Chocolate Crunch Cake No Bake Recipes

CHOCOLATE CRUNCH RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C
• Mix the flour, sugar and cocoa in a large mixing bowl
• Melt the butter until runny (either in microwave or in a pan)
• Pour the melted butter into the flour mixture and mix to a crumble
• Butter a deep-sided tin, then tip the crumble mixture into it
• Use your hands or a spatula to press the crumble down to form a flat, dense cake
• Bake in the oven for 20 minutes
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle with more granulated sugar
• Allow to cool for 1 minute if you like them warm and soft, otherwise allow to fully cool for a 'crunch'

CHOCOLATE CRUNCH CAKE (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Line a cake tin with clingfilm/greaseproof paper. I vary the tin depending on the event - a loaf-style cake is better for home use, cookie trays are easier for slicing up for a pot luck, or a regular round cake tin is fine if you're using the cake for a birthday.
• Melt the chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl (either over a pan of simmering water, or you can nuke it in the microwave in 10-second bursts).
• Pour the condensed milk into the chocolate and butter mixture and beat together until creamy.
• Add the broken biscuits and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into the cake tin and press it well into the corners.
• Leave to cool a little then refrigerate until set (it usually takes at least 2 hours depending on how cold your fridge is).

CHOCOLATE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter a 20cm square tin and line with baking parchment. Stir the melted butter and vanilla together in a bowl. Mix the caster sugar, flour and cocoa together in another bowl.
• Pour the bowl of wet ingredients into the dry and beat together, then add the egg and beat again until combined. Press into the prepared tin. Brush the top with water and sprinkle over the granulated sugar.
• Bake for 30-35 mins. Leave to cool slightly in the tin for 5 mins before slicing into squares and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

NO BAKE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• If using hazelnuts: Preheat the oven to 350 degree F (177 degree C) and place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet. Bake for about 15 minutes or until fragrant and the skins begin to flake. Remove from oven and place a dish towel over the nuts. Let the nuts sit for a few minutes and then rub the nuts in the towel briskly to remove the skins. Let cool and then chop coarsely.
• If using almonds, walnuts, pecans, and/or macadamia nuts: In a 350 degree F oven bake the nuts for about 8 - 10 minutes or until lightly brown and fragrant. Let cool then chop coarsely.
• Then in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, melt the butter and chocolate.
• Meanwhile break the digestive cookies into small pieces (about 1/2 inch).
• Once the butter and chocolate are melted, remove from heat and stir in the digestive cookies, along with their crumbs, and the chopped nuts.
• Spread this mixture into a lightly buttered 8 inch tart or cake pan, cover, and refrigerate for several hours or until set. Cut or break into slices. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.