Tourta Sokolatas Psigiou (Chocolate Refrigerator Cake)

(from kookiet’s recipe box)

Source: Greekfoodanddrink.com (from RecipeThing user justbringmesugar)

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Serves 10 people

Ingredients

  • 225g rich-tea biscuits, roughly broken
  • 120ml milk 2 tbsp brandy
  • 225g butter, softened
  • 225g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 4 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 100g blanched almonds, toasted and roughly chopped
  • Vegetable oil, for greasing

Directions

  1. Place the biscuits in a large mixing bowl. Pour the milk and brandy over them and allow to soak until the liquid has been absorbed.

  2. Place the butter and sugar in a medium-sized bowl and beat until well blended and creamy. Beat in the egg yolks, then add the vanilla essence, cocoa powder and chopped nuts.

  3. isk the egg whites in clean, dry bowl and fold into the chocolate mixture. Stir in the soaked biscuits. Lightly grease a 1.2 ½ pt loaf tin, line with greaseproof paper and pour in the biscuit mixture. Spread evenly in the dish and freeze for about 4 hours, or until solid. Remove from the freezer about 30 mins before serving and keep chilled in the refrigerator. Turn out on to serving plate and cut into thin slices to serve.

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