Biscuit Pudding: A simple recipe that uses biscuits to make a flavourful pudding to fulfill all those sweet cravings, this dessert is simply divine.
Here’s the recipe.
Prep time - under 15 mins
Cook time -Nil
Yields - a 7 inch square pan
Ingredients neededTea biscuits / Marie biscuits- 30 biscuits or as required
Unsalted Butter- 100 gms (at room temperature)
Icing sugar- 1 cup
Cocoa powder- 3 tbsp
Milk - approx 1 1/2 tbsp-2 tbsp
Vanilla extract- 1/2 tsp
Coffee/ Espresso powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Water- 1 cup
PreparationPrepare coffee decoction in 1 cup of boiling water. Filter it and leave it to cool.
Sift the cocoa powder and keep it aside.
Line a 7 inch square cake tin with cling film leaving a little extra on one side to fold over the top. Alternatively you can layer the whole thing in a square pan or glass dish without the cling film, if you plan to serve it directly from the tin. But with the cling film lining, it is easier to take the whole biscuit cake out from the pan and slice it as preferred.
MethodIn a bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. You can use a wooden spatula or an electric hand mixer.
Add cocoa powder and continue beating until well mixed.
Add vanilla essence and mix well. Add milk little at a time and mix well. The consistency of the mixture should neither be stiff nor too watery. It should be easily spreadable, so adjust milk accordingly.
Now dip the biscuit one at a time in coffee decoction and arrange it in the pan. It doesn't matter, if the biscuits overlap.
With a spatula, spread the butter + sugar +cocoa powder mixture over the biscuits evenly filling all the gaps and corners. Repeat with another layer of biscuits dipped in coffee decoction and top it with another layer of cream.
Continue layering biscuits and cream alternatively until all the cream is over and the cream layer is the top most layer.
Decorate it with chopped nuts or silver ball or sprinkles, cover it that extra cling film, press it gently and keep it in the refrigerator to set.
When ready, lift the pudding out of the pan, unfold it and slice it into small pieces and serve immediately.
Note - The pudding will melt if kept outside for a long time. So keep it in the refrigerator and take it out only when required.
If you want it soft, keep it in the refrigerator to set. If you prefer it a little hard, keep it in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. Both tasted great.