Ingredients
Servings:
6
Ingredients
- 200 gladyfingers
- 2 teaspoons of instant coffee
- 100 mlhot water
- 300 g75% couverture chocolate
- 300 mlcream 35% fat
- 200 gGreek yogurt
- 50 gpowdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons whisky
- cocoa powder
Nutritional Information
Per Serving (Approx.)
Calories
606 kcal
Protein
10 g
Fat
36 g
Carbohydrates
62 g
Disclaimer: These values are estimates based on ingredient types and may not be precise.
Step-by-step Guide
Preparation

- Dissolve the instant coffee in 50 ml of hot water, ensuring there are no lumps.
- Add 75 g of sugar and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for one minute while stirring constantly.
- Allow it to cool completely and add 50 ml of whiskey. Stir well to integrate.
- Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie with half of the cream (about 100 ml). Once melted and well integrated, remove from the heat.
- In a bowl, mix the other half of the cream (100 ml) and the yogurt. Whisk until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
- Add the hot chocolate to the yogurt and cream mixture, stirring continuously until it becomes well combined. Let it cool until it begins to thicken and has some consistency, about 15 minutes.
- Spread a thin first layer of chocolate in a rectangle shape of approximately 23 x 10 cm on a flat plate. Ensure it has an even thickness.
- On top of this chocolate rectangle, place 1/3 of the sponge fingers soaked in the coffee and liqueur mixture.
- Repeat the process with a second layer of chocolate, followed by another layer with 1/3 of the sponge fingers soaked in coffee and liqueur.
- Make a third layer of chocolate and on top, add another layer with the remaining 1/3 of the soaked sponge fingers, making sure everything is well aligned.
- Finally, cover with a fourth layer of chocolate and, using the spatula, start covering and smoothing the sides of the cake to give a clean finish.
- Leave it in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight, to set.
- The next day, when you take it out of the refrigerator, decorate the top with a fine layer of cocoa powder to give it the final touch.
Recommendations & Tricks
- For a firmer and more uniform texture, prepare the cake a day in advance; this will allow the flavors to meld well and make it easier to slice.
- When dissolving instant coffee in hot water, ensure the water is not boiling, just hot, to avoid an overly concentrated and bitter taste.
- Grind the ladyfingers into a fine powder using a food processor to have a more compact and homogeneous base for the cake.
- Before melting the couverture chocolate, chop it into small pieces to help it melt evenly and quickly.
- When mixing the melted chocolate with the cream and Greek yogurt, make sure the ingredients are at room temperature to achieve a smooth mixture without lumps.
- Gradually add the sifted powdered sugar to the mixture to prevent lumps from forming, ensuring a finer texture and a more balanced sweetness.