Broken Biscuit Cake is a traditional British recipe for a classic cake made from a blend of chocolate, butter, broken biscuits, mixed nuts and vanilla extract that's oven baked until done and which is an excellent way of using-up left-over or stale biscuits. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Broken Biscuit Cake.
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This recipe dates to the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, when grocers sold biscuits loose and you could buy a mixed bag of broken biscuits much cheaper than their intact counterparts. The recipe remains a great way of using-up unwanted Christmas biscuits and its wonderful for children to get used to cooking as it requires no baking.
Break the butter and chocolate into small cubes and add to a bain-marie (double boiler). Mix until completely melted and combined. Meanwhile, mix the broken biscuits and nuts in a bowl then add the chocolate mixture and vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly then pour into a baking tin or dish about 25 x 35cm in size that's been well greased and lined with greaseproof paper.
Allow to cool and set completely before turning out of the tin and cutting into fingers.
