Cake without Baking: Here’s How

Don’t feel like big baking campaigns? You can also prepare cakes without baking. There are various recipes and tricks for this. In this article, we will tell you how to quickly get a sweet cake.

Cake without baking: the fridge cake

You can easily make fridge cakes in all sorts of variations. The effort remains low without the baking time and when the time comes, you can simply get the fresh cake out of the fridge. To inspire you, we are presenting a popular recipe here: Strawberry cake with elderberry cream.

1. The base of a refrigerator cake usually consists of biscuits, biscuits, or rusks. For the strawberry cake, you need 50 grams of butter biscuits, 50 grams of amaretti biscuits, 60 grams of butter, and 2 tablespoons of sugar for the cake base.
2. Now crumble the butter and amaretti biscuits. Melt the butter and mix everything together with the sugar.
3. Pour the mixture into a small springform pan lined with baking paper (about 20 cm in diameter). Press the mass firmly and then put the mold in the fridge.
4. For the topping, you need 4 sheets of white gelatine, 1 lemon, 400 grams of unsalted cream cheese, 100 milliliters of elderflower syrup, 1 tablespoon of vanilla sugar, 200 grams of whipped cream, 450 grams of small strawberries, 1 packet of strawberry glaze.
5. Now soak the gelatin sheets in cold water.
6. Grate some zest from the washed lemon and squeeze out the juice.
7. Mix together cream cheese, elderflower syrup, vanilla sugar, lemon juice, and zest.
8. Squeeze out the gelatin and dissolve it in a saucepan. Stir in some of the already prepared cream cheese cremes.
9. Then stir the gelatine mixture into the remaining cream cheese.
10. Whip the cream until stiff and stir it into the cream as well. Then smooth it out on the biscuit crumb base.
11. Then put the mold back in the fridge for two hours.
12. Finally, drape strawberry halves on top of the cake.
13. Prepare the glaze according to the instructions and finally pour it over the strawberries.
14. Chill the cake again.

The classic: cold dog

The so-called “cold dog” is an old recipe and a real classic in the field of “cakes without baking”. How to craft it:

1. In addition to a loaf tin and some cling film, you need the following ingredients: 300 g coconut fat, 125 g powdered sugar, 50 g cocoa powder, 3 eggs, optionally some rum (54%), and 2 packs of butter biscuits.
2. Melt the coconut oil and let it cool.
3. Stir the cocoa powder, powdered sugar, eggs, and rum into the coconut oil to make a smooth cream.
4. Line the loaf tin with cling film and spread a thin layer of the cream on the bottom.
5. Now alternately layer the cream and butter biscuits on top of each other. Finish with a layer of cream.
6. Then put the cake in the fridge for about two hours. Then you can turn it out and cut it into slices.

Mug Cake: The mug cake from the microwave

Another way to make cakes without using the stove is a new trend called “mug cake”. You usually already have the ingredients at home and it only takes a few minutes to prepare. All you need else is a microwave and a mug. That’s how it’s done:

1. The recipe for a mug cake can be varied in the ingredients. Since not all microwaves are created equal, you may need to experiment with wattage, duration, and even ingredients before enjoying the perfect mug cake.
2. The following ingredients are suitable as a recipe basis: 2 tbsp flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 egg, 1 tbsp oil, 2 tbsp Nutella, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, 2 tbsp milk, and 2 tbsp sugar.
3. Mix all the ingredients together either in a mixing bowl or directly in a large mug. Stir until you get a creamy mass.
4. Microwave the mug cake at 750 watts for 2.5 minutes. If you want a more liquid core, reduce the time to about two minutes.
5. You can decorate the finished mug cake with sprinkles or some cream. Enjoy the cake while it is still warm.
6. You can find many more ideas for delicious mug cakes on the internet. There are hardly any limits to the imagination here.