Lazy Cake, REALLY Lazy Cake
There are these cookies that my mom buys, ones called Maria cookies, and OH MY GOD are they good. They taste good dipped in tea. They taste good with coffee. They are mouthwateringly amazing sandwiching a s'more, so imagine how good they are broken up and smothered in creamy chocolate. Add a stick of butter to that, and you have got the perfect marriage I tell you! That is exactly what lazy cake is. As a kid, I went to private school, and they had fundraisers every other day. Of course, they got a lot of money, but did we ever get the grass playground we were promised? Absolutely not. We do have ugly knee scars, stitched heads, but till now no grass, and even more stupid fundraisers filled with fake tears of joy from the so called "supervisors" of the school. But, then again, there are the good memories. One of those memories is when they had an after school cooking club. Mothers would volunteer to make easy recipes with about 20 younger girls. We had no oven, only a microwave, so it all had to be quick and simple. The day my mom volunteered we made this lazy cake. And man is it lazy. I had a moment similar to that of the cream puffs moment. That moment was filled with desperate need to make this cake and devour it endlessly. Maybe it shouldn't even be called a cake. Technically it is a roll, but then again when it's sliced it resembles cake slices. Frozen, AMAZING cake slices. Of course, when I had an immensely needy chocolate craving the other day, I got up and made this lazy cake. It did have to freeze for a few hours, but until it did, I made do with licking the bowl next to a cup of black coffee. Boy, was it worth it!
Take a bite. You will get crunchy bits of cookies. They are gonna be swimming in a pool of frozen swirled creamy chocolate. It is rich enough to satisfy the chocolate craving, but not too rich where you can't eat more. The fattiness of the butter adds an amazing contrast to the cold frozen feel of the actual cake. The cookies are bland enough to compliment the sweet chocolate. The chocolate mixed with the creamy milk makes it ever so smooth and adds the perfect amount of depth to the light cookies. All together, it is the perfect bite. As perfect as it can possibly get.
Ingredients:
7 tbsp Butter (Melted)
1 14 oz. Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
3/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
1 tbsp Corn Starch (Optional)
2 Packets Le Petit Beurre or similar cookies (200 g. each)
Directions:
Break the cookies into quarters and set aside in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk the butter, condensed milk, cocoa, and corn starch. Now, pour the mixture on the cookies and coat all the cookies evenly. Form two logs onto separate pieces of wax paper or greased foil. Wrap well and freeze for 4-6 hours. Slice and enjoy!
Prep. Time: 5 Minutes
Freezing Time: 4-6 Hours
Freezing Time: 4-6 Hours
Take a bite. You will get crunchy bits of cookies. They are gonna be swimming in a pool of frozen swirled creamy chocolate. It is rich enough to satisfy the chocolate craving, but not too rich where you can't eat more. The fattiness of the butter adds an amazing contrast to the cold frozen feel of the actual cake. The cookies are bland enough to compliment the sweet chocolate. The chocolate mixed with the creamy milk makes it ever so smooth and adds the perfect amount of depth to the light cookies. All together, it is the perfect bite. As perfect as it can possibly get.
Ingredients:
7 tbsp Butter (Melted)
1 14 oz. Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
3/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
1 tbsp Corn Starch (Optional)
2 Packets Le Petit Beurre or similar cookies (200 g. each)
Directions:
Break the cookies into quarters and set aside in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk the butter, condensed milk, cocoa, and corn starch. Now, pour the mixture on the cookies and coat all the cookies evenly. Form two logs onto separate pieces of wax paper or greased foil. Wrap well and freeze for 4-6 hours. Slice and enjoy!
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