Baking a No Cook Cake

Who said that cakes have to be cooked? Well if you are not a very adventurous cook and want to try and make a recipe that will impress people, then this is a way to do it. This method of creating winning recipes is not only minimal when it comes to preparation time but once you have done this bit, all you have to do is sit and wait. With time being at a premium for most people these days, finding a way to cut down time in the kitchen is an added bonus.

Why Food is Cooked

The reason that food often has to be cooked lies in the fact that things that are raw can often be bad for the health. Most products derived from animals will need cooking because they often contain micro organisms that are indigenous to that animal. Cooking will naturally kill most of these microscopic organisms and as a result render them harmless to anyone eating them. Human digestive systems are not always able to cope with food that has not been pre-treated and softened through cooking. In addition to the fact that cooking food can eradicate any signs that food might not be as fresh as it should be.

Although in some cases eating raw food will not harm you, there is still a stigma against eating it, this again stems from the fact that it is not always as fresh as it can be and may cause food poisoning. It is through these similar principles that we assume cooking desserts is the best thing to do. Many cakes and puddings rely upon eggs to make them rise. Since eggs are derived from animals and can carry the harmful Salmonella bacteria, anything that contains eggs tends to be cooked. This does not mean that eggs cannot be eaten raw, and often are as mayonnaise, meringue or mousse.

Getting Started

If you haven’t guessed it yet, if you are not going to cook a cake, you will be cooling it by using the refrigeration method. The first thing that you need to know when it comes to making your cake is what kind of cake you want it to be. The crucial point to remember when it comes to a no cook cake is a binding medium that will help the cake to set. The most effective thing to use is melted chocolate.

Ingredients

If you want to get a really good no cook cake on the go, all you need is a chocolate whether that is white chocolate or dark chocolate, it doesn’t matter. The next step is to find a filler agent, this cake be anything from cake, biscuit, dried fruit, cereal, nuts, meringue, marshmallows or anything else you can think of adding.

When making a no cook cake it does not need to be a precise science, the fact that there does not need to be any strict measuring makes this cake a very attractive proposition. If you are worried by Salmonella, this threat is eradicated because eggs are not added.

The practical steps that you need to take when making a no cook cake are getting the right amount of chocolate and melting it over a water bath, which is a bowl placed over a pan of boiling water. Then it is simply a case of adding all the dry ingredients to the melted chocolate, stirring and placing into a greased baking tray. All that is left to do is, cool in the fridge, cut into squares and serve.

Recipes

When it comes to desserts that don’t need cooking it doesn’t stop at cake, you can have ice cream, trifles, biscuits, mousses and cheesecakes.