Here is an old recipe from my recipe book. Many years ago I found a Chocolate Salami recipe in a book and tried it, but it didn’t work well. I reduced the amount of Butter and Cocoa. As it was very bitter, I started adding some Sugar. Now the recipe is quite different from the original one. You can add Dried Fruit instead of Nuts.
Makes
1 Salami
Ingredients
100g Sweet Biscuits *I used Marie Biscuits
100g Roasted Nuts *e.g. Almonds, Pistachio OR Hazel Nuts, etc.
*Note: You can use Dried Fruit instead of Nuts.
100g Dark Chocolate
100g Unsalted Butter *softened
2 to 3 tablespoons Caster Sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons Rum, Brandy, Amaretto OR Espresso (Coffee), etc.
*Note: If you don’t add any of these, add Milk.
1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
Icing Sugar for decoration
Method
Coarsely break Sweet Biscuits and coarsely chop up Roasted Nuts.
Cut Dark Chocolate into small pieces, place in a heat-proof bow, and melt over boiling water OR in the microwave.
In a separate mixing bowl, mix softened Butter, Caster Sugar and Rum (OR other liquid) until smooth. Add Cocoa Powder and combine well.
Add melted Chocolate, Biscuits and Nuts, and mix to combine evenly. Cool until slightly firmer.
Place a sheet of plastic food wrap on a flat surface, spoon the mixture on the sheet, pack tightly, and FIRMLY roll it and form a log. (You may prefer making two smaller logs.) Twist the ends and secure. Leave it in the fridge for several hours OR until firm.
When the Chocolate Salami is firm, remove the plastic wrap, dust with Icing Sugar all over and gently rub to coat it, and slice it 1cm thick. Warmed knife helps to slice it cleanly.
*Note: If the Salami is crumbly, it can happen when it is not rolled firmly, wrap it with plastic wrap OR foil tightly, then cut it.
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