Chocolate and Coffee Icebox Cake
This chocolate coffee cake recipe is rich, creamy and effortlessly indulgent – layers of cocoa biscuit and silky filling come together for a no-fuss dessert with serious flavour.
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Ingredients
Method
1. Pre heat the oven to 180°C.
2. In a large mixer beat the butter and sugar together, add the egg then fold in the flours. Tip onto a floured surface and knead lightly. Roll into long sausage shapes wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
3. Unwrap and slice into circles then pop onto a greased and lined baking tray and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, cool.
4. Whip the cream and add the vanilla paste, ginger syrup and camp coffee essence - it needs to be lightly whipped only.
5. To assemble, place 7 biscuits onto a cake stand, cover in a layer of cream, top with another layer of biscuits and repeat the process until you have used all the biscuits finish with a layer of cream. decorate with ginger, cherries and grated chocolate. Chill until you're ready to serve.
A super-chill classic with a bold coffee kick!
This icebox chocolate coffee cake recipe might sound a little old-fashioned but it’s seriously good!
First an explainer, what is an icebox cake? At its core, it’s a simple layering game. The biscuits (or cookies) in these types of chocolate coffee cake dishes are alternated with a creamy filling, then left to chill until everything melds together. The biscuits absorb moisture from the cream, taking on a soft, cake-like texture without ever seeing the inside of an oven. Clever, huh?
As the layers settle, the magic really happens. What starts as individual components becomes one amazing dessert with the kick of coffee, the warmth of vanilla and the sweetness of ginger. Slice through this chocolate coffee cake recipe and you’ll find neat stripes of softened biscuit and airy cream that sits somewhere between a classic chocolate cake and an Italian tiramisu.
The finishing touches are where you can have some fun! Top your icebox cake with stem ginger, fresh cherries and grated chocolate and serve straight from the fridge. If you want to mix it up with more inventive chocolate coffee cake ideas, swap in different biscuits, add a splash of liqueur, or dial up the coffee for a more intense hit.
Coffee and chocolate are a match made in culinary heaven, and if you like this chocolate coffee cake recipe, why not try superstar chef Tom Kerridge’s chocolate and coffee mousse, a rich and decadent chocolate torte with coffee cream, or a fabulously fruity coffee meringue with chocolate and raspberries.
