Ladyfingers dipped in coffee with milk and stuck together with chocolate cream into a single log, no oven. Slicing reveals stripes of biscuit and cream.
Heat the cream until just about to boil and pour over the chocolate. Wait a minute without touching.
StoveSmall saucepan
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Stir gently from the center outward, until you get a smooth, glossy cream.
💡Stir gently from the center outward: vigorous stirring beats in air, and the ganache loses its shine.
4
Add the butter and vanilla and stir until the butter melts.
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Cool in the fridge 1.5–2 hours, until the cream is thick and spreadable.
To assemble
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Mix the milk with the coffee in a wide dish and let cool.
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Lay a long sheet of parchment paper on the work surface.
Parchment paper
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Dip each biscuit in the milk for just one second, spread a spoonful of cream on it and press it against the previous one, until all the biscuits form one long log.
💡Dip for just a second: the biscuit keeps absorbing moisture from the cream in the fridge, and a biscuit soaked too long falls apart.
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Spread the rest of the cream all over the log.
Offset spatula
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Wrap in paper and chill for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
Refrigerator
💡The long chill is what turns the layers into a cake: the biscuits absorb moisture from the cream and soften, and the cream sets enough to slice.
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Heat the cream and melt the chocolate in it, stir and wait 5 minutes, until the glaze is slightly thick.
StoveSmall saucepan
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Pour the glaze over the log and return to the fridge for 1 hour.
Refrigerator
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Cut thick slices with a long knife, wiping it between cuts.
Knife
399calories
5 gprotein
37 gcarbs
25 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 38%● fat 58%
Per serving (114 g), of 10 servings
For the Ganache · To assemble ·
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Heavy cream: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 324 kcal per 100 g · More about Heavy cream →
Butter: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 717 kcal per 100 g · More about Butter →
Vanilla extract: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.2 g · 288 kcal per 100 g · More about Vanilla extract →
Biscuits: measured in pieces: one ≈ 8 g · 440 kcal per 100 g · More about Biscuits →
Milk: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 244 g · 60 kcal per 100 g · More about Milk →
Instant coffee: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 353 kcal per 100 g · More about Instant coffee →
🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Refrigerator· Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan· Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
Offset spatula· Also works: Spreading knife (Spreading knife) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Back of a spoon)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
🧻 Consumables: Parchment paper
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