Classic German No Bake Malakoff Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 packet vanilla pudding powder
- 500 ml milk
- 50 g almond flakes
- 250 g soft butter
- 100 g powdered sugar
- 300 g ladyfingers
- 10-15 tbsp rum
Decoration
- 200 g heavy cream
- 12 chocolate leaves
Preparation
Cook vanilla pudding powder with milk according to package instructions
Pour the pudding into a bowl
Place plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming
Let the pudding cool completely
Meanwhile toast the almond flakes in a dry pan for a few minutes until golden
Let the toasted almond flakes cool
Mix the cooled pudding with soft butter and powdered sugar until smooth
Line the bottom of a 22cm springform pan with ladyfingers
Soak the ladyfingers with 5-7 tablespoons of rum
Spread slightly less than half of the cream over the ladyfingers and smooth the surface
Add a second layer of ladyfingers and soak with rum
Spread the remaining cream leaving about 2 tablespoons for the sides and smooth the top
Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes
Whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form
Remove the side of the springform pan
Spread the reserved 2 tablespoons of cream over the sides of the cake to seal any gaps
Press the toasted almond flakes onto the sides of the cake
Transfer the whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with a star tip
Pipe 12 small rosettes around the top edge of the cake
Decorate with chocolate leaves
Refrigerate until serving
Tip
For an alcohol-free version soak the ladyfingers in the same amount of coffee or milk instead of rum
