Learn how to make simple and delicious Easter cakes

Easter is not only a time of great harmony and family unity, it can also be a time of stress. In addition to thinking about Easter eggs, invitations for all the family and lunch, simple Easter cakes are a must and could save your life! Even if simple, Sunday lunch desserts never fail to surprise! After all, despite being simple, these sweets are able to surprise everyone and satisfy the desire for sweets in portions for the whole family. Check out these ideas:

light strawberry cake

Light Strawberry Cake | Photo: Stella Handa
Time:

40min (+2h30 of fridge)

Performance:

8 portions

Difficulty:

easy

Ingredients:

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 and 1/2 cups wheat flour (tea)
• 2 tablespoons of light margarine
• 1/2 jar of light cream
• 1 pinch of salt
• 300 g of halved strawberries for garnish

Filling

• 2 cans of light condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon of light margarine
• 6 tablespoons of lemon juice

Method of preparation:

1. In a bowl, put the yeast and flour.
2. Mix the margarine, cream and salt until the dough comes off your hands and leave to rest for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
3. Open the dough with a rolling pin and line the bottom and sides of a 22cm springform pan.
4. Pierce the dough with a fork and take it to the medium, preheated oven for 15 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown.
5. For the filling, in a pan, cook the condensed milk with the margarine until it thickens.
6. Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice.
7. Pour over the cooked dough and refrigerate for 2 hours.
8. Decorate with the strawberries cut in half, unmold and serve.

Peach ice cream on the plate

Peach ice cream on plate | Photo: Stella Handa
Time:

1h (+3h fridge)

Performance:

8 portions

Difficulty:

easy

ingredients:

• 1 liter of milk
• 1 can of condensed milk
• 5 tablespoons of corn starch
• 4 gems
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence
• 3 cups of ice cream (tea)
• 1 can peach in syrup, half chopped and half sliced

Method of preparation:

1. In a saucepan, place the milk, condensed milk, cornstarch and egg yolks and set over medium heat, stirring until cooked through and thickened.
2. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
3. Add the vanilla essence, the ice cream and the chopped peach and mix.
4. Place in medium refractory, decorate with sliced ​​peach and put in the fridge for 3 hours.
5. Serve.

chocolate pudding temptation

Chocolate pudding temptation | Photo: Rodrigo Moreira
Time:

30min (+4h of fridge)

Performance:

8 portions

Difficulty:

easy

ingredients:

• 1 sachet of unflavored gelatin powder
• 1/2 cup (tea) of milk
• 170 g of chopped dark chocolate
• 3 tablespoons of chocolate liqueur
• 1 box of cream (200g)
• 1 cup of hazelnut cream
• Flakes of bittersweet chocolate and cherries in syrup to decorate

Method of preparation:

1. Hydrate the gelatin in the milk and melt over low heat, without boiling.
2. In a bowl, melt the chopped chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler.
3. Mix half of the melted chocolate with the liqueur and half of the can of milk cream.
4. Reserve.
5. Beat the rest of the chocolate in the blender with the gelatin, the remaining cream and the hazelnut cream until smooth.
6. Pour into a decorated mold, moistened with water, and place in the refrigerator for 4 hours or until it hardens.
7. Turn out onto a plate, drizzle with the reserved chocolate sauce, decorate with chocolate chips, cherries in syrup and serve.

white chocolate biscuit

White Chocolate Brownie | Photo: Zucker Bakery
Time:

1h30

Performance:

10 portions

Difficulty:

easy

ingredients:

• 150 g of soft wheat flour
• 4 eggs
• 220 g of refined sugar
• 220 g of unsalted butter
• Vanilla extract (to taste)
• 220 g of white chocolate
• A little bit of salt

Method of preparation:

1. In a bain-marie, melt the chocolate and butter.
2. Add the sugar, mix well, then add the eggs and vanilla.
3. Add the flour and salt.
4. Arrange the mixture in a greased pan covered with buttered paper and add spoonfuls of red fruit jelly.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.
6. Leave to cool, put in the fridge for 2 hours and cut into pieces.

Artisan ice cream with red fruits

Artisan ice cream with red fruits | Photo: Rodrigo Moreira
Preparation time:

45min (+2h30 of freezer)

Performance:

8 portions

Difficulty:

easy

Ingredients:

• 1 pack of red fruit flavored gelatin powder
• 1 cup hot water (tea)
• 1 can of condensed milk
• 3 jars of natural yoghurt (510g)
• 1/2 cup blackcurrant syrup (tea)
• 1/2 cup strawberries (chopped)
• 1/2 cup blackberries (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon of neutral alloy powder
• 1 teaspoon of emulsifier

Method of preparation:

1. First, dissolve the gelatine in hot water and blend in a mixer with the condensed milk, yoghurt, syrup, strawberries, blackberries and neutral alloy until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
2. Then pour it into a saucepan with a lid and put it in the freezer for 30 minutes.
3. Remove, add the emulsifier and beat with a mixer at medium speed for 5 minutes.
4. Repeat the process 2 more times, placing in the freezer for 30 minutes before beating again.
5. Finally, remove and, if desired, serve with red fruits and drizzle with ice cream sauce.

passion fruit mousse

Passion fruit mousse is a delicious dessert | Photo: Andre Fortes
Time:

1h (+4h fridge)

Performance:

10 portions

Difficulty:

easy

Ingredients:

• 3 sachets of unflavored gelatin powder
• Concentrated passion fruit juice 500ml
• 1 can of condensed milk

Roof

• Pulp of 2 passion fruit
• 1/2 cup (tea) sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons of water

Method of preparation:

1. Prepare the jelly according to the package instructions and blend it in a blender with the passion fruit juice and condensed milk for 5 minutes.
2. Put it in a shape with a hole in the middle of 24 cm in diameter and take it to the refrigerator for 4 hours.
3. Put the ingredients for the dressing in a pan and bring to medium heat, stirring until thickened.
4. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
5. Remove the foam from the refrigerator and unmold.
6. Distribute the dressing and serve.

Italian straw with chocolate sauce

Italian straw with chocolate sauce | Photo: Stella Handa
Time:

30min (+2h of fridge)

Performance:

35 portions

Difficulty:

easy

ingredients:

• 2 cans of condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 3 spoons of cocoa powder
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate (melted)
• 1 package of coarsely chopped cornstarch biscuits (200 g)
• margarine for greasing

Syrup

• 1 cup of milk (tea)
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 4 tablespoons of sugar

Method of preparation:

1. In a pan mix the condensed milk, butter and chocolate.
2. Place over medium heat and stir until thickened.
3. Remove from heat, mix with melted chocolate and biscuits.
4. Pour into a medium greased refractory and refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. For the syrup, place all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until a syrup forms.
6. Pour into the refractory over the Italian straw and serve.

English cream

English cream | Photo: Shutterstock
Time:

15min (+2h rest)

Performance:

4 portions

Difficulty:

easy

Ingredients:

• 4 gems
• 2 cups of water (tea)
• 3/4 cup condensed milk (tea)
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence
• fruit to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Beat the egg yolks well and set them aside
2. In the meantime, boil the water with the condensed milk and then pour it over the egg yolks.
3. Mix well and cook over low heat until it starts to thicken.
4. Then mix in the vanilla
5. Cover with cling film and leave to rest for 2 hours
6. Then serve the iced cream with fruit of your choice.

Source: Terra

Ben

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