No-Bake Christmas Cake: A Simple Recipe for the Holiday Table.

According to ТСН: This simple and delicious no-bake cake will be a great addition to the holiday table for Christmas and New Year. Once you try it, you'll want to make it again and again. The recipe is easy, and even a culinary beginner can recreate it. This dessert is perfect even during prolonged electricity outages.

Ingredients

For the base (crumb layer)

• Sifted flour — 120 g

• Sugar — 2 tablespoons

• Cocoa powder — 2 tablespoons

• Butter (frozen) — 80 g

For the sour cream filling and stabilization

• Fatty sour cream (20%) — 500 g

• Sugar — 3 tablespoons

• Vanilla sugar — 2 teaspoons

• Gelatin — 10 g

• Cold water — 4 tablespoons

For the filling

• Almonds — 100 g

• Dried plums — 100 g

• Dark chocolate — 100 g

Process of making the dessert

Creating the base

• First, we prepare the base. In a bowl, sift the flour, add cocoa powder and sugar, mixing thoroughly until homogeneous.

• Next, grate the frozen butter on a fine grater, dusting it with flour.

• Quickly knead the butter-flour mixture by hand to form a uniform crumb.

• Spread the crumb on a heated non-stick skillet and fry, stirring constantly, until golden brown (about 5 minutes). After that, let it cool.

Preparing the filling and cream

While the crumb cools, we prepare the cream and filling.

• In a separate container, soak the gelatin in cold water to swell.

• Prepare the filling: chop the dried plums into small pieces, crush the almonds, and chop the chocolate into small bits.

• For the cream, whip the sour cream with sugar until fluffy. Heat the swollen gelatin in the microwave for one minute to dissolve it.

• Add the dried plums, almonds, chocolate, and vanilla sugar to the cream. Mix everything thoroughly and quickly add the dissolved gelatin.

Forming and stabilizing the dessert

• Choose a cake mold. First, place about half of the chocolate crumb at the bottom.

• Pour the cream with the filling on top and cover with the remaining crumb, forming the top layer.

• Place the dessert in the refrigerator to stabilize for 2-3 hours until it sets. Then it can be served on the holiday table, impressing with its appearance and delicate taste.

The no-bake cake is very easy to prepare and does not require complicated ingredients, making it an ideal option for festive celebrations. With a bright taste and delicate texture, this dessert will undoubtedly become a favorite among your guests. Thanks to the absence of baking and the simplicity of preparation, it can hold a special place on your holiday table.