A decadent chocolate fridge cake made from a medley of biscuits, hazelnuts, Nutella and a whole lot of chocolate. Bonus: No oven required.
Do not underestimate the quality of recipes found in children’s cookbooks- they are after all, the easiest, most delicious treats bound to please individuals belonging to a range of age groups. I say this because I still often find myself flipping through DK’s The Children’s Step-by-step Cookbook [1] by Angela Wilkes. The pages are yellowing and a multitude of colorful stains blur some of the letters.
I’ve probably tried every single recipe provided in the book over the years- from the apple pie and custard that I remember making in the 3rd grade for some of my teachers, to the miniature pizzas to the sandwich fillings and everything in between. This fridge cake recipe was actually adapted from Wilkes’ book.
I’d have to say that my recipe for a hazelnut chocolate fridge cake deviates quite a bit from Wilkes recipe, for not much remains from the original list of ingredients- out with the unnecessary dried fruit (I am no fan of glace cherries – but I did like the idea of a cake made mostly of biscuits and chocolate), in with the hazelnuts, the Nutella and the silky smooth glaze poured atop.
While I did choose to add hazelnuts, you could easily substitute peanut butter and peanuts, almonds or a combination of nuts. I prefer to toast the nuts as I like the sweeter, nuttier and slightly more refined flavor that toasting lends.
For a completely no-bake recipe, you can skip the toasting part or buy nuts that have already been toasted. In addition, you could choose to totally omit the Nutella. While I went with a hazelnut-chocolate combo, this dessert is really flexible in that you could do pretty much any combination- chocolate orange, mocha, white chocolate and Oreos– the sky is your limit. Or should I say the fridge.
Let’s tackle this no-bake hazelnut chocolate fridge cake recipe!
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[1] The Children’s Step-by-step Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Step---step-Cook-Book/dp/0751351210/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1464622160&sr=1-2&keywords=DK+step+by+step+children
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[5] The Children's Step-by-step Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Step---step-Cook-Book/dp/0751351210/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1464622160&sr=1-2&keywords=DK+step+by+step+children%27s+cookbook&linkCode=ll1&tag=hotchocolateh-20&linkId=b342945279be4e0c1e977fefe0c1f3bd
[6] Nutty chocolate caramel tart: https://hotchocolatehits.com/2014/11/nutty-chocolate-caramel-tart.html/
[7] Peanut butter chocolate chip pan cookie: https://hotchocolatehits.com/2015/08/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-pan-cookie.html/
[8] Date and nut loaf cake: https://hotchocolatehits.com/2021/03/date-and-nut-loaf-cake.html/