Royal Wedding: Chocolate Biscuit Cake recipe - Page 4

Originally Posted by mthiberge

sounds dalish!....how do we know this recipe is the real mccoy?

Originally Posted by Relznik

Here's the reply I got from my aunt:

Someone's been watching Oprah!!

Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Recipe courtesy of Darren McGrady (former chef to Queen Elizabeth II)

http://www.oprah.com/food/Chocolate-Biscuit-Cake-Recipe (You'll find this recipe and others by Darren McGrady)

1/2 teaspoon soft butter
8 ounces *McVities rich tea biscuits - In USA use a plain cookie like a Sweet Marie or an arrowroot (or something just slightly richer than arrowroot). A rich tea biscuit as indicated in this recipe is a plain round crispy cookie (biscuit in the UK) less flaky than a digestive, but sweeter than an arrowroot. I would think that a plain packaged sugar cookie would do (not the soft kind).
4 ounces soft butter
1/2 cup sugar
4 ounces dark chocolate
1 egg, beaten
8 ounces dark chocolate for icing
1 ounce white chocolate for decoration (the online recipe and picture shows dark chocolate decoration)

1. Line the base of a spring form pan with silicone paper, and butter the sides. Break the biscuits into almond-sized pieces and set aside.
2. Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Melt 4 ounces dark chocolate and mix with butter, add the beaten egg and mix well. Add biscuits and coat well.
3. Pour into the pan, making sure the bottom is well covered as this will be the top of the cake when it is unmolded. Let set in a fridge for three hours. Let partially warm outside of the fridge while 8 ounces dark chocolate and white chocolate are melted. Flip cake and drizzle chocolate on top.

If you click on the link, you'll see a pic of a finished cake (although Prince William's cake wasn't decorated quite as basically as this! )

Originally Posted by Crazyforcupcakes

I found this recipe that did not call for eggs:

Chocolate Biscuit Cake

For the cake:
7 oz. package butter tea biscuits
1 c. heavy cream
2 T. honey
1/2 stick butter
16 oz. bittersweet chocolate bits
1 tsp. vanilla

For the glaze:
2 T. butter
1/4 c. heavy cream
6oz. bittersweet chocolate


Coat a 7- or 8-inch round springform pan with cooking spray.

To make the cake, with your hands break up the biscuits into 1/4- to 1/2 inch pieces; you want chunks not crumbs.

In medium microwave-safe bowl, combine the cream, honey and butter. Microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes, or until bubbling. Add the chocolate and stir until melted and the mixture is smooth. Stir in the vanilla, and then the crumbled biscuits. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan, using the back of the spoon to smooth the top. Gently tap the pan on the counter to eliminate any air pockets.

Refrigerate for 3 hours or until thoroughly chilled.

Once the cake is chilled, prepare the glaze. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter and cream. When the mixture reaches a boil, remove it from the heat and add the chocolate, stirring until completely melted and smooth.

Carefully remove the sides from the springform pan ( you may need to slide a paring knife around the inside upper edge to ensure the sides come away cleanly from the cake.) Invert the cake on a wire rack, then remove the bottom of the pan from the cake. Se the rack over parchment paper to catch drips.

Pour the glaze evenly over the cake, allowing it to drip down and completely cover the top and sides. Allow to firm up, then transfer to a serving plate. Refrigerate leftovers.
(Recipe by Allison Ladman)

Originally Posted by Gingoodies

If you can find them Social Tea Bisquits will work also. i think they are made by Nabisco. I used to use them in another version of this same type of cake.

Originally Posted by BobbieK

Royal Wedding: Chocolate Biscuit Cake recipe
Serves 8 commoners.

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Originally Posted by JanH




WalMart sells Nabisco's Social Tea Biscuits:
(Not available in all stores, but at least you can see what the package looks like.)

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Nabisco-Social-Tea-Biscuits-12.35-oz/10292809

HTH