Sponge cake: the recipe for a simple dessert without cooking

How to prepare the cookie log

Step 1

Break the chocolate into a bowl and add the fresh cream for desserts1. Heat the bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds to soften the chocolate.

step 2

Mix the mixture quickly and reheat in the microwave for 30 seconds2.

step 3

Add the butter and mix the ingredients until well combined3. Now let the bowl rest in the freezer for 30 minutes. After the first half hour, mix the ingredients again and put them in the freezer for another 30 minutes.

Step 4

Once ready, beat all the ingredients with an electric whisk: you will get a light and creamy ganache4.

Step 5

Spread the ganache over all the cookies, overlapping them5.

Step 6

Then assemble them into a single block and let it rest in the freezer for 30 minutes6.

Step 7

Cover the tree trunk on all sides with the remaining chocolate ganache7.

Step 8

Let the dessert rest in the freezer for a final 30 minutes. Decorate the log with cream and chopped hazelnuts on the surface8.

Step 9

The cookie block is ready to be brought to the table9.

Advice
For a quicker version, you can replace the chocolate ganache with the hazelnut cream , perhaps alternating with mascarpone or whipped cream to make the cookie stone even richer and more delicious.

To prepare the recipe, choose rectangular cookies or square ones . If you want, you can also dip them lightly in milk or coffee, but be careful not to overdo it so that the cookies do not become soggy and the consistency of the dessert becomes too soft.

To facilitate the preparation, it is possible to place the biscuits in a milk carton, but also to use a plum cake mold : in this case, place a transparent film on top to facilitate the removal of the sweet log.

To achieve a more spectacular effect and obtain a piece of cake where the cookies form a strip, cut the log diagonally . First cut off a corner and then continue the diagonal cut to obtain uniform slices.