Hedgehog cake

This is my granny’s recipe, so she can take the blame for the bizarre and slightly misleading name. Hedgehog cake is amazingly easy to make and seriously addictive. It is absolutely impossible to eat in moderation! I make this with drinking chocolate, as I think it makes it taste fudgier, but if you don’t have such a sweet tooth using cocoa powder instead will give it a darker richer taste.

Ingredients:

125g butter

125g caster sugar

1 egg

3 tbsp. drinking chocolate (the “just add milk” variety not the “just add water”, as contains added milk powder)

250g of plain biscuits (rich tea or malted milk work well)

Method:

Cream the butter and sugar, then add the egg and beat until smooth. Add the drinking chocolate. Transfer the mixture to a saucepan and heat gently until it darkens in colour and begins to bubble, being careful not to let it burn. Break up the biscuits (the easiest way to do this is to put them in a large sandwich bag and hit them with a rolling pin). Add the biscuits to the mixture and stir until they are completely coated. Spread out the mixture on a lined baking tray and leave in the fridge to set for 24 hours.