This no bake chocolate cream cake is perfect to make during hot weather when you don’t want to heat up your kitchen. It combines melted chocolate, cookies, and walnuts into a decadent dessert that doesn’t require an oven.
To make the no bake chocolate cream cake, you combine a melted chocolate mixture with crushed cookies and walnuts before spreading them in a round silicone pan and placing it in the fridge until set. Then, it gets topped with a chocolate ganache before being placed in the fridge so the topping can set. Finally, it gets garnished with whipped cream for a contrast to the rich chocolate flavor.
What is No Bake Chocolate Cream Cake?
No bake chocolate cream cake is a cake that involves a chocolate, cookie, and walnut layer along with a chocolate ganache layer, and a whipped cream garnish. It doesn’t require any baking in the oven. The only heat needed is for melting the chocolate and making the chocolate ganache.
Pro Tips
- Crush the cookies into small chunks so they incorporate with the chocolate mixture easily.
- For the cake layer, gently melt the dark chocolate with the butter and cream as it will seize up if the heat is too high.
- Once the chocolate and cream mixture is melted on the stove for the topping, allow it to cool and thicken slightly before pouring it on top of the cake.
- Finely chop the dark chocolate so that it melts easily.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Different Type of Chocolate Be Used for No Bake Chocolate Cream Cake?
Yes, if you don’t love dark chocolate, you could replace it with semi-sweet chocolate or milk chocolate. The cake will just be a little sweeter and richer depending on what you choose.
What Types of Cookies Should Go into No Bake Chocolate Cake?
This no bake chocolate cream cake recipe is a great place to use up leftover cookies so you can really use whatever types of cookies you enjoy the most. However, a lighter colored cookie, such as buttery shortbread cookies, Nilla wafers, or graham crackers are good options to create a two-tone effect in the cake.
How Long Does the Cake Need to Set For?
The cake will need to sit in the fridge for at least 4 ½ hours before serving.
How to Store No Bake Chocolate Cream Cake
Once set and unmolded from the pan, you can place the cake on a plastic wrap, tightly cover it with plastic wrap, and store it in the fridge. This cake should keep well for several days.
Ingredients
How to Make No Bake Chocolate Cream Cake
In a pot on the stove, melt the butter with the cream and dark chocolate until smooth. In another bowl, stir the crushed cookies with the walnuts and melted chocolate mixture until combined.
In a pot on the stove, melt the butter with the cream and dark chocolate until smooth. In another bowl, stir the crushed cookies with the walnuts and melted chocolate mixture until combined.
Spread the mixture in a 24cm round cake pan until level and smooth, and store it in the fridge for 30 minutes to set.
Spread the mixture in a 24cm round cake pan until level and smooth, and store it in the fridge for 30 minutes to set.
For the ganache, melt the dark chocolate with the cream in a pot on the stove. Remove it from the heat and allow it to cool. Pour it on top of the cake and set it in the fridge for 4 hours.
For the ganache, melt the dark chocolate with the cream in a pot on the stove. Remove it from the heat and allow it to cool. Pour it on top of the cake and set it in the fridge for 4 hours.
Serve garnished with the whipped cream.
Serve garnished with the whipped cream.
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