No-bake Napoleon cake made from ear cookies with custard

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a Napoleon cake without baking from ear cookies? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Take premium flour and milk with a fat content of at least 3%. Eggs are suitable for C1 or CO. If you plan to use vanilla sugar instead of vanillin, use 10 times more than the specified amount. Adding too much vanillin can spoil the taste of the finished product.

2. STEP 2

   

   To prepare the cream, in a bowl or saucepan with a rounded bottom, beat the eggs with sugar and vanilla until the sugar is completely dissolved. Before doing this, be sure to wash the eggs using a special food grade soap and brush. It is not necessary to whip until fluffy foam.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add sifted flour, beat until smooth. Sifting will remove small debris, if any, and make the cream more uniform and airy. Then pour in the milk and stir. Beat everything until smooth with a whisk or mixer. The main thing is that there are no lumps left.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place over medium heat and heat until warm but not yet hot. Whisk constantly.

5. STEP 5

   

   Once the cream has thickened (takes about 5 minutes depending on your stove), remove from heat and whisk well. If the cream seems runny, don’t worry, it will become thicker as it cools.

6. STEP 6

   

   To prevent the cream from becoming crusty, you need to cover it with cling film on top so that it lies tightly on the cream. Cool the cream to room temperature. Remove the butter from the refrigerator; it should become softer.

7. STEP 7

   

   Beat the butter - it should whiten a little and become more airy.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add the cooled cream little by little to the butter and beat.

9. STEP 9

   

   Continue beating until you get a smooth, fluffy cream.

10. STEP 10

    

    Usually Napoleon cake is rectangular or round. But it can be made in any shape. I took a round springform baking dish without a bottom with a diameter of 19 cm to make it easier to assemble and make it more neat. Grease the bottom with cream so that the first layer of cookies is well soaked and sticks together.

11. STEP 11

    

    Then lay out the first layer with ears. The voids can be filled with pieces or cookie crumbs.

12. STEP 12

    

    Then generously coat the cookies with cream and spread evenly.

13. STEP 13

    

    Collect the cake until you run out of cookies. Just remember to leave about 10 ears and a little cream for decoration. Place the cake in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

14. STEP 14

    

    Carefully remove the pan from the cake and decorate it. First I glued the ears to the sides of the cake. To do this, I greased them on one side with cream and applied this side to the cake. Then I sprinkled the top and sides with cookie crumbs. And put cookies on top. In this form, the cake already looks interesting - you can leave it like that. You can also add a mesh of chocolate glaze on top. Place the finished cake in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.

15. STEP 15

    

    I wanted some bright colors, so I layered the top of the cake with berries and mint. It is best to do this before serving so that the berries and herbs do not lose freshness.

Comments on the recipe

LUSSIYA

08.09.2023

5

Delicious! You can also make this shortbread cake. Very simple and delicious!

Natalia M

08.09.2023

4.5

I really love Napoleon cake! And if there is a “lazy” option to prepare it, then you should definitely take advantage of it) Therefore, when I saw on the website a recipe for a Napoleon cake made from abalone cookies with custard, I immediately prepared it. Moreover, the “ears” were already available. All that remains is to make the custard. I cooked the cream with baked milk, it turned out tender, not too sweet and tasty. I decided to form the cake in a bowl, covering it with cling film. I spread the cream thickly so that the cookies were soaked. Unfortunately, I came across some hard cookies and not all layers were able to soak well. Nevertheless, the cake turned out very tasty, we ate it in one evening). I concluded that I need to take more “loose” cookies and next time I’ll make more cream. By the way, I sprinkled the top with cookies and toasted walnuts and crushed them in a blender. I liked the result, the cake is prepared quickly. Perfect with tea and coffee!

Mironova Svetlana

08.09.2023

4.9

I did it once, but I forgot how much and what was needed. I did the same as in the recipe. The most excellent cake!!! He looks like Napoleon! Soaked and soft. My husband trampled it in the morning in 3 days.

Queen

08.09.2023

5

What a great cake without any hassles!!!

Anna

08.09.2023

4.6

I urgently needed a cake for my mom's birthday! I found something that was quick and inexpensive - a recipe for a gorgeous no-bake Napoleon cake made from abalone cookies with custard. It turns out amazingly tasty, beautiful and very, very fast. Without any hassles. Thanks to the author!

Alenk@

08.09.2023

4.9

I cook it this way too, but the whole funny thing about custard is that it’s hot. I dip each ear, holding it with pastry tweezers, into the hot cream, so soaking goes much faster)