Doukissa
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- 4-6 hours to set
- Easy
- Makes 1 cake
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Ingredients
- 250g Unsalted butter
- 200g Marie biscuits
- 100g Blanched almonds
- 100g Sugar
- 90g Drinking chocolate
- 90g Cocoa powder
- 2tbsp Water
- 1/2tbsp Vanilla extract
- 2 Eggs
Topping
- 250g Unsalted butter
- 200g Marie biscuits
- 100g Blanched almonds
- 100g Sugar
- 90g Drinking chocolate
- 90g Cocoa powder
- 2tbsp Water
- 1/2tbsp Vanilla extract
- 2 Eggs
- 2tbsp Blanched almonds
Method
- STEP 1Soften the butter and lightly toast the almonds.
- STEP 2Mix 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 3Take the saucepan off the heat and fold in the eggs and vanilla extract.
- STEP 4Break the biscuits into 2cm pieces and stir them into the chocolate mixture gently, ensuring the mixture coats them thoroughly.
- STEP 5Fill 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 6Cover the tin with foil and place in the fridge overnight to set.
- STEP 7Once set, pull the cake out of the tin using the baking paper.
- STEP 8Toast the remaining 'topping' almonds, sprinkle them over the cake and serve.