Lithuanian Lazy Cake - Tinginys
Lithuanian Lazy Cake is the ultimate comfort dessert with a story in every slice. This Tinginys recipe, a No-Bake Chocolate Cake made with crumbled biscuits and rich chocolate, is the kind of sweet that brings everyone back to their childhood. Whether you’re sneaking bites straight from the mixing bowl or slicing into it after that impossible wait in the fridge, Tinginys is pure nostalgia in every bite.
Equipment
- 2 lb Loaf Pan
- Strong Plastic Wrap or Parchment Paper
- Large Saucepan
Ingredients
- 200 g (7 oz) unsalted butter
- 400 g (14 oz can) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder unsweetened
- 50 g (2 oz) dark chocolate broken upo into small pieces
- 540 g (1.2 lb) plain cookies *see notes
Instructions
- Snap the cookies into bite-sized chunks and set them aside.
- In a large pan, toss in the butter, condensed milk, chocolate, and cocoa powder. Heat it over low heat, stirring constantly, until everything melts together into a smooth, glossy mixture. Once combined, turn the heat up to medium and keep stirring as it starts to bubble gently around the edges. You’ll notice it thickening and pulling away from the sides—just don’t stop stirring, or it might stick to the bottom.
- Take the pan off the heat and mix in all the cookie chunks. It’s okay if some crumble into smaller bits — just make sure every piece gets coated in that chocolatey mixture.
- Line a 2lb flat-bottomed loaf tin with thick plastic wrap (leave extra hanging over the edges) or baking parchment. Pour in the chocolate-cookie mixture and press it down firmly, getting rid of any air pockets. Fold the extra plastic wrap over the top, or cover with parchment.
- Pop the whole thing in the fridge and let it chill for at least 6 hours—overnight is even better. Once it’s firm, invert it into a serving board, unpeel the plastic wrap, slice into pieces and enjoy your no-bake Lithuanian Lazy Cake!
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Notes
In Lithuania, we use plain cookies, called "Gaidelis", and you can get similar square-shaped cookies in some larger grocery stores or Polish/ Eastern European Food stores. However, you can also use digestive biscuits, rich tea biscuits, Marie biscuits, Tostadas or even stale shortbread (fresh shortbread will crumble too much). Graham crackers might also work.