Chocolate Biscuit Cake

One of our specialities at The Shack Restaurant and indeed, one of my own favourite desserts. This is the sort of cake you can only eat a small bit of, as it is extremely heavy, but washing it down with a cup of coffee is everything!

Preparation time: 30 Minutes, plus 2 hours setting time.

Cooking time: 5 Minutes

Ideal storage: Store in an airtight container for up to 7days

Ingredients

Serves 8

150g dark chocolate
150g Irish butter
225g digestive biscuits, broken 25g walnuts
25g cherries
25g sultana
50ml fresh cream

Method

You will also need a 20cm cake tin (Greased)

1. Line the tin with baking parchment paper.
2. In a saucepan, bring to a low heat and add the butter and chocolate.
3. Allow the chocolate and butter to melt, remove from the heat.
4. Add and stir in the cream.
5. Add all the other ingredients, making sure that the chocolate mix covers the all the ingredients.
6. Transfer the content into a cake tin and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours to set 

   Food Photography by Anna Nowakowska