Recipes

[hattrick]

I know there are many recipes out there for Regrigerator Cakes, but this is tried and true, not many ingridients, and definitley worth making.

It was my aunts recipe. She used to make it once a year for my cousins birthday. She is no longer with us, and I am so grateful she shared this with me before she passed. I dedicate this to her, with love.

I hope you get as much enjoyment and pleasure out of it as we did and still do.

1/2 lb sweet chocolate (Nestle's Semi-Sweet work great)

3 Tbs milk

4 eggs, separated - beat egg yolks for about 3-4 minutes, then beat egg whites until stiff peaks form (I usually do the egg whites while the chocolate is cooling)

3 Tbs sugar (granulated)

2/3 C heavy cream, sweetened and whipped

Ladyfingers

Line bottom and sides of pan with ladyfingers. Melt chocolate in double boiler, add milk, beaten egg yolks and sugar. Slowly cook until thick and smooth, stirring constantly. Cool and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into lined pan and chill until firm. Spread sweetened whipped cream on the top.

When I make this, I triple the recipe. I use a 13x9 pan, layer the bottom and SIDES, (very important to line the sides with ladyfingers) put a layer of chocolate, another layer of ladyfingers, a layer of chocolate, then ladyfingers, then the whipped cream. For a cake this size, it takes 5-6 packages of ladyfingers. You can also use a spring form pan and un-mold if you want something a little bit "fancier" looking. You can also line a 9x13 pan with plastic wrap, assemble cake, chill, un-mold and then cover top and sides with whipped cream.