Grandma’s crumbled cake, an easy and delicious no-bake treat. With a super delicious cream and lots of crumbs enriched with pine nuts, it is prepared quickly and is too good! I used shortbread cookies to make the crumbs, but we can use any cookies we prefer. The only precaution is to prepare the cake the day before. Resting in the fridge will allow the ingredients to solidify well. Let’s get to work and prepare grandma’s crumbled cake together-
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- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 14 Hours
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 8 servings
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for Grandma’s Crumbled Cake Base
- 8.8 oz dry biscuits
- 10 tbsp butter
- 0.7 oz pine nuts
- 3 1/3 cups milk
- 0.8 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 egg yolks
- 2/3 cup sugar
- Half teaspoon vanilla extract
- Half lemon peel (grated)
Tools
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- Springform Pan – with a 9.5 inch opening
- Saucepan
Storage
You can store the cake in the fridge for two or three days.