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This delicious 4 ingredient Portuguese creamy Maria biscuits cake recipe (bolo de bolacha Maria cremoso) is very easy to make and needs no baking.
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Preparation time:
2 h 15 min
Cooking Time:
n/a
Ready In:
2 h 15 min
Level of Difficulty:
Very Easy
Servings:
6
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Portuguese Creamy Maria Biscuits Cake Recipe

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Posted in: Cake Recipes
Tue, Aug 13, 2019
4 out of 5 with 285 ratings
Views: 197974 - Comments 8

Portuguese Creamy Maria Biscuits Cake is a dessert that is popular in Portugal and is made with Maria biscuits, which are thin, crispy biscuits. The cake is made by layering the biscuits with a creamy custard mixture made from condensed milk, butter, egg yolks, and vanilla extract. The biscuits absorb the custard mixture, softening and becoming creamy, resulting in a moist and delicious cake.

To make the cake, a rectangular or square baking dish is lined with a layer of biscuits, followed by a layer of the custard mixture. This process is repeated until all the biscuits and custard mixture are used up. The top layer is usually covered with a thin layer of custard and then dusted with cocoa powder or ground cinnamon.

The cake is then chilled in the refrigerator for several hours, allowing the biscuits to absorb the custard and become soft and creamy. It is served cold and can be enjoyed as a dessert or as a sweet snack.

Portuguese Creamy Maria Biscuits Cake is a simple yet delicious dessert that is loved by many. It is easy to make and can be customized by adding ingredients like fresh fruit, nuts, or chocolate chips to the custard mixture.


Ingredients

Maria biscuits (to taste)Strong coffee (to taste)1 can of cooked condensed milk1 and 1/2 cups pf 35% whipping cream
Maria biscuits (to taste)Strong coffee (to taste)1 can of cooked condensed milk1 and 1/2 cups pf 35% whipping cream Get Portuguese ingredients Get Portuguese ingredients and other stuff from Amazon.com

Directions

  1. Beat the cream very firmly, add the cooked condensed milk and beat a little more.
  2. On the serving dish, place a smaller cake pan with removable bottom (bottom removed). (The pan will only hold the cake from crumbling)
  3. Place alternate layers of biscuits soaked in strong coffee, and layers of cream, always ending with a cream layer.
  4. Refrigerate for several hours (for best results refrigerate overnight).
  5. When it's time to serve, remove the cake pan, if you must, run a knife around it to loosen it, and garnish with grated Maria biscuits.
Recipe & Photo Credit: paginareceitaspt.blogspot.com
Anna Davis
Anna Davis - 10 Months ago
would love to make this however the instructions are not complete like what size pan to use for the removable bottoms have 3 sizes and how many biscuits would also help this is the second request what have I done wrong such a lovely recipe thank you

Eddy
Hi Anna, it's so hard to predict because yes, people will use different sized pans, and also how thick will the layers of cream be between cookies, but keep this in mind, the smaller the pan the less cookies, if you are using a medium sized pan, I would guess around 50 biscuits. I hope that helps, good luck and enjoy.
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Jo
Jo - 1 Year ago
Absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for posting this. Made this for my daughter’s birthday and we ate leftovers the next day for breakfast 😁.

Eddy
That sounds awesome, glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the feedback. :-)
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Oree
Oree - 1 Year ago
What exactly do you mean by “cooked condensed milk”. Do you mean heated?

Starla
Starla - 1 Year ago
How many biscuits and how much coffee to use? To taste is a little confusing for me. Thank you

Eddy
Maybe around 1 and 1/2 to 2 packs of Maria biscuits and enough coffee to soak them.
1 Year ago (+1) (-0)

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