7 Best No-Bake Cake Recipes (You'll Forget the Oven)

 A no-bake cake is a great option if you don't have much time to cook, don't have an oven, or just don't feel like messing around with the dough and making a mess in the kitchen.

Recipes for delicious no-bake cakes

1. Cookie and sour cream cake without baking

Ingredients

• 3 cups cookies (any type, but chocolate or vanilla wafers work best)
• 2 cups sour cream ;
• 1 cup sugar;
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract;
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• whipped cream and fresh berries (optional, for filling).

Cooking

1. Crush the cookies in a plastic bag with a rolling pin or grind them in a food processor until they are fine crumbs. Save 1/2 cup of crumbs for topping the cake later.
2. In a bowl, combine remaining cookie crumbs, sour cream, sugar, vanilla extract and melted butter. Mix until smooth.
3. Take out a springform pan with parchment paper. Squeeze the cookie mixture into the bottom of the mold using a spoon or spatula.
4. Sprinkle the reserved cookie crumbs over the mixture, pressing lightly to stick.
5. Cover the mold with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until the dessert is firm.
6. Before serving, remove the sides of the split form and transfer the dessert to a serving dish. Garnish with whipped cream and fresh berries.

2. Cake without baking with cookies and condensed milk

Ingredients

• 3 cups shortbread cookies;
• 1 can of condensed milk with sugar;
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional, for sprinkling)

Cooking

1. Crush the cookies in the plastic bag with a rolling pin until they are crumbly.
2. In a bowl, mix cookie crumbs, sweetened condensed milk and melted butter. Mix until smooth.
3. Spoon the cookie mixture into the bottom of the pan, using a spoon or spatula to even it out.
4. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the mixture, pressing lightly to stick.
5. Cover the mold with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm.
6. Before serving, remove the sides of the springform pan and transfer the cake to a serving platter.

3. Cake without baking without sour cream

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups of all-purpose flour;
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar;
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar;
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract;
• 1/2 teaspoon salt;
• 2 cups of chocolate chips;
• 1/2 cup sprinkles.

Cooking

1. In a large bowl, mix softened butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until smooth.
2. Add flour and salt, mix on low speed.
3. Add the chocolate chips and sprinkles to the batter, mix again on low speed.
4. Line a baking dish with parchment paper, spread the cookie dough, pressing it down to create an even layer.
5. Cover the mold with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until the cookie dough is firm and no longer sticky.
6. When the cookie dough hardens, remove the cling film .
7. Serve the biscuit at room temperature, cut into wedges. You can add whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream.

4. Cake without baking from cookies and bananas

Ingredients

• 2 packs of baby cookies (about 400 g);
• 100 g unsalted butter, melted
• 4 ripe bananas, mashed;
• 400 g of condensed milk;
• 250 g cream cheese, softened;
• 300 ml of heavy cream;
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract;
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder;
• 2 tablespoons of honey.

Cooking

1. Crush the cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or place them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
2. In a bowl, mix the biscuit crumbs with the melted butter until a wet, sandy texture forms.
3. Pour the mixture into the cake pans using a flat-bottomed glass so that the mixture is well compacted.
4. In a separate bowl, combine banana puree, condensed milk, cream cheese, vanilla extract and cinnamon powder.
5. In another bowl, whip the cream to soft peaks.
6. Gently fold in the whipped cream and banana mixture.
7. Pour the banana mixture over the biscuit base and smooth the surface with a spatula.
8. Sprinkle the top of the cake with honey and use a toothpick or knife to create a marble pattern.
9. Cover the cake with cling film and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until set.
10. When the cake has hardened, take it out, slice and serve chilled.

5. Cake without baking with gelatin and cookies

Ingredients

• 1 pack of gelatin (your choice of flavor);
• 500 ml of boiling water;
• 400 g cream cheese, softened;
• 1 can of condensed milk;
• 1/2 cup lemon juice;
• 500 g cookies;
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• whipped cream and fresh fruit for topping.

Cooking

1. In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water and stir until completely dissolved. Set aside to cool.
2. In another bowl, mix cream cheese, condensed milk and lemon juice. Whisk until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
3. Gradually pour the chilled gelatin into the cream cheese mixture, whisking constantly.
4. Chop the cookies into small pieces using a food processor.
5. Mix crumbs with melted butter until smooth.
6. In a springform pan, press the cookie mixture to the bottom of the pan with a flat-bottomed glass.
7. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the cookie base and smooth the surface with a spatula.
8. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until set.
9. When hardened, transfer the dessert to a serving plate.
10. Top with whipped cream and fresh fruit, if desired.

6. Cake without baking without butter

Ingredients

• 2 cups of oatmeal;
• 2 cups pitted dates;
• 1 cup unsweetened grated coconut
• 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans)
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder;
• 1/2 cup honey;
• 1/2 cup almond milk;
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract:
• a pinch of salt.

Cooking

1. In a food processor, grind the oats until they are broken into small pieces.
2. Add pitted dates to a food processor and process until they form a sticky ball.
3. Add shredded coconut, chopped nuts, cocoa powder, honey, almond milk, vanilla extract, salt to a food processor and process until well blended.
4. Squeeze the mixture into a cake pan using a flat-bottomed glass so that the mixture is well compacted.
5. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
6. When the dessert has hardened, take it out of the refrigerator, cut it and serve it chilled.

7. Cake without baking "Broken glass"

Ingredients

• 2 cups sour cream;
• 1 cup heavy cream;
• 1 can of condensed milk with sugar;
• 2 sachets of unflavored gelatin;
• 1/2 cup cold water;
• 1 package of flavored gelatin (your choice of flavor);
• 2 cups of boiling water;
• cracker crumbs;
• fresh berries or fruits for decoration.

Cooking

1. In a bowl, mix sour cream, heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk. Beat until smooth.
2. In a separate bowl, pour the unflavoured gelatin into cold water, let it sit for a few minutes until it becomes soft.
3. Heat the softened gelatin in the microwave for 15-20 seconds or until completely dissolved. Add to sour cream mixture and beat until smooth.
4. Pour the mixture into a large bowl or mold and refrigerate for at least an hour.
5. Meanwhile, prepare the flavored gelatin by dissolving it in boiling water, stirring until completely dissolved. Set aside, let cool to room temperature.
6. As soon as the sour cream mixture hardens, take it out of the refrigerator, use a knife to break it into small pieces of irregular shape (hence the name "Broken Glass").
7. Mix pieces of broken glass with flavored gelatin, pour the mixture into a small baking dish.
8. Refrigerate the mixture for at least 2 hours.
9. Once the gelatin has set, sprinkle cracker crumbs on top and garnish with fresh berries or fruit of your choice.