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    • No Bake Cheese Dessert With Caramel Topping

    by Maria on December 23, 2011

    No Bake Cheese & Cake Layered Dessert
    Have you finalised your Christmas Menu yet? Is there a vacant spot for a dessert? If so, here’s a quick and simple dessert. No baking, no cooking (almost), just assemble the layers and a yummy dessert is ready! I got this recipe from my friend, Anila. She got it from one of her friends… A big thank you to whoever discovered this recipe :) Since you’re busy with holiday preps, I’m not taking much of your time.

    But before you go…

     Jose & myself wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas! May this festive season bring you joy, happiness & peace!

    Shall we go to the recipe?

    No Bake Cheese & Cake Layered Dessert with Caramel Topping
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    Recipe type: Dessert
    Author: Maria Jose
    Prep time: 20 mins
    Cook time: 5 mins
    Total time: 25 mins
    Serves: 8-10
    Ingredients
    • For Base Layer
    • Pound Cake – 1 (I used Sara Lee’s All Purpose Pound Cake, 300gm)
    • Milk/Sugar Syrup – 2-3 tbsp
    • For Middle Layer
    • Kiri Cheese – 6 squares/108 gms (refer notes)
    • Dream Whip Sachet (whipping cream powder) – 2 small (refer notes)
    • Thick Cream – 125 ml (I used Puck brand)
    • For Top Layer
    • Creme Caramel Pudding Mix – 2 packets
    • Coca-Cola – 330 ml can
    Instructions
    1. Slice the pound cake & layer in a pudding dish. Brush the milk/sugar syrup over the cake to moisten it.
    2. Whip the whipping cream powder as per package instructions. Add thick cream & cheese to the whipped cream & beat well using electric beater till its combined well. Spread this mixture on top of the cake layer. Keep it in the fridge while you make the top layer.
    3. Add Coca-Cola to the contents (sugar syrup+pudding mix) of Creme Caramel packets. Mix well & let it boil. Remove from fire. Allow to cool for sometime. Keep a close eye to make sure that it doesnt get set. Pour this over the cream & cheese layer. Return to fridge & let it set for 5-6 hours or overnight. Slice & serve chilled.
    Notes

    Though I’ve tried this only with Kiri Cheese, I guess you can substitute it with Cream Cheese. If you are using liquid whipping cream instead of dream whip you will need 500 ml (approx). 1 packet of creme caramel I used serves around 4-5 people.

    If the top layer (Caramel pudding mix+coke) tends to thicken, heat it again and cool it slightly and pour over the middle layer.

    For eggless version, you can use an eggless cake for the base.

    You can store it in the fridge upto 3 days.

     

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    • Anu Shoj

      wow awesome simple and yummy cheese cake…luv it!
      SYF&HWS – Cook With SPICES” Series – CARDAMOM (Dec 5th to Jan 5th)

    • fari

      hi maria,, 
      i tried cold cheese cake last sunday along with your dragon chicken recipe,,, yumm yumm yumm,,, i tried posting a comment that day,,, something was wrong with my system or server,,, i dont know,, couldnt do it..  and you wont believe it, my husband and me are still working out the fat away!!! before that the next cheese recipe is here.. i’ve not tried my hands at baking yet… forever grateful for your yummy recipes,, they’ve earned me a lot of compliments.. thank you maria,,, I envy your dedication,, in the way you present and the lovely way the pics look and hmmm,,, i dont know,, for the guaranteed good taste… this is the only place from which i can shut my eyes and try any recipe… so far i have made many things from here,,, i’m quite new to cooking and this confidence of able to whip up anything yummy means so much :) thanks again :) and wishing you and jose, a merry merry christmas this year, and let it bring you a lot of happiness and good health in the coming year :)

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Fari,

        Thanks a ton dear for your wonderful comment & lovely wishes. I’m really touched to read your comment :) Great to know that you find this little space helpful. Thanks again for the encouraging words, I appreciate it very much.

        Wish you & your family a Happy & Blessed New Year!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • http://profiles.google.com/gayathri.ramdas Gayathri Ramdas Sreekanth

      Maria kutti…Such a simple and lovely recipe..Me and amma were just talking about you and she told she tried out your pineapple mousse pudding yday for a dinner get-together and everybody just luvvvdd it…What Christmas plans? Wishing you and Jose a very Merry Christmas !! :)

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Thanks dearie! Aunty called me yesterday to wish :)
        We were at a cousin’s place for Christmas. Wish you both a Happy & Blessed New Year!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Anna Nisha81

      Tried this ecipe for xmas lunch!! it was a huge hit…ever1 loved it…thanks..

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Anna,

        Nice to hear that you made this for Christmas lunch & that everybody enjoyed it :) Thanks a lot for the comment!

        Wish you a wonderful new year!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Januv

      Hi Maria,

      In fact i was desiring to have a new dessert for this X’Mas and there came your No Bake Cheese Dessert. Thanks a lot for your apt posting. My hubby, children & their 2 friends we all enjoyed it. It was awesome and also you made easy to get the ingredients. Maria, i appreciate your method of presentation. Well done dear. Keep it up. Your blog have really helped me to improve my cooking talent.  You are a blessing for many.Let God bless you more & more. 

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Janu,

        Thanks a ton for your lovely comment dear! I’m glad that the recipe reached you at the correct time & that it was liked much by your family :)

        I’m honored to know that you find this blog helpful. Thanks again for your kind words and wishes.

        Wish you & your family a happy & blessed new year!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Ashwinimonteiro

      hi maria,
      Wishing you and your hubby a merry christmas and a happy and exiciting new year. i enjoy ur blog and the wonderful recipies on it , but most of all i enjoy ur comments ,do keep up the good work
      God bless
      ashwini

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Ashwini,

        Thank you very much for your sweet & kind words & wishes. Nice to know that you enjoy this little space :)

        Wish you and your family a happy & blessed new year!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Anonymous

      Wishing you a very Happy New Year, filled with loads of happiness, good health and wonderful blessings. May all your wishes come true.

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Thank you so much Ancy! Wish you too a wonderful new year!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Tres Louis

      Hi Maria

       Happy new Year!!!

      But this recipe ingredients are disappointing. It is truly Bahranised…It will be great if u can suggest Indian alternatives for Pound Cake and whipping cream powder.

      -Tres

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Tres,

        Thank you & wish you the same.

        This comment shows that you didnt read the recipe completely ;) I’ve given the amount of liquid whipping cream for the recipe in the notes section.

        Also, instead of pound cake, you can use the butter cake. Please check out the link below. But make sure to moisten it well with sugar syrup.

        http://www.mariasmenu.com/cake/butter-cake

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Aarthi

      Wow this looks like a great desert..No bake is additional plus..Awesome job..First time here..You have lovely blog with awesome recipes…I am your new follower..Do check my blog if you have time..

      Aarthi
      http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/

    • http://torviewtoronto.blogspot.com/ Torviewtoronto

      delicious looking dessert beautiful flavour combination

    • Noor Nazar

      Hi Maria, I made this dessert today. But, didnt like it so much. Sorry to say that. I didnt like the Coca Cola taste in the topping. Maybe plain caramel would have been better or some other topping. So, I had the pudding without the top layer. :( But, then, it was not sweet. And desserts are sweet endings to a meal. Sorry for being such a bad critic. Felt, maybe, I should tell you so that you can give us ideas. For example, in the middle layer, can I add some sugar, if so how much, to have it sweet? And could you suggest another topping without the Coca Cola taste? I saw the below comments and I know many of your followers loved it. Maybe, its just me :D I have tried many other recipes of yours. I am a great fan of your Idivettu meen curry… Me and my husband had loved that curry… Thanks Maria..

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Noor,

        Its ok…. You dont have to feel bad. The taste very much varies for each person, so :) Nice to know that you like the meen curry recipe, thank you!

        For topping, may be you can try any other fruit flavoured jello like strawberry, pine apple, lemon etc; Also if you want to add sugar, you can add powdered sugar/icing sugar while whipping the cream. Again the qty depends on your taste. You can start with a small qty & do a taste test & add accordingly.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Juvariashifaz

      tried it,,, nd it was super tasty,,, ,,, thnkzz a lot for sharing this recipe,,,, very soft nd tasty ,,,
      every1 liked it sooooo much,,,,,

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Juvaria,

        Great to know that you liked this dessert :) Thanks a lot for trying this and also for posting comment.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • http://www.thinditheerta.blogspot.com/ Sangeeta

      Hi Maria, this sounds yummm…only problem is in Bangalore I dont think I can get creme caramel, dream whip or kiri cheese. Can you suggest substitutes?

      Thanks
      Sangeeta

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Sangeeta,

        Thank you!

        I’ve given the substitute for dream whip in the notes section. Instead of creme caramel, you can try any jelly like strawberry or pineapple. Instead of kiri cheese, you can try cream cheese or mascarpone.

        Kindly note that I havent tried this dessert with the above mentioned substitutes. I’ve suggested the ingredients that comes closer to the ones in the original recipe.

        If you happen to try this recipe, please do share your feedback here.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • mis x

      hi i liked ur no bake cheese dessert but have a doubt since i am gonna try it for the first time .regrdng the cream caramel mix ,do we heat the sugar syrup and the yellow powder together with coco cola coz normally when we make cream caramel we heat  the powder with milk and make the sugarsyrup as the base .can u explain that part a lil more and also can there b a substitute for coco cola

    • mis x

      kindly explain the layer of caramel mix .do we use milk as usually used to prepare creamcaramel or only the sugarsyrup yellow powder and coco cola .and also could u suggest a substitute for coc cola

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi,

        The whole packet of creme caramel, including the sugar syrup & the powder mix, is mixed with coca cola.

        If you dont like the caramel topping with coke, may be you can try any fruit jellies instead. However I havent tried it with fruit jellies yet.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Plz Dont

      where I can buy Kiri cheese ? I live in the US

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        hhmm… I’m not sure where you get it in US. May be you can check it online n see….

        Cheers
        Maria

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