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Whole Valentine’s no-bake Nutella biscuit cake topped with pink white chocolate ganache in a square pan.

Valentine’s Nutella Cake (No-Bake)

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A no-bake Valentine’s Nutella cake made with Nutella biscuit sandwiches dipped in coffee-milk, a whipped mascarpone filling, and a pink white chocolate ganache topping. Sliceable, make-ahead, and perfect for Valentine’s dessert.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course: cakerecipe, Dessert, No Bake Cakes, no bake desserts
Cuisine: dessert

Ingredients
  

Base
  • 70 –100 g biscuits/cookies enough to fill a 20×20 cm pan; I used 18 biscuits total
  • Nutella about 1 tsp per sandwich, or to taste
  • 50 ml coffee with milk lukewarm or cool
Filling
  • 250 ml heavy/whipping cream cold
  • 250 g mascarpone cheese
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar
Topping
  • 150 g white chocolate chopped or broken into pieces
  • 70 ml heavy/whipping cream
  • 4 g red cake/icing color add gradually

Method
 

Make the biscuit sandwiches.
  1. Spread about 1 teaspoon of Nutella on one biscuit/cookie, then top with a second biscuit to make a sandwich. Repeat until you have enough to cover the base of a 20×20 cm pan.
Dip and layer.
  1. Pour the coffee with milk into a shallow bowl. Quickly dip each biscuit sandwich (in and out, do not soak), then arrange in a single tight layer in the pan.
Whip the filling.
  1. In a bowl, mix mascarpone and powdered sugar until smooth. Add the cold heavy cream and whip until firm and stable (do not overwhip).
Spread the filling.
  1. Spoon the mascarpone cream over the biscuit layer and spread evenly with a spatula.
Make the pink ganache.
  1. Heat the 70 ml cream until it comes to a boil. Pour it over the chopped white chocolate. Let sit 1 minute, then whisk until melted and smooth. Add red coloring and whisk until evenly pink.
Top and chill.
  1. Pour the ganache over the filling and spread gently if needed. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Slice and serve.
  1. Cut into squares and serve chilled.

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Notes

  • Biscuit dip tip: Dip quickly—too much liquid can make the base soggy.
  • Whipping tip: Stop whipping as soon as the filling is firm; overwhipping can make it grainy.
  • Clean slices: Chill longer for sharper slices, and wipe the knife between cuts.
  • Make-ahead: This no-bake Nutella mascarpone cake is even better after an overnight chill.

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