The Queen's Chocolate Biscuit Cake

This is a very simple and absolutely delicious dessert recipe! The recipe was provided by Michael Dunn, a former chef at Buckingham Palace.

Ingredients

- 20 arrowroot biscuits (4 oz/125 g)
- 8 oz (250 g) Bittersweet chocolate (Belgian if possible), finely chopped
- 1 cup (250 ml) Whipping cream
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) Granulated sugar

Perparation

Line 5-3/4- x3-1/4-inch (625 ml) loaf pan with waxed paper; set aside.

Break biscuits into 1/2-inch (1 cm) pieces; place in large bowl. Place chocolate in heatproof bowl. In saucepan, stir cream with sugar; bring to boil. Pour over chocolate and whisk until smooth. Add 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) of the chocolate mixture to biscuit pieces; stir to coat.

Pour biscuit mixture into prepared pan; smooth top. Cover and refrigerate cake and remaining chocolate mixture separately until cake is firm, about 4 hours. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.)

Remove remaining chocolate mixture from refrigerator; let come to room temperature.

Invert cake onto serving plate; peel off paper. Using small palette knife, spread remaining chocolate mixture over cake. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. (Make-ahead: Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 days.) Slice thinly.

Taken from canadianliving.com