This no bake creamy custard cake recipe involves layering ladyfingers with a cream mixture and jam. As the ladyfingers sit with the cream, they soften resulting in a cake-like texture. This dessert is a wonder no bake dessert for when you don’t want to heat up your home with the oven.
To make this no bake cream cake recipe, you begin by making a custard on the stove with egg yolks, milk, flour, starch, sugar, butter, and cream. Then, it gets layered with ladyfingers and jam before being stored in the fridge to allow the cream to soak into the ladyfingers. The resulting cake is fluffy and creamy, and full of the taste of sweet strawberry ham.
What is No Bake Cream Cake?
This no bake cream cake recipe includes a homemade custard, strawberry jam, and ladyfingers, which are layered in a square cake pan. The combination of cream, cakey ladyfingers and strawberry jam gives this cake a strawberries and cream vibe that is perfect any time of the year.
Pro Tips
- When making the custard on the stove, continuously whisk the mixture to prevent it from scorching or becoming lumpy.
- If needed, you can strain the pastry cream through a fine-mesh sieve to remove any lumps.
- Thoroughly chill the cream so it is thick enough to layer with the ladyfingers.
- To amplify the strawberry flavor in this no bake cream cake, you can garnish it with fresh strawberries.
- Feel free to replace the strawberry jam with raspberry jam, apricot jam, or marmalade for a different flavor profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Add Other Ingredients to No Bake Cream Cake?
Yes, you can! For a chocolate version, you could add cocoa powder to the cream mixture. Additionally, you could replace the strawberry jam with other types of jam, caramel, or chocolate sauce, or even fresh fruit.
What are Good Replacements for Ladyfingers?
While ladyfingers are the best choice for this cake recipe, you could replace them with sponge cake or other types of cookies. However, the type of biscuit you use may result in a slightly different textured cake.
Can No Bake Cream Cake Be Frozen?
Unfortunately, this no bake cream cake doesn’t freeze very well and may become soggy after freezing and thawing.
How to Store No Bake Cream Cake
This no bake cream cake can be lightly covered and placed in the fridge where it should keep well for up to 4 to 5 days.
Ingredients
How to Make No Bake Cream Cake
For the custard, in a pot, whisk the sugar with the flour, starch, egg yolks, and milk. Cook the mixture, while whisking continuously, until thickened.
For the custard, in a pot, whisk the sugar with the flour, starch, egg yolks, and milk. Cook the mixture, while whisking continuously, until thickened.
Whisk in the vanilla sugar and butter until combined. Place a sheet of plastic wrap on top of the custard and allow it to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Whisk in the vanilla sugar and butter until combined. Place a sheet of plastic wrap on top of the custard and allow it to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Beat the custard in a bowl with a mixer. Mix in the cream.
Beat the custard in a bowl with a mixer. Mix in the cream.
To assemble the cake, dip the ladyfingers in milk and arrange them in an even layer.
To assemble the cake, dip the ladyfingers in milk and arrange them in an even layer.
Spread some of the custard on top followed by 2 tbsp of the strawberry jam.
Spread some of the custard on top followed by 2 tbsp of the strawberry jam.
Arrange another layer of ladyfingers on top followed by another layer of custard.
Arrange another layer of ladyfingers on top followed by another layer of custard.
Pipe additional cream on top in a swirl design. Refrigerate it for 2 hours.
Pipe additional cream on top in a swirl design. Refrigerate it for 2 hours.
Unmold the cake, and slice and serve!
Unmold the cake, and slice and serve!
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