Greek cuisine · Desserts & Sweets

Kormos Sokolatas

Cold chocolate log made from crushed butter biscuits and cocoa cream, sliced like a tree trunk.

Ingredients · for 8 servings

• 250 g butter biscuits
• 200 g dark chocolate
• 150 g butter
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk (397 g)
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp cognac (or orange juice instead)
• 100 g walnuts
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

1. Break the butter biscuits by hand in a freezer bag into coarse, pea-sized pieces – don't crush to a powder, the texture makes the pattern of the log; roughly chop the walnuts.
2. Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a hot water bath over low heat for 4–5 min, stirring until smooth, then remove from the water bath.
3. Stir in the condensed milk, cocoa powder and cognac until a thick, silky-glossy cream forms, and let it cool for 5 min.
4. Fold in the biscuit pieces and walnuts until all the crumbs are coated with cream – the mixture should be moldable, not runny.
5. Place the mixture onto a large piece of plastic wrap, shape into a 6 cm thick log, wrap tightly and twist the ends like a candy wrapper; chill for at least 4 hrs.
6. Unwrap the firm log, dust with powdered sugar and cut into 1.5 cm thick slices with a large knife rinsed in hot water.