This White Chocolate Fridge Cake with a Valentines twist uses white chocolate, Oreo cookies and dried strawberries. The sweet and chewy+crunchy little bars come together easily and require no baking.
Are you familiar with fridge cake at all?
I hadn't heard of it until my recent search for no-bake confections lead me across the British Good to Know website with a chocolate fridge cake recipe. Further researching it I found that fridge cake is also called Tiffin.
Tiffin Reminds Me of the German Dessert Kalte Schnauze!
The recipe I found is basically a chocolate, butter and syrup mixture with crushed digestive cookies, dried apricots and raisins added. Traditionally, Tiffin uses cocoa powder in the mix and melted chocolate only as a layer on top.
It reminds me a bit of the German dessert Kalter Hund (or Kalte Schnauze). Translated, the name means cold dog or also cold snout. I am totally serious! It was incredibly popular at all children's birthday parties when I was growing up. It is also a no-bake cake made in a loaf pan consisting of layers of store-bought butter cookies in a mixture of cocoa powder and coconut oil. Yum! This definitely brings back memories.
Preparing the Chocolate Fridge Cake
I wanted to make a treat that would be suitable for Valentine's Day so I put my own spin on chocolate fridge cake. Instead of dark and milk chocolate, I used only white chocolate. Good quality is key here, since the white chocolate is a major component.
I switched out the butter and light syrup with coconut oil, coconut cream and honey. Virgin coconut oil has really become a favorite ingredient in cooking and baking for me. For coconut cream, I use the thick, creamy part that collects on top of coconut milk when it is chilled. Alternatively, you could use regular cream or all coconut oil.
A note about the honey: I used honey instead of light syrup basically because my husband bought a huge bottle of local honey (you can see it in the video below) and I am trying to come up with uses for it. However, the honey is a dominant flavor in the finished fridge cake. We like that, but if you don't, I recommend using light syrup.
The white chocolate, coconut oil + cream and honey are melted together in a double-boiler. The honey made the mixture harder to stir, but it all comes together nicely in the end once the fridge cake is chilled. This shouldn't happen when using light syrup.
Valentine's Day for Lovers (And Foodies)!
For a red Valentines-y burst of color, I changed the apricots and raisins for dried strawberries. The whole dried strawberries are chopped and stirred into the white chocolate mixture. These are whole, juicy dried strawberries that are different from the crunchy freeze-dried strawberries that I used for the Strawberry Pistachio White Chocolate Bark a while ago. Freeze-dried strawberries could be substituted, however.
And finally, instead of digestive cookies I used Oreos with strawberry cream filling. Now, I have never seen this Oreo flavor outside of Asia, but I heard there is a Berry Burst Oreo flavor available in America. You could use those or also just regular Oreos.
I crushed the cookies in a small baggie with a cutting board to improvise for the lack of a rolling pin. First, I wanted to stir the crushed Oreos into the melted white chocolate - just as the dried strawberries. However, all the little black cookie crumbs would have made the white chocolate look rather gray.
Spread the Mix, Chill, and Eat!
So I opted for spreading half of the white chocolate mix into a lined form, then pressed in the Oreo bits and repeated this for the second half. Once I figured out this method, I realized I could have left the Oreos whole or broken them in halves or quarters only.
After chilling for at least 2 hours (I did overnight), the fridge cake can be cut into little bite-sized bars. Using a knife dipped in hot water (+ moisture wiped off) makes cutting much easier. The finished fridge cake is sweet and rich, so I wouldn't cut bigger bars.
The slight chewy texture reminds me a bit of fudge - just with crunchy add-ins. I had to store it in the fridge here, but in a cooler climate, you might be able to keep it at room temperature once the fridge cake has set after initial chilling. The recipe can also easily be doubled.
Are you up for another little video? I used the iPad and iMovie app this time around - it was much easier this way 🙂
Recipe
Strawberry Oreo White Chocolate Fridge Cake
Ingredients
- 150 g white chocolate or 5.3 oz
- 80 g dried strawberries
- 9 Oreo cookies
- 2 tablespoon virgin coconut oil
- 3 tablespoon honey or light syrup
- 1.5 tablespoon coconut cream
Instructions
- Prepare a pan or form by lining with parchment paper. My improvised pan was approx. 7 x 4 inches. A loaf pan would work well or a 8 x 8 pan if you double the recipe.
- Place Oreo cookies in a small bag and coarsely crush them with a rolling pin (I improvised with a cutting board 😉 You could also leave the cookies whole or break into halves or quarters only, since the chocolate is cut into squares later anyway.
- Chop the strawberries. Break or chop white chocolate into pieces and place in a bowl that you can use for a double-boiler.
- Add coconut oil, honey and coconut cream to white chocolate. Honey flows easily off a spoon if you first measure the coconut oil.
- Melt everything in a double-boiler while stirring. If using honey, mixture might become hard to stir and seem seized but it will still come together nicely.
- Stir chopped strawberries into melted chocolate mixture. Spread half of mixture into prepared lines pan. Press in half of the Oreos. Spread on rest of the chocolate and top with remaining Oreo pieces.
- Chill fridge cake thoroughly for at least 2 hours or overnight. Lift cold fridge cake out of the form using the parchment paper. Cut into small bite-sized bars. Using a knife dipped into hot water, then wiped off will make cutting easier.
- Store in the fridge.
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Random Questions
Fridge cake typically lasts for about 5 to 7 days when stored properly in the refrigerator. Make sure to keep it in an airtight container or wrap it tightly in plastic wrap to maintain its freshness.
Yes, refrigerator cake can be frozen for future consumption. It is best to wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and then place it in an airtight container or a freezer bag. Frozen refrigerator cake can usually last for up to 2-3 months.
Chocolate biscuit cake can last for approximately 2 to 3 days if kept at room temperature. However, it is advisable to store it in the refrigerator to extend its shelf life and maintain its texture and flavor.
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
I have never heard of fridge cake before, but it sure looks lovely to me. I love all the textures that you put in it!
Regina
Thank you Jocelyn! And also for featuring these on your blog 😀
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
I'm loving the fact that you used dried strawberries AND Oreos. And obviously, it's a fact that white chocolate rules the universe. LOVE. I have never heard of a fridge cake (but I also live under a rock, so don't listen to me), but this looks right up my alley! I am an equal-opportunist sweets lover 🙂
Regina
I came to the conclusion fridge cake must be more of a British thing. And YES! White chocolate all the way!!!
Chineka @ Savor The Baking
I love the look of these and bet they taste great. I will take a look at your YouTube video. I will also look into using the iPad and iMovie.
Regina
Thank you Chineka! Yes, if you'd like to make a tutorial or recipe video I would totally recommend iPad/iPhone + iMovie (I used the app for iPad). Simplified, but no-pain, quick editing.
Melissa {Simply Sweets by Honeybee}
They look really good. I love strawberries, chocolate, oreos & coconut. Thanks for linking up 🙂
Regina
Thank you Melissa. I appreciate you hosting the linkup!
Jacquee @I Sugar Coat It!
YUMMMMM! These are right up my alley, Regina!! I'd heard of fridge cakes, but have yet to make one. Your video made it look so easy, I must give it a try!
Regina
Oh, yeah it really is easy. Quick, easy and no-bake is what I am all about these days 😉
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking
I'm pretty sure this is the first time I heard about fridge cake, sounds amazing! I love strawberries and chocolate put together, Delicious!
Thanks for sharing and thank you for the lovely comment left on my guest post on Aimee's blog
Regina
Thank you so much for visiting here Roxana and the sweet comment! Your peanut butter cake looked soo yummy!
ashley - baker by nature
These are so fun! I'd probably have a hard time stopping at one!
Regina
Haha...Ashley, they are fairly rich and sweet but I admit, there were times where I ate more than one in a sitting 😀
Erin @ Texanerin Baking
This looks SO good! And that's what Kalter Hund is? I had no idea. I thought it was like a really cakey brownie with icing on top. Glad that you've set me straight!
I looove white chocolate. Way more than real chocolate. And berries and white chocolate?! That's heaven, right there.
Regina
Haha...glad I could educate you about Kalter Hund 🙂
And yes - white chocolate all the way!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
Woah. I'm in love!!!!
Regina
😀 You are so sweet Aimee!
Natalie
Wow these look really good! Creative recipe.
Regina
Thank you very much for visiting and the sweet comment, Natalie <3
Lene/Not Your Everyday Cookie
Oh my goodness! These look SO GOOD!!
Regina
Thank you so much for the very sweet comment Lene!
sally @ sallys baking addiction
dried strawberries and oreos - I've never thought to combine the two! A fudge texture with crunchy add-ins sounds like something I would just love. I'm a texture freak! What a pretty dessert!
Regina
Thank you so much Sally! I love contrasting textures, so this treat was perfect for me.
amy @ fearless homemaker
I've never heard of a fridge cake but it totally looks like my type of sweet! And what a perfect-looking dessert for valentine's day. =)
Regina
I think fridge cake is more of British thing but it is right up my alley 😉