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No-Bake Chocolate Halvah Layer Cake

No-Bake Chocolate Halvah Layer Cake

Course Dessert
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for chocolate crunch layer:

  • 10.5 oz. plain cornflakes
  • 3.5 oz. halvah
  • 7 oz. dark chocolate pieces or chips
  • 5 oz. heavy cream

Ingredients for middle layer:

  • 14.1 oz. Biscoff cookie butter or spread (1 standard jar)

Ingredients for chocolate mousse layer:

  • 16 oz. heavy whipping cream (cold)
  • 1 1/2 tbs. instant pudding powder
  • 1 tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 oz. dark chocolate pieces (melted)

Ingredients for top layer:

  • 7 oz. halvah (shredded)
  • 2 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions
 

Directions for chocolate crunch layer:

  • Roughly crush the cornflakes, shred the halvah into small pieces and mix together.
  • In a microwavable bowl, combine chocolate pieces and heavy cream.
  • Melt in the microwave stopping and stirring every 30 seconds.
  • Allow the melted chocolate to cool for a few minutes before pouring onto the cornflakes and halvah mixture. Blend well to coat all pieces evenly.
  • Lightly spray with oil the bottom of a 9.5-inch diameter springform cake pan.
  • Transfer the chocolate and cornflakes crunch mixture to the pan, pressing it down into the bottom to form an even-leveled bottom layer.

Directions for mid layer:

  • Transfer the cookie butter spread into a microwavable bowl and melt in the microwave (30-50 seconds).
  • Pour the melted cookie butter on top of the first layer and use a spatula to level and spread evenly.

Directions for chocolate mousse layer:

  • Using a stand mixer, whip the cold heavy whipping cream with the instant pudding powder and the cocoa powder. Start mixer on low-medium speed and increase the speed to high as the cream stabilizes. Gradually add the melted chocolate and continue to whip, being careful not to overwhip the heavy cream.
  • Add the chocolate mousse cream over the cookie butter layer and use a spatula to level and spread evenly.
  • Cover the cake with plastic wrap and freeze for 2-3 hours or until serving time.
  • Remove the cake from the freezer and use a knife to loosen the edges before releasing the cake from the pan.

Directions for top layer:

  • Move the cake onto a serving tray and top with shredded (or twisted) halvah pieces and powder with unsweetened cocoa powder.
  • The cake will be ready to serve 30-40 minutes after removing it from the freezer.

Notes

A Reisterstown resident, Huppit Bartov Miller is an Israeli-American educator, cook and food blogger for afooda.com.