Recipe for "choc-cake-1"

NAME

     CHOC-CAKE-1 - A no-bake chocolate cake
     This is a very simple, quick, no-bake cake for those  of  us
     who  hate  getting  near an oven, but like delightful cheese
     cakes.  This recipe is originally from the  Yediot  Achronot
     (Latest  News)  newspaper  supplement  here  in  Israel.  It
     should be prepared a day or two before you intend to eat it,
     so  that  the flavoring fills out. Definitely not for people
     on a diet.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 6-8)

          CAKE
     500 g     tea biscuits (dry cookies)
     50 ml     liqueur (chocolate or coffee flavored)
     50 ml     brandy
     600 ml    cream
     750 ml    milk
     3 pkgs    instant chocolate pudding
     0.5 ml    salt
          FROSTING
     100 g     bittersweet chocolate
     100 g     milk chocolate

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Arrange a layer of biscuits at  the  bottom  of  a
               large baking pan.
          (2)  Mix the brandy and liqueur in a  small  container,
               and pour on top of the biscuits.
          (3)  Whip the cream, milk, pudding and salt  until  the
               mixture is thick.
          (4)  Pour the mixture on top  of  the  biscuits.  Chill
               well.
          (5)  When the cream is cold, prepare  the  frosting  by
               grating  the  chocolate  onto the top of the cake.
               Refrigerate before serving.

NOTES

     You can replace the milk and cream with 750 gm of 9% milkfat
     cheese.   This  is  a  product  sold  in Israel. The nearest
     equivalent in North America is is  sour  cream.  If  you  do
     this, replace the pudding with 125ml of chocolate syrup.  If
     you are not a chocolate lover, you may replace the chocolate
     pudding with vanilla pudding (or with vanilla extract if you
     are using the 9% cheese)

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time:  10  minutes  preparation,  several
     hours chilling.  Precision: measure the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Mike Trachtman
     Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel
     mike@wisdom.BITNET