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Kalter Hund
(Cold Dog)

Kalter Hund
This is a very popular German dessert and great for the summer. No baking required and it uses coconut oil, which now is found to be healthy.

The origin of the name some suspect, comes from the box car shape that resembles a coal mining car, sometimes called a Pit Hunte or Hund, which resembles the pan you make it in

 

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In the 1920's A German Company, Bahlsen introduced a recipe for this cake with a cookie they sold called Leibniz biscuit used to make the cake. It became a hit and was popular in Germany for birthdays in the 50's and 60's.

 

 

IN other parts of the world this desert is known as Chocolate Biscuit Cake, or Refridgerator Cake.

You could say that Queen Elizabeth's favorite dessert was Chocolate Biscuit Cake, and it is reported by Darren McGrady who was the Royal chef for 15 years. He said that she loved it so much she had a slice every day even if she was traveling.

If this cake has the Queen's approval then maybe you should give it a try! It is super easy to make.

It is also a great thing to take to a party, and can be made up ahead.

Prep time: | assemble time: | Total time: | Yield: 16 slices , Serving size:2 slices | Calories per serving: 362 gr| Fat per serving: 30 gr | carbs per serving: 22 gr | protein per serving: 3 gr

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup 10 oz Coconut Oil
2 Eggs
1/3 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
1 tablespoon Rum (optional)
1 tablespoons Instant Coffee (optional)

1 package (1/2 to 3/4 lb) butter cookies


 


Directions:

 

Gather your ingredients and measure them out.

Traditionally Germans use Palmin and they call it Kokosfett
If you can substitute coconut oil. In this recipe I used Spectrum Organic Coconut Oil.

It use to be that coconut oil was considered not good for you because of the saturated fat.
Now they realize that this is not true, read more here about about coconut oil.

Line your loaf pan to make it easier to get out. Oil the loaf pan and and line it with
plastic wrap or wax paper. This is a 7" by 4"loaf pan. If it is much larger than this the
Kalter Hund won't be very tall. You may want to double the recipe if you have a large
loaf pan.

 

Melt the coconut oil carefully, don't get it to hot. I used a double boiler set up.

Add all the rest of the ingredients, except of course the cookies and blend well,

Cook over heat for a good 2 min. till it thickens up.

 

Put a layer of the mix on the bottom of the pan

 

 

Add a layer of cookies. Depending on your pan you may need to cut a cookie to cover.

Put a layer of chocolate over the top and then a layer of cookies. Keep going till the cookies are all used. Cover and chill for 4 hours or overnight.

Remove from the pan and make sure all the plastic wrap gets removed. Then I smooth the top with a knife that I put a little hot water on.

Slice the Kalter Hund in slices, approximately 1/ 4 -1/2 inch. This will make 8-10 servings of 2 thin slices

 

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