Dessert Recipes - Chocolate Biscuit Gateau Recipe

Ingredients

• Oil, for greasing

• 200 g/7 oz/1 small can of sweetened condensed milk

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup unsalted (sweet) butter

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain (semi-sweet) chocolate

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp vanilla essence (extract)

• 200 g/7 oz/1 packet of Marie or other plain biscuits (cookies), roughly crushed

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup chopped walnuts

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup raisins

• A little whipped cream and walnut halves, to decorate

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Method:

1. Lightly oil a 15 cm/6 in deep round cake tin (pan). Put the milk, butter, chocolate and vanilla in a pan and heat gently until melted.

2. Stir in the biscuits, walnuts and raisins until thoroughly coated. Turn into the prepared tin and press down firmly. Chill until firm.

3. Turn out on to a serving plate. Decorate with whipped cream and walnut halves.