Pan di Stelle Cake

Discover the tenderness and indulgence of this cake — quick, no-bake, economical and spectacular.

Perfect for those with a sweet tooth, here is a cake ideal for a celebration with the people we love and want to pamper.
The Pan di Stelle Cake is easy to make, excellent even for beginners, and very impressive.
It will delight the palates of both grown-ups and kids.

Because it is served quite cold, the richness of the whipped cream won’t be overwhelming; on the contrary, it will make the cake seem like a semifreddo.
The Pan di Stelle Cake does not require baking, and you can make it round, square or heart-shaped.

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Economical
Rest time: 1 Hour
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Portions: 10
Cooking methods: No-bake
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

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14 oz cookies (pandistelle)
12 oz Nutella®
2 1/8 cups whipping cream
1/2 cup whole milk
1 packet vanillin

Pan di Stelle Cake

Tools

here’s what we need to make it

1 Bowl
Electric beaters
Springform pan springform pan 8 11/16 in (22 cm)
1 Cake plate cake plate 9 7/8 in (25 cm)

Preparation: Pan di Stelle Cake

Preliminaries

Set aside 25 cookies that you will use to decorate a 8 11/16 in springform pan.

Choose the serving plate you want to use for the cake and place the pan ring on it.

Whip very cold cream in a bowl that has been chilled in the refrigerator, adding one teaspoon of powdered sugar so it becomes firm.
Soften the Nutella in the microwave or using a bain-marie.
Dip one cookie at a time in the milk and place it on the bottom to create the base.
Once the base is formed, spread a layer of Nutella and smooth it with the back of a spoon.
Add the whipped cream and continue with a second layer of cookies, Nutella and cream.
At this point take 12 cookies and place them on the surface of the cake.
Keep the remaining whipped cream in the refrigerator.
After resting time, remove the springform ring and use a spatula to spread whipped cream along the sides of the cake and smooth. Dip the remaining Pan di Stelle cookies in milk and place them around the cake. Finish the border with whipped cream, then return to the fridge to rest for one hour.
Depending on the occasion, you can also make the cake in a heart shape.