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Prince William's Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Prince William's Chocolate Biscuit Cake - In honor of the royal wedding here's a favorite of the entire British royal family and was chosen by the Prince as his grooms cake for the wedding.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling time 3 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 24 servings
Calories 541 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds dark chocolate , roughly chopped (about 50% cocoa)
- 1 pound unsalted butter
- pinch salt
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- ⅓ cup golden syrup
- 1 pound digestive biscuits , broken by hand into postage stamp sized pieces
For the Chocolate Ganache
- ½ cup whipping cream
- 1 tbsp corn syrup
- 8 ounces dark chocolate chopped
Instructions
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Melt the butter over medium low heat.
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Add the chocolate and salt and continue over medium low heat until the chocolate is fully melted.
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Remove from heat and stir in the whipping cream and golden syrup until smooth.
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Fold in the broken biscuits and pour into a 9 inch spring form pan that has been lined with plastic wrap or parchment paper.
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Chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight.
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Remove from pan and glaze with chocolate ganache.
To make the Chocolate ganache
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Scald the cream in the microwave until almost boiling.
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Pour over chocolate in a small bowl and let stand for five minutes.
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Stir until smooth then stir in the corn syrup.
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Pour over the cooled biscuit cake using a spatula to help cover it evenly.
Recipe Notes
Total time includes chilling time for the cake. it is best to make this dessert a day ahead.
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.