Well, who would refuse a delicate shortbread?treats or custard pie? Especially if they are prepared by skillful hands at home. However, no matter how much you want to please yourself and your loved ones, unfortunately, there is not always time for culinary delights. In this case, someone just goes to the store and buys the first sweet that comes to hand, and some choose another way - they drive away thoughts of all sorts of goodies. Now you don’t have to take such drastic measures and deny yourself the pleasure. After all, on our website you will find a lot of tips that will help you prepare any dish, from basic snacks to the most unusual holiday dishes. Since we are talking about sweets, we suggest choosing a recipe for a universal and quick dessert. The no-bake curd cake that we will talk about will take a maximum of half an hour. It looks great on the table, so you won’t be ashamed to treat even guests with it.
Cake with candied fruits and nuts
Want to make a cake, but have no desiremessing around with dough? Then take note of this recipe. It is so simple that even the most inexperienced cook can master it. It is simply impossible to spoil the dish. The main condition is high-quality fresh products, a blender or mixer for grinding the ingredients and a good mood. Cook with pleasure and love, and then any dish you take on will turn out great. Cooking method:
- 20 grams of gelatin
- granulated sugar - to taste
- one kilogram of homemade cottage cheese
- 80 grams of candied fruits
- lemon
- vanilla sugar
- 200 grams of any friable cookies
- 150 grams of butter
- 150 grams of fruit
- 50 grams of walnuts
Method of preparation:Before we tell you the recipe itself, we will give you some recommendations. Firstly, if you buy homemade cottage cheese, remember: it is often quite large, so if you don’t have a blender or mixer at home, crush the product using a sieve or put it through a meat grinder. Secondly, the cookies should be crumbly. Shortbread cookies have these properties, but you can buy other cookies – the main thing is that they crumble well. As for fruits, the chef’s imagination is not limited here. Do you like bananas, apples or kiwi? Add them to the dish. A very tasty combination is obtained from berries – raspberries, currants, blueberries – and cottage cheese. This recipe includes canned peaches, which add juiciness to the dessert. Now let’s move from theory to practice. Break the cookies into large pieces and place them in a blender bowl. Then beat several times until they turn into fine crumbs. Then add softened and cut butter, mix the ingredients until smooth. Transfer the resulting mass into a special detachable cake pan, first covering it with parchment, which is recommended to be treated with a creamy product in advance. Put the product in the refrigerator for 60 minutes so that the cake hardens. In the meantime, prepare the remaining ingredients. Grate the lemon zest on a fine grater, and squeeze the juice out of the fruit. Now pour the sour nectar into a small bowl and pour in the gelatin. Place the dishes on low heat and heat the liquid while stirring constantly. Your task is to achieve complete dissolution of the gelatin. When you have done this, remove the bowl from the stove and let the liquid cool. Grind the cottage cheese using a meat grinder or the same blender, then combine it with regular and vanilla sugar, candied fruits. Mix the ingredients, then start gradually adding gelatin, pouring it in a thin stream. Work with a spoon again so that the products form a homogeneous mass. Take canned peaches, since you will not need sweet syrup, get rid of it. Cut the fruit into small pieces and put on the cake. Apply the curd filling on top in an even layer, smoothing it out with a spatula. Peel the walnuts and dry them in a hot frying pan without oil. Then grind the product into crumbs and sprinkle the cake. You can also use the remaining peaches and candied fruits for decoration. Some cover the dessert with whipped cream, hot chocolate, special syrups. Keep the product in the cold for at least about an hour until it is soaked.
Cake with dried apricots
Of course, it is best to add it to cakesfresh fruits - sweet juicy apples, bananas, kiwi, oranges - basically, whatever you like. These products are not only very tasty, but also healthy, full of vitamins. In the cold season, they can easily be replaced by frozen berries. Currants, strawberries, cherries, raspberries go well with currant filling. And if you are partial to dried fruits, try the following recipe. In this case, you will need dried apricots, but you can add some prunes if you wish. Ingredients: For the base:
- half kilos of shortbread cookie
- two-ounce package of butter
- 80 grams of dried apricots
For the filling:
- 600 grams of liquid cottage cheese
- eight tablespoons of granulated sugar (the amount of the product varies depending on your taste preferences)
- 15 grams of vanillin
- a packet of instant gelatin
For decoration:
- 300 milliliters of freshly squeezed orange juice
- ten to twelve sheets of gelatin
- sugar - to taste
- cream - optional
Method of preparation:If you try this recipe, you will probably not be able to stop, because making confectionery, especially such delicious and simple ones, is addictive. Subsequently, for some housewives, it becomes a kind of hobby. Most likely, the curd cake will not be the last in your practice, so we recommend purchasing a special split form, thanks to which it will be much easier to prepare dough products. The first layer of the dessert consists of such ingredients as butter, cookies and dried fruits. So, starting to cook, cut the cream product into small pieces and melt in the microwave. If you do not have such a kitchen appliance, do it in a double boiler. Place the shortbread cookies in a blender and crush into crumbs. Then combine both ingredients in one bowl, mix well and place in a mold, pre-greased with a small piece of butter. Smooth the product with a spatula so that it comes out not only tasty, but also beautiful in appearance. Place the dried apricots cut into small pieces on top. Put the dish in the refrigerator to let the mixture harden. This will take about an hour. The next step is the filling. If you have cottage cheese with large grains, put it through a meat grinder. Then combine with sugar, add a little vanillin. As for the gelatin, pour warm water over it and set aside. When it swells, get rid of the excess liquid, and heat the product itself over low heat. Stir the mixture constantly until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Then carefully pour it into the curd mass, whisking the ingredients a few more times with a blender, mixer or regular whisk. Apply the resulting filling on top of the cake and smooth the product with a spatula. The edges and "roof" of the cake should be perfectly smooth. Put your creation in the refrigerator so that it hardens well. In the meantime, prepare the top layer of jelly. To do this, soak instant gelatin in orange juice, stir and heat the liquid in the microwave. Once it cools, pour it over the cake and refrigerate overnight. If you have dried apricots left, decorate the product with them. For the same purpose, you can use special confectionery cream, which is sold in cans in all supermarkets. Before serving the dish, shake it and then apply it to the cake in the form of a pattern. This recipe is simple, and the dessert is very tasty!
Curd cake "Bilberry"
Another easy to prepare recipeis suitable for lovers of fresh berries. Blueberry curd cake without baking is just what the doctor ordered for busy housewives and those who are taking up baking for the first time. You won’t have to fiddle with the dough, worrying about whether it will turn out or not, you won’t have to wait for the base to rise – just grind the ingredients, make the crust and spread the filling on it. Everything is simple, fast and very appetizing! Ingredients: For the crust:
- 100 grams of fresh butter
- 200 grams of shortbread cookies "Whipped Milk" (or use any other - the main thing is that it crumbles)
For the cream:
- 500 grams of tender cottage cheese
- 400 grams of sugar
- 500 milliliters of fatty sour cream
- gelatin - two tablespoons
- 200 milliliters of cream
- 200 grams of fresh or frozen blueberries
Method of preparation:First, crumble the cookies into a blender bowl, then turn on the appliance and beat the product until fine crumbs form. Then add the butter, which should be taken out of the refrigerator in advance so that it is soft. Mix both ingredients thoroughly and place the resulting mass in a parchment-lined form. Smooth out the top of the product and put it in the refrigerator for a while until it hardens completely. Now pay attention to preparing a delicate cream. To do this, grind the cottage cheese in a meat grinder, passing it through two or three times. Then pour in granulated sugar, add sour cream and mix everything until smooth. Make sure that all the lumps go away. As for the blueberries: if you are using frozen ones, pour hot water over them so that they thaw a little. Then rinse under the tap, dry well and make fruit puree out of them. Divide the resulting sour cream and curd mass into two parts, one of which should be about ¼ smaller than the other. Now add crushed berries to the first one, mixing everything well. Soak gelatin in not cold water, then heat cream on minimum heat and put swollen gelatin in it, do not forget to drain excess liquid from it. Cook the cream, constantly working with a spoon, but keep in mind that it is highly not recommended to bring it to a boil! When all the gelatin has dissolved, divide it into two portions, add one to the curd mass, and the second to the blueberry puree. Now take the already hardened shortbread crust from the refrigerator, around which you need to lay a ring of parchment. Then gradually begin to pour in the filling. In this case, follow the principle of the pie called "Zebra" - add first the white mass, and then the fruit mass. You can move a match on top, thus drawing a pattern. Serve the dish only after it has completely hardened. It is not only possible, but also necessary to prepare light curd cakes. Not only does sweetness lift your spirits and bring joy, but curd itself is rich in calcium, which is known to have a beneficial effect on the body of children and adults. We hope that at least one dessert recipe suits you. Do not skimp on fruits - frozen or fresh - because they make the dish more juicy and delicious. We recommend reading:
