MOSAIC CAKE

This is a cake that I have known since forever. Growing up my mom used to make us mosaic cake all the time. The recipe for the mosaic cake is originally from Italy called ‘Salame di cioccolato’, but like its other European counterpart, créme caramel, the mosaic cake has worked its way into Turkish urban cuisine in the last century. Today, it has become a favorite dessert to end the meal with. The Portuguese are also very fond of ‘Salame de Chocolate’, where it is made with Maria biscuits

There are many variations according to country and region but essentially this decadent treat is made with good quality cacao

This dessert has everything going for it. It’s simple to make and has easy-to-find, inexpensive ingredients. It’s also a do-ahead dish that will keep for several days in the refrigerator and doesn’t require baking. If you want something rich, chocolatey, buttery, and tender, this cake is for you.

If you don’t want any sugar in it you can swap it with dried fruits like dried grapes, dried apricots…etc

If you want to make it more easier, you can use ready packed pudding mix but some of thems taste is not good enough, you may want to enrich it with bitter chocolate or nutella.

INGREDIENTS:

• 350 grams petit beurre, ginger or desired biscuits.
• 100 grams butter
• 3 tbsp cacao powder
• 1 cup milk (200 ml) (room temperature)
• 4 tbsp powdered sugar or 3tbsp sugar or dried fruits like dates, sultanas for a sweet taste
• ½ cup crumbled walnuts or hazelnuts
• Coconut flakes for garnish.
• Melted unsweetened chocolate or nutella (optional)

METHOD:

1. Melt butter in a pot. Cool down to room temperature
2. In a large bowl, add sugar, melted butter, milk, cacao, melted chocolate and nuts. Stir continually until smooth.
3. Crumble all the biscuits into the bowl and mix everything well.
4. Lay out some cling film and pour the mix over the film. Wrap the mix and roll into a  long triangle shape. Put the cake into the fridge for 2-3 hours until set. Garnish with coconut flakes, cut into slices and serve cold.

You will see that it is one of the easiest cakes ever, you don’t even need to bake it, you just freeze it.