Desserts
ChefFatima Abdullah
No-Bake Chilled Cake
A chilled, no-oven cake—similar to a custard with layers of biscuits. Garnished with pistachios and served cold from the fridge.
A chilled cake with no oven required... could it be any easier? :) Try this recipe
Ingredients
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- 6 cups liquid milk
- 1 cup and 1/2 cups flour
- Grated lemon zest — 1 tsp
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 a standard butter block (about 100 g)
- 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 6 packs plain biscuits (tea biscuits)
- Pistachios for garnish
- How to make date biscuits
Method
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- Put the milk, flour, lemon zest, sugar, and butter in a pot over the heat and stir until the mixture thickens.
- Divide it into two parts and add cocoa to the first part, stirring well until the mixture is uniform.
- In a serving dish, tray, or Pyrex, place a layer of biscuits at the bottom, then pour a layer of the cocoa mixture, then arrange another layer of biscuits and top with the non-cocoa mixture.
- Garnish with pistachios and let the chilled cake cool at room temperature before placing it in the fridge.
- Serve it cold after several hours.
- Fatima Abdullah
- For more of Fatima's sweets, here's the link: how to make date biscuits.
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- How to make date biscuits
