Chocotorta #SundaySupper

I´ve been wanting to post about this recipe forever, which is not much I know, since I started blogging five months ago. It just got, regularly, thrown down to the bottom of the list.

But everything has it´s day, and today, our wonderful Sunday Supper group´s theme is Kids in the Kitchen.

I don´t have kids, but if there ever was a favorite kid´s icebox cake in this country that is Chocotorta (choco for chocolate and torta means cake). The most requested one by far. Everybody´s happy when the b-day cake is this one. And I include adults. It´s gotten to the point where it started being the `it´ dessert at restaurants. For children and their parents. 

Of course it´s easy as cookies and cream, though in this case we use sour cream and dulce de leche. What else, right? That sweet, milk jam appears everywhere around here, and it won´t go away. It´s our national treasure. The original has store bought chocolate cookies. 

My `cake´ consists, on one part, of homemade chocolate wafers. As far as I know and tried, there are none better than the ones I made here. They come from Alice Medrich, the chocolate queen, and were posted by this wildly popular blogger. They have the right amount of sweetness and dark chocolate. They combine perfectly with the coffee used for dipping and with the creamy mixture of sour cream and milky jam. The tanginess of the cheese is what sets this combination of ingredients apart from others. It´s essential to the final result. Whipped cream could be used, but it won´t be the same. There are some things that should be left as they are, because they are fantastic already. This icebox cake is one of them. It´s so much more than the sum of it´s parts. 

I barely made it to this post, after spending two full days in the kitchen, baking for two clients whose orders were finally delivered saturday afternoon. I slept 4 hours, so forgive my messy pictures because the fact is, it needed many more hours of refrigeration before attempting to dive in. Hey, I could´ve said my nephews made it... but they didn´t. What you see is the work of a sleep-deprived fully-grown adult.

For kids the wafers can be dipped in coffee or simply water if they´re toddlers. I, no surprise here, add some kahlua to the mix.

The assembled cake should be refrigerated for a day or so, so that the cookies become moist and soft and the flavors blend. The knife should cut through it with no crunchy surprises.

CHOCOTORTA

Note: The amount of wafers and sour cream mixture is a matter of taste. You can adjust how much of each you use according to how sweet or chocolaty you like it. Of course, store-bought chocolate wafers or plain chocolate cookies can be used.

Chocolate Wafers (via Smitten Kitchen)

1 1/2  cups sour cream

2 cups dulce de leche

¾ cup hot coffee

¼ cup Kahlua or other coffee liqueur (optional)

Mix sour cream and dulce de leche in a medium bowl until smooth.

In a small shallow bowl, mix coffee and liqueur if using. Dip one side of the wafers in the coffee mixture, and arrange in single layer, in the bottom of pan. I use a rectangular one that holds three layers of 8 wafers each.

Put about 1 ¼ cups sour cream mixture, spreading evenly. Repeat with remaining wafers and filling.

Refrigerate a day.

Serves 4 to 6  

The #SundaySupper Group was as excited as I was to have the Kids in the Kitchen this week.  They quickly met with their loved ones and inspired each other to come up with these fabulous recipes that we will share with you this week starting at 3 pm EST.

Start your day:

·         Panko Encrusted French Toast Sticks ~Doggie At the Dinner Table 

·         Pineapple Not-Upside Down Muffins ~In the Kitchen with Audrey

·         Bacon, Egg & Sausage Breakfast Cups ~Daily Dish Recipes 

·         Buttermilk French Toast with Homemade Cinnamon – Raisin Bread ~What Smells So Good

Healthy Snackers:

·         Snack Attack: 3 Healthy Choices for Little Nibblers ~Cindy’s Recipes and Writings

·         Fruit Salad in an Orange Cup ~Mama’s Blissful Bites 

Main Squeeze:

·         Whole-wheat Pretzel Dogs ~Family Spice

·         Poblano Mac ‘N Cheese ~Juanita’s Cocina

·         Coconut Chicken and Shrimp ~Super for a Steal 

·         Lunie and Mini-me’s Grilled Pizza ~Cravings of a Lunatic

·         Hedgehog Meatballs and Chili Dog Pie ~Cooking by the Seat of our Pants

·         Walking Tostada ~Shockingly Delicious

·         Mini Sausage Rolls ~Small Wallet Big Appetite

·         Mini Corn Dog Muffins ~In The Kitchen With KP

·         Mexican Black Bean & Quinoa Burgers with Homemade Guacamole ~Cupcakes and Kale Chips

·         Threaded Spaghetti Hot Dog Bites ~Damn Delicious

·         Golden Potato Patties ~My Trials in the Kitchen 

·         Grilled Chicken Wings in Sesame Flavors ~The Queen’s Notebook

·         Spaghetti Tacos ~Girlichef

·         Parmesan Corn on the Cob ~Home Cooking Memories 

·         Yum Yum Salmon  ~Family Foodie

·         Pad Thai ~Meal Planning Magic 

·         Chicken Tortilla Bake ~Mrs. Mama Hen

Sweet Treats:

·         Chocolate Slab ~Happy Baking Days 

·         Chocolate Chip Cut-Out Cookies ~Chocolate Moosey

·         Self-Crust Coconut Pie ~Magnolia Days

·         Fresh Cherry Clafoutis ~The Meltaways

·         Wolf’s Wonderful Peanut Butter-Brownie Fudge Sundaes ~The Weekend Gourmet

·         Cookies and Cream Ice Cream ~The Messy Baker Blog

·         Healthy Creamy Caramel Apple Parfaits with Greek Yogurt ~Sue’s Nutrition Buzz

·         Chocolate and Salted Caramel Pudding Pops ~Hezzi-D’s Cooks and Books

·         Chocolate Cheese Turnover ~Basic and Delicious 

·         Oatmeal and M&M Cookies ~That Skinny Chick Can Bake

·         Purple Blueberry Cake ~Tora’s Real Food

·         Tropical Popsicles ~Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again

·         Carrot Cupcakes ~Diabetic Foodie

Brenda is hosting this special event  and we would love for you to join us.  We will be sharing great family recipes all afternoon and want you to share yours with us! Our #SundaySupper live chat will start at 3 pm EST.  Follow us on twitter by using hashtag #Sundaysupper or using Tweetchat.

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