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Urgent dessert recipe needed!

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HowYouDoinMooin · 08/09/2023 22:18

For some reason I said I’d make dessert for a friends get together this weekend 😭. I don’t bake 😂. Any super quick easy suggestions?? Not cheesecake related!

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Ceci03 · 09/09/2023 01:29

Britinme · 08/09/2023 22:36

A really old-fashioned (only we call it retro these days) recipe that's quick and easy, but you need to make it either the day before or a few hours before.

Buy a packet of chocolate chip cookies (I used to like the ones with nuts in). Whip a load of cream. Sandwich the cookies together with a thick layer of whipped cream and cover the log shape with more whipped cream. Grate or crumble chocolate on top. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. The cookies become cake like as they absorb the moisture from the cream. When you slice it, slice it on the diagonal and it comes out in vertical stripes.

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Omg I had this once at a barbecue years ago and it was amazing! I never was able to recreate it though so thank you!! @Britinme

Britinme · 09/09/2023 01:31

@Ceci03 you're welcome :-)

A pp pointed out that dipping the cookies in sherry or coffee briefly before sandwiching with whipped cream improves it greatly,

Ceci03 · 09/09/2023 01:32

@Britinme how are we both awake so late. It's the heat isn't it plus menopause for me Grin

Britinme · 09/09/2023 02:53

@Ceci03 - oh I’m well past menopause but I do live in the USA so it’s not quite 10pm here :-)

Ceci03 · 09/09/2023 02:55

@Britinme lol! I'm still awake and it's nearly 3am. Having a heatwave here in the Uk and it's not helping my sleep

Britinme · 09/09/2023 02:57

@Ceci03 - thunderstorm here so I won't be asleep for a while. Hopefully it will cool things a little - been soooo hot this week.

bobbinsnbows · 09/09/2023 04:30

Re the retro choc chip cookie and cream dessert:
is double or whipped cream used?
TIA

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 09/09/2023 06:09

That biscuit log takes me back. I have a dim memory of my Mum making something like that with gingersnaps.

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HowYouDoinMooin · 09/09/2023 08:53

Fan on your body all night! I don’t care which ‘experts’ say it’s bad for you, I can then sleep 😂

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HowYouDoinMooin · 09/09/2023 08:58

Katrinawaves · 08/09/2023 22:51

Nigella has a great one in her Nigella Express book.

Buy some chocolate crepes and fold into triangles and layer in a baking dish. Drizzle with Hazelnut liqueur and microwave for a couple of minutes until warm. Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts. Serve with whipped cream into which you have added a little of the liqueur. One crepe per person is a good serving size.

Takes 10 mins tops from start to finish, looks beautiful and tastes fabulous!

This is totally up my street thank you!

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Britinme · 09/09/2023 12:53

@bobbinsnbows - whipping cream I think. And as @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g suggests you can make it with ginger snaps as well, though it might need to be left overnight for them to soften nicely. I haven't made this for probably forty years!

Pashazade · 09/09/2023 13:15

So the sandwiched biscuit thing done with ginger snaps is soak the ginger snaps in Cointreau, then sandwich together with whipped cream (so it holds, double cream just needs whipping)
Then another layer over the top so the biscuits are entirely covered possibly some grated Choc on top or crumbled ginger snaps. Can be vv alcoholic, loved making this as a teenager Grin

bobbinsnbows · 09/09/2023 14:14

Britinme · 09/09/2023 12:53

@bobbinsnbows - whipping cream I think. And as @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g suggests you can make it with ginger snaps as well, though it might need to be left overnight for them to soften nicely. I haven't made this for probably forty years!

Thank you. Much appreciated. 👍

ThickSkinnedSoWhat · 09/09/2023 14:18

Anyone else shamelessly watching this thread to come back tonight to make a few notes? Just me, okay then 😅

Sorry, my skills are limited OP, so it's best I don't offer any tips!

Riverlee · 09/09/2023 15:03

Nope, these easy desserts are right my street.

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WhoHidTheCoffee · 10/09/2023 11:05

Trifle! Either buy the components and make it as an assembly job, or look for Nigella’s chocolate cherry trifle. No baking required!

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