious too, I love how you can see all the goodies inside!
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# 1 August 2012 at 7:11 am

Nandita said:

Awesome post Sanjeeta!!! Loved all the pictures
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# 1 August 2012 at 12:20 pm

prachi said:

I love this cake really its looking are so lovely,thank you for sharing with me,

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# 1 August 2012 at 1:13 pm

Angie@Angie's Recipes said:

It looks GORGEOUS!
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# 1 August 2012 at 6:33 pm

dassana@veg recipes of india said:

these are looking so good. such an easy and simple recipe to enjoy a chocolate love.
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# 2 August 2012 at 12:18 am

Jayasri said:

Loved all the clicks, beautiful contrasts, it is definitely looking too good not to try.., all the nuts in it are inviting me.., will definitely give this a go.., I had seen this on fb, I came looking for it..
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# 2 August 2012 at 1:55 am

mjskit said:

I think it’s a perfect snack for ME! I do love chocolate and nuts so there is no way I would leave out the nuts! What a prefect snack for the summer when I don’t use the oven! Love this snack! It’s gorgeous from every angle, just like you!
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# 2 August 2012 at 8:16 am

Jamie said:

This is so pretty and so decadent but I can so imagine having a slice with a cup of coffee. This is really giving me ideas, now!

# 3 August 2012 at 12:47 am

Javelin Warrior said:

On Fridays, I share my favorite food finds in a series called Food Fetish Friday – and I love this post so I’m featuring it as part of today’s roundup (with a link-back and attribution). I hope you have no objections and I love the inspiration I get from your food…
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# 3 August 2012 at 9:42 am

Nami | Just One Cookbook said:

I LOVE your pictures Sanjeeta! No bake sounds wonderful for hot summer and you still get this delicious treat. I love those nuts peaking from the cake. Gorgeous photos!
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# 3 August 2012 at 11:46 am

Priya said:

Highly irresistible and super tempting.
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# 4 August 2012 at 1:28 pm

Shumaila said:

This has been on my list to make for a long time. Your cake looks great! Love how neat it looks!
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# 6 August 2012 at 12:02 am

foodwanderings said:

Ooh this is almost identical to a a no bake dessert we make in Israel, with biscuits and cocoa. This post is gorgeous Sanjeeta!

# 6 August 2012 at 5:52 pm

Rajani said:

The bars look absolutely fantastic!

I had bookmarked a similar recipe from Vasantha Moorthy’s Menu Planning book. After having a look here, I am off to kitchen to make some .
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# 9 August 2012 at 3:32 pm

Divya said:

The cake looks delicious! Love the fact that it is no-bake.
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# 10 August 2012 at 12:58 am

Kiran @ KiranTarun.com said:

MMmm… I love no bake cakes that is chock-full of wholesome nuts
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# 15 August 2012 at 12:26 am

Lakshmi said:

A good idea for a quick, easy dessert. It reminds me of a layered cake I haven’t had since childhood, but the name of it escapes me. I’m pretty sure I will try this recipe at one desperate moment!
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# 7 October 2012 at 12:15 pm