Quick chocolate & nut cake

Quick chocolate & nut cake

The perfect pudding for a speedy, no-cook treat

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Plus chilling

Method

  1. Line a 900g loaf tin with a double layer of cling film. Melt the butter, chocolate and sugar in the microwave on medium for 2-3 mins or in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water over a low heat. Stir in the cinnamon, macaroons or the coconut biscuits and nuts.
  2. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin, smooth over the surface with a knife and cover completely with cling film. Leave in the fridge to set for at least 2 hrs. To serve, set on a plate, remove cling film and sprinkle with desiccated coconut. The cake is fairly rich, so slice into thin pieces and serve with fresh fruit or ice cream if you like.

Per serving

759 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 73g, fat 50 g, saturated fat 22g, fibre 3g, sugar 70g, salt 0.32 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2005.

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  • 05 October 2008

    Jonathan rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 06 June 2009

    Nina rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Easy to make but far too rich for "cake" or pudding (I can take a lot of sweetness but found this only edible in small fudge-chunk pieces). Cant see why it needs the extra sugar at all, if I made it again (which I cant justify having just spotted the horrific calorie content!) Id definately leave that out.

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  • 28 August 2010

    joleex rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this and thought it was absolutley lovely. It is VERY rich, but if you like dark chocolate, then this is a winner. My boyfriend loves this. You do only need small slices, but it is great for serving with coffee at a dinner party.

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  • 31 March 2011

    Alicec294 commented on this recipe

    Very rich, but was a hit! I think next time I would put digestive biscuit in it to give it a bit more crunch. Probably won't do again for a while as so calorific, but a nice treat!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Plus chilling

Ingredients

  • 100g butter
  • 400g dark chocolate
  • 50g sugar
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 200g macaroons or coconut biscuits, broken into pieces
  • 100g Brazil nuts , roughly chopped
  • desiccated coconut , to serve
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Per serving

759 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 73g, fat 50 g, saturated fat 22g, fibre 3g, sugar 70g, salt 0.32 g

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