3-Ingredient Keto Kalter Hund aka Hedgehog Slice
Jump to Recipe Even the name of this rich and flavorful dessert — or actually cake — might not be the most inviting one, the taste surely is.If you are not in a mood for heating the oven in the heat of the summer but want to make a cake anyway, a good old Kalter Hund, aka Hedgehog slice, is a perfect option.Making a keto version of this easy classic is super-easy — you need only three ingredients! Best served with whipped cream and berries on the side, this treat is super-rich and satiating, so a little goes a long way.
Take first a tiny serving and then see if your sweet tooth really needs more! What is Kalter Hund i.e.Hedgehog Slice? This cake with a fancy name is uncooked and usually rectangle-shaped.It consists of layers of chocolate and cookies.
The chocolate part also contains a substantial amount of fat for a softer and easy-to-slice consistency.I’ve seen people using butter, shortening, or coconut fat.Some prefer to use rice puffs instead of cookies.
And some tend to add nuts and fruits or berries.Often the cake has chocolate icing or glaze.I got familiar with Kalter Hund when I was in Germany — and actually first saw the recipe in German cookbooks.
Later, I learned that this cake exists in different countries – with as fancy names as German Kalter Hund (i.e., ‘cold dog’).English-speaking call it Hedgehog Slice, the Swedes call it Radiokaka, and the Danes call it Kiksekage.There are numerous other versions as well in other countries that u
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