Chocolate Refrigerator Cake?

LadyDee

Many years ago I had a recipe for a chocolate refrigerator cake - and I'm positive it was a Jewish recipe. I think it had pieces of biscuit and some maybe dried fruit and pieces of peel in it. It was made in a loaf tin.

I've lost the recipe and now I would like to make it again. There are many recipes on the internet but none of them are Jewish (not that I can find anyway).

Can anybody help please?

sweetcarer

Is this it (from Jewish Cronicle)


https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/recipes/ultimate-biscuit-cake-1.441133

[Deleted User]

Try a search for Petworth Pudding which should be what you're looking for, sometimes also known as Tiffin.

WeegieWumman

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Try a search for Petworth Pudding which should be what you're looking for, sometimes also known as Tiffin.

LW,
This is the first time I've heard Tiffin called a Petworth Cake

[Deleted User]

Deep South regional variation ? it's sold in bakeries in the south as Tiffin, I know it as Petworth Pudding from a very old recipe book a friend of mine's mum had years and years ago and copied it into my written recipe book because it's become a tradition in our house at Christmas time.

unrecordings

Strange, this was a traditional thing with my parents (via grandparents too). Ours didn't have any fruit that I remember, biscuit was probably bashed up digestives, chocolate probably Whitworth's cooking chocolate

VfM4meplse

sweetcarer wrote: »

Is this it (from Jewish Cronicle)


https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/recipes/ultimate-biscuit-cake-1.441133

Not that different to the Christmas chocolate I make. So simple but the one in the article looks very stylish with the raspberries! Must get some

Serves 20 :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

LadyDee

It was dark chocolate, fruit, biscuits (tea biscuits I think) peel, might have (had glace cherries). I do remember it was done in a loaf tin, and cut into very thin slices.

Perhaps I'll just throw melted chocolate with everything in a bowl, stir, refrigerate and see what happens.

I'll have to experiment with quantities, although the Shabbat cake will be a guide.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Eenymeeny

This sounds a bit like the Australian Crunchie which was featured in Bero books years ago. It was made as a traybake though as it was more economical. I was never very keen on it as I realise now that my mother made it with cooking chocolate and margarine. You could use better quality ingredients these days though....

LadyDee

Eenymeeny wrote: »

This sounds a bit like the Australian Crunchie which was featured in Bero books years ago. It was made as a traybake though as it was more economical. I was never very keen on it as I realise now that my mother made it with cooking chocolate and margarine. You could use better quality ingredients these days though....

I found the Bero recipe but it wasn't that. However, on the Australian Pinterest site (coincidence as that's where I am at present) I have found a recipe that looks the nearest to what I remember! So thank you - I googled Australian crunch cake and this came up. https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/135037688813867304/

VfM4meplse

LadyDee wrote: »

I found the Bero recipe but it wasn't that. However, on the Australian Pinterest site (coincidence as that's where I am at present) I have found a recipe that looks the nearest to what I remember! So thank you - I googled Australian crunch cake and this came up. https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/135037688813867304/

Looks good, so P'Inned . Its the kind of easy recipe I can make with my little niece.

Am also intrigued by the bee sting cake (Bienenstich) - not sure if its on your page too or targeted to me, but worth looking at.