Mor Mor's Danish Nut Cake

"I remember going to have coffee on Sundays with my parents when I was a teenager and then when I had children. Mor Mor always had this in her fridge. To my grandmother “Gutte Jensen” Rene Dyer Marie Biscuits are a rich tea biscuit.

• 250 g. (8 ounces) butter
• 500 g (1 pound) dates, chopped
• 1 packet Marie Biscuits, broken (see note below)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 200 g. (7 ounces) dark chocolate (not cooking chocolate use Cadburys or Nestle’)
• 60g. (2 ounces) slivered almonds

METHOD

Melt the butter and add the dates, mix well, remove from stove.

Add broken Marie biscuits, half the chopped chocolate, beaten egg, and 3/4 of the slivered almonds.

Press firmly into greased pie dish.

Put into fridge to set. When cooled, melt the rest of the chocolate and pour over the set cake and sprinkle a handful of almonds.

Yield: I Cake

Contributor: Rene Dyer

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