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Chocolate Fridge Cake

On any cake stall there has to be chocolate, and what could be better or easier than this chocolate fridge cake full of dried fruits and ginger biscuits? If it is a hot day, keep the tray cool on a bed of ice or ice packs, and serve slices onto sheets of rice paper to be eaten straight away.

  • Vegetarian
Preparation time:
15 minutes, plus 3-4 hours chilling
Cooking time:
15 minutes
Total time:
3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours 30 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes 30 minutes
Makes:
 16 squares

Ingredients

  • 300g Waitrose Continental Milk Chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 175g unsalted butter, cut into cubes
  • 4 tbsp golden syrup
  • 150g ginger biscuits
  • 150g ready-to-eat dried apricots, cut into pieces
  • 100g sultanas
  • 100g hazelnuts, roughly chopped
  • 2 bars Cadbury's Crunchie, roughly chopped
  • 3 tubes Smarties
  • 50g Green & Black's Organic Creamy Vanilla White Chocolate

Method

  1. Line a 23cm square or 22 x 25cm tray with clingfilm or baking parchment. Place the milk chocolate in a large heatproof bowl with the butter and syrup and allow to melt over a pan of barely simmering water for about 6-7 minutes, taking care not to let the bowl touch the water.
  2. Meanwhile, break the biscuits into small pieces with a rolling pin. Stir all the remaining ingredients, except the Smarties and white chocolate, into the melted chocolate mixture until evenly coated.
  3. Pour into the prepared tray and level with the back of a spoon. Scatter the Smarties evenly over the top. Melt the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water for 4-5 minutes. Then, using a spoon, drizzle or flick the white chocolate over the top of the cake. Chill in the fridge for 3-4 hours, or overnight. Cut into 16 squares using a large sharp knife dipped into hot water. The pieces will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Cook's tips

Break the biscuits by placing in a clean food bag and crushing with a rolling pin.

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Phil Facey

Phil Facey 09 February 2011 11:06

This is a great recipe - I made it for a friends 30th the other weekend.... it didnt last very long in the fridge though.... very nice....

Suffolk Farm

Suffolk Farm 13 January 2010 10:23

So good. The crunchie bars are inspired!

mcfarde

mcfarde 21 October 2008 22:19

This is so good - had to substitute a few times - i.e. m & m's instead of smarties, chocolate buttons on top, left out apricots - all tasted just as good

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 401.0kcal
Fat 25.4g
Saturated Fat 13.4g

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in June 2004