Doukissa

Method

• step 1

  Soften the butter and lightly toast the almonds.

• step 2

  Mix in a saucepan with the sugar, cocoa and drinking chocolate, over a medium heat. Stir occasionally until the sugar, cocoa and drinking chocolate has dissolved.

• step 3

  Take the saucepan off the heat and fold in the eggs and vanilla extract.

• step 4

  Break the biscuits into 2cm pieces and stir them into the chocolate mixture gently, ensuring the mixture coats them thoroughly.

• step 5

  Fill a 500g loaf tin with baking paper and turn the chocolate and biscuit mixture into it. Press the mixture down firmly with a wooden spoon.

• step 6

  Cover the tin with foil and place in the fridge overnight to set.

• step 7

  Once set, pull the cake out of the tin using the baking paper.

• step 8

  Toast the remaining 'topping' almonds, sprinkle them over the cake and serve.