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Chocotorta
Chocotorta: no-bake cake of chocolate biscuits soaked in milk, layered with dulce de leche cream cheese
Born in 1980s Buenos Aires as an advertising idea and adopted by the whole country, chocotorta is the cake children ask for at every birthday and the easiest dessert in the Argentine repertoire. Chocolate biscuits are dipped briefly in milk (adults often use coffee), layered with a cream of dulce de leche beaten with cream cheese, and left overnight until the biscuits turn soft and cake-like. It is rich, sweet and a little tangy, and slices cleanly straight from the fridge. Any plain crisp chocolate biscuit works; rectangular ones make the neatest layers. The mistake to avoid is soaking the biscuits too long: a one-second dip is plenty, or they collapse into mush before you can lay them down. Chef's tip: assemble it a day ahead in a loaf tin lined with cling film; overnight chilling is what turns it from biscuits and cream into cake.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
- 14 oz chocolate biscuitsplain, crisp, rectangular if possible
- 1 cup whole milkcold, or cooled coffee for adults
- 1 ⅛ lb dulce de lechethick bakers' style
- 10 ½ oz full-fat cream cheesecold
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder (optional)for dusting
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Beat 1 ⅛ lb dulce de leche and 10 ½ oz full-fat cream cheese in a bowl with a spatula or mixer for 2 minutes, until smooth and evenly coloured.
2 minStep 2: Line a 25 cm loaf tin or a shallow rectangular dish with cling film, letting it hang over the sides.
Step 3: Pour 1 cup whole milk into a shallow dish. Dip one biscuit from 14 oz chocolate biscuits at a time for just a second and lay it in the tin, until the base is covered in a single layer.
Step 4: Spread a layer of the dulce de leche cream over the biscuits. Repeat with more dipped biscuits and cream, finishing with a layer of cream.
Step 5: Cover and chill for at least 6 hours, ideally overnight, until the biscuits are soft right through. Dust with 1 tbsp cocoa powder before serving if you like.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 55 g
- Fat
- 19 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chocotorta take?
- About 20 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 10 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of full-fat cream cheese?
- Mascarpone, same amount.
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