No-bake cold cake: the recipe for a fresh and delicious dessert with biscuits and chocolate
ingredients
For the base :
Biscuits
200 gr
Sugar
100 gr
Melted butter
100 gr
Unsweetened cocoa powder
50 gr
Latte
50 gr
For the topping :
Milk chocolate
200 gr
Fresh cream
60 gr
The no-bake cold cake is a fresh and delicious dessert , perfect for hot summer days because it does not require the use of an oven and stove. A crunchy base, prepared with crumbled biscuits, butter, sugar and cocoa, is garnished with a soft and creamy chocolate topping . A simple and irresistible dessert that will remind you of the classic chocolate salami , but without eggs and in a cake version. Perfect to be enjoyed as a snack or after-meal dessert , it can be made several hours in advance, so as to have it ready at the right time. If you like, you can enrich the dough with chocolate chips or chopped dried fruit, while you can replace the dark chocolate with the white one, for a final result with an elegant chromatic contrast. Find out how to do it by following our recipe step by step.
How to prepare no-bake cold cake
Step 1
Collect the dry biscuits in a large bowl and crumble them with your hands until you get 1-2 cm pieces1.
Step 2
Add the bitter cocoa, sugar and melted butter2.
Step 3
Stir to mix all the ingredients well3.
Step 4
Distribute the compound obtained in an 18 cm diameter opening circle mold, leveling well with the back of a spoon4. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Step 5
Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in a bain-marie, add the cream and pour the topping on the biscuit base5.
Step 6
Distribute it evenly, gently swirling the pan, then let it harden in the refrigerator for another hour6.
Step 7
After this time, gently unmold the cake, transfer it to a serving dish and serve7.
Advice
The base of the no-bake cold cake can be made with all types of biscuits , even shortbread with cocoa or with fillings. You can add chopped dried fruit or flavor with rum or whiskey if you prefer.
The topping can be based on dark, milk or white chocolate; if you like, you can also garnish the surface with red fruits , mint leaves and a few tufts of whipped cream.
If you liked this recipe, also try the no-bake wafer cake .
storage
The cold cake without cooking can be kept in the refrigerator , covered on the surface with a sheet of transparent film, for 3-4 days . It can be frozen for 1-2 months.