Creamy Grandma’s Cake in a Glass, a delicious spoon dessert, exquisite and easy to prepare. This simple and quick recipe is made with crushed cookies, velvety custard, and crunchy pine nuts. A perfect dessert to serve after dinner, also ideal for family lunches or when you want to pamper yourself with something special.
The Grandma’s cake in a glass resembles the classic version, but is fresher and more practical, perfect to prepare in advance and store in the fridge until serving time. Prepare it with me and you will see, it will make everyone happy, young and old alike!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 464.13 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 69.79 (g) of which sugars 45.30 (g)
- Proteins 11.24 (g)
- Fat 16.93 (g) of which saturated 8.36 (g)of which unsaturated 8.25 (g)
- Fibers 1.09 (g)
- Sodium 124.78 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 175 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Creamy Grandma’s Cake in a Glass
- 2 cups whole milk
- 5/8 cup sugar
- 6 oz egg yolk
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 lemon peel
- 4.6 oz Digestive biscuits
- to taste pine nuts
- to taste powdered sugar
Tools
- 4 Glasses
- 2 Bowls
- Stainless steel saucepan
- Hand whisks
- Pan small
How to make Creamy Grandma’s Cake in a Glass
When I prepare custard, I put a bowl in the freezer, so the cream will cool faster!
Pour the milk into a stainless steel saucepan and bring it to a boil with the edible peel of a lemon. Meanwhile, in a bowl, I put the egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch, working vigorously with a hand whisk to make the mixture smooth and creamy. Pour the boiling milk into the bowl, remove the lemon peel, and stir to combine everything. Transfer the mixture to the steel pan and return to the heat over medium flame, constantly stirring with the whisk. As soon as the cream thickens, turn off, pour the cream into the bowl I previously placed in the freezer, cover with plastic wrap, and let it cool.
Crumble the biscuits in a mixer and set aside, toast the pine nuts in a small pan, stir the cooled custard, and prepare 4 small dessert glasses.
Creamy Grandma’s Cake in a Glass
Proceed with layers for each glass: a little cream at the bottom, powdered biscuits, cream, biscuits, lastly cream, pine nuts, and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Tips and Storage
You can make this delicious dessert gluten-free by using simple gluten-free biscuits.
Store the Grandma’s cake glasses in the fridge for two days covered under a cake dome.
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