TIP: We used a Baker’s Secret large, straight-sided loaf pan, available from major supermarkets and specialty kitchen shops. Marsala is a rich, fortified wine. Log can be frozen for up to one week.

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Ingredients

2 tblsps instant coffee granules

2 tblsps Marsala

600ml tub thickened cream

395g can sweetened condensed milk

2 tsps vanilla extract

12 sponge finger biscuits

Cocoa powder, to dust

Method

Grease a large, straight-sided 15cm x 23.5cm deep loaf pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 5cm above pan edges.

Dissolve coffee in 1/3 cup boiling water in a shallow dish. Stir in Marsala. Cool slightly.

Beat cream, condensed milk, and vanilla in a large bowl of an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Pour one-third of the mixture into the prepared pan.

Dip half the biscuits one at a time, into coffee mixture to soak. With short end of pan facing you, arrange biscuits lengthways over the cream mixture. Pour over half the remaining cream mixture. Spread evenly.

Repeat layering with remaining coffee0soaked biscuits and cream mixture. Cover. Freeze overnight until firm.

To serve, invert the log onto the serving plate. Remove lining paper. Dust generously with sifted cocoa. Cut into thick slices.

New Idea team