many of you may know that i am not a fan of cooking. i am however a fan of baking. so when i first learned of the chocotorta i was compelled to find out how to make one. i actually found a very helpful youtube video that gives helpful instructions. and it turns out baking is not even required! what could be better?
the other day i was discussing my love of chocotorta (the desert, the ice cream flavor at freddo, the sundae at freddo, etc) with one of my bosses, and she said that she has a friend who puts banana in her chocotorta. brilliant. although typically served at birthdays, i decided that i would make one for my friend's christmas bagel brunch.
here's how it works ...
ingredients:
chocolate cookies
dulce de leche
crema
chocolate flavored liquor (or coffee flavored liquor, or cold coffee mixed with the booze of your choice)
bananas (optional)
step one:
empty the dulce de leche and the crema into a mixing bowl and mix until smooth. it should be a 1:1 ratio crema to dulce de leche.
step two:
take each chocolate cookie and dunk it in the liquor, then place at the bottom of a large baking dish
step three:
spread the crema/dulce de leche mixture in a thin layer over the cookies
step four (optional):
create a layer of sliced bananas (i did this in the middle, which then made the above layers a bit wonky. it may be better to put the banana layer on top. however, bananas are not traditionally in a chocotorta at all)
step five:
repeat layers of cookie and crema/dulce de leche until you run out of cookies. end with a layer of the crema/dulce de leche mixture.
step six:
take any leftover cookies and crumble them on top of the dulce de leche in a decorative fashion. (or do other creative decorating with any extra cookies)
step seven:
refrigerate for at least 2 hours
happy holidays!!!
This blog is fantastic and this recipe looks ridiculously delicious. I am so happy I stumbled on your site today.
ReplyDeleteglad you like the blog! not to brag, but the chocotorta did turn out to be ridiculously delicious. if you make one i recommend refrigerating it overnight so that the cookies can soak up all the goodness even more.
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