The great ancient Greek poetess Sappho filled her leisure time with it, the Macedonian philosopher Aristotle, who taught him, looked for strength in him to write a new work, and the famous Hippocrates, with his help, restored his mental balance. Marshmallow is a delicate, airy delicacy that has its roots in the distant past. It is difficult to say whether it was given the name in honor of the god of the wind, or in honor of an eastern sweet.
Once upon a time in Rus' they prepared its closest relative - apple marshmallow. Antonovka and honey - that’s the whole composition. A little later they figured out how to improve the appearance and taste with whipped egg whites. The final touch was made when the sugar appeared.
Zephyr, in the form we now accept it, can proudly bear the title of Russian dessert. Apples, sugar and protein - a classic composition. In order for the marshmallows to keep their shape, add pectin or agar-agar (a substitute for gelatin with a plant composition).
A no-bake marshmallow cake is one of the simplest, yet delicious and original. The combination of juicy fruits and berries, unique whipped cream like a cloud, make this dessert exquisite. It is thanks to the presence of fresh berries that the no-bake marshmallow cake is rich in vitamins. And for those who are watching their figure, you can replace some of the sugar with a natural sweetener. The taste will not suffer from these metamorphoses.
Marshmallow dessert with strawberries and sour cream
Ingredients:
- white or pink marshmallows - 320 grams;
- any nuts - 75 grams;
- full-fat sour cream - 265 ml;
- fresh strawberries and kiwi - 155 grams each;
- granulated sugar - 95 grams;
- candied fruits for decoration - 25 grams;
- chocolate for decoration - 35 grams.
It’s not at all difficult to prepare such a marshmallow cake with fruit, without using baked goods, with sour cream according to the presented step-by-step recipe with photos.
Initially, it is worth preparing all the ingredients for this dessert, but it is worth noting that the ingredients may change depending on the preferences of the hostess.
To prepare the dessert, you need to make marshmallows, since they are sold whole, you can simply break the dessert into halves, or you can cut it with a knife.
It is worth noting that it is difficult to cut marshmallows that are too soft; to make the process easier, you can periodically dip the knife in hot water. A hot knife will cut the puffed pastille faster and smoother. Several halves of the dessert are removed before decorating the cake, as they act as the final layer.
Now we take sour cream, since we need to get a thicker mass, it is better to purchase a thicker product. We also need sugar or powdered sugar for the cream; beat both products with a mixer until you get a homogeneous and thick mixture. The dessert form is prepared in advance. Place one layer of airy delicacy halves at the very bottom, and cover everything with a layer of cream on top.
If you want the cream to harden better, you can make a marshmallow cake with fruit without baking with sour cream and gelatin. In this case, the gelatin will harden in the refrigerator, and the cake will better hold its shape.
Now they begin to prepare fruits and berries; for this, the strawberries are washed in water and cleared of the tails, and the kiwi is simply peeled. Both ingredients are cut into thin slices to make the products easier to fit into the cake. If you don’t have strawberries and kiwi at home, then these fruits can easily be replaced with any others. Still, the dessert itself is very sweet, so it is recommended to use sour fruits. When the first layer of fruit is laid out on the marshmallows, pre-chopped nuts are sprinkled on top. You can use absolutely any type of nuts, but we use walnuts.
Now the nuts are again filled with a little sour cream, and a new layer of marshmallows is laid on top of it. It is best to place the halves as close to each other as possible, this will help make the dessert denser. To make the cake smooth and beautiful, you should lightly press the marshmallows with your hands. The top layer is again decorated with a small amount of cream, this is necessary in order to lay out the fruit decoration.
As soon as the cream is applied, pieces of strawberry and kiwi are placed on the surface of the treat. We use marshmallows as the last layer, but you can leave the dessert in this form.
The delicacy is placed in the refrigerator, where it is kept for at least three hours. After hardening, you can decorate the cake with melted chocolate and candied fruits.
Preparation:
Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it becomes soft. Mash the cookies into powder (I ground them in a blender). Set aside a quarter of the nuts to decorate the cake, grind the rest into powder (I ground it in a blender). Divide the marshmallows into halves. Grind (I beat with a mixer) butter and boiled condensed milk.
Add about 2/3 (two thirds) of crushed cookies (we leave one third for sprinkling the cake) and chopped nuts. Mix until smooth (I mixed with a mixer at low speed).
Place the marshmallow halves on a plate, very close to each other. Fill any obvious holes between the marshmallows with marshmallow pieces.
Coat marshmallows with cream.
Place a second layer of marshmallows on top. Lubricate with cream.
The ingredients indicate the amount for two layers, so now all that remains is to sprinkle (decorate) the top with walnuts and cookie crumbs. But, you understand, you can lay out as many layers as you like - it would be cream and marshmallows. I made a large cake, in three layers. And I bought three varieties of marshmallows in advance, for variety.
That's why my third layer looked like this.
And then again coat the cake with cream and decorate with nuts and cookie crumbs. Golden dots You can also add golden or any other food beads or decorate to your liking. I needed the cake very quickly, so I didn’t have time to bother. But if you have enough of it, then decorate according to your taste and mood.
Now you can help yourself, it’s incredibly tasty with coffee - I recommend it!!
My husband has a sweet tooth, and it was for him that I made a no-bake cake with cookies and marshmallows today. This cake is prepared quite simply and, thanks to the use of cookies, is very easily divided into portions. I remember when I was a child, my mother would prepare a cake for my brother and me from packets of cookies, cover it with custard and place it directly on the cutting board, due to the lack of a square plate. Marshmallows were in short supply back then and if they found their way into the house, they were quickly eaten. Now times have changed, and the stores are full of both cookies and marshmallows - choose whatever your heart desires.
Well, I won’t bore you, let’s cook!
To prepare a cake from cookies and marshmallows without baking, prepare all the products according to the list.
As in, cut the marshmallows into discs. Depending on how you want to decorate the surface of the cake, set aside the required number of shaped washers.
Prepare buttercream. In a bowl, beat cream, sugar and cottage cheese, you can also add vanillin. Beat until the mixture becomes homogeneous and begins to thicken. Place the cream in the refrigerator while we cut the bananas.
Pour milk into a cup, dip cookies in it and place on a plate. I got 10 pieces.
Grease the cookies with buttercream and place marshmallow pucks; the gaps can be filled with small pieces.
Cover the marshmallows with cream and lay out the bananas.
Coat the sides and top of the cake with the remaining cream. Place marshmallows on top.
Make crumbs from the remaining cookies and walnuts and sprinkle them over the cake. I decided to decorate the top with frozen raspberries. The cake should soak in the refrigerator for several hours, then it can be cut into portions and served with tea or coffee.
The no-bake cake made from cookies and marshmallows was a great success!
Bon appetit!
Did you know that you can make a delicious dessert from marshmallows? If you haven’t met them yet, we offer you several simple and very tasty cakes, on the preparation of which you will spend a minimum of food and your time. And you don’t have to have a reason for such a purpose; you can simply prepare a sweet treat for your family and friends, making them happy in this warm spring weather.
If you are planning a magnificent celebration, you will probably need to prepare original dishes. One of which could be the “Sugar” cake. And don’t let the abundance of ingredients scare you, it’s quite simple to prepare. So, in order to prepare this treat, you should stock up on the following products:
- Granulated sugar – 1 tbsp
- Marshmallows (can be white or pink) - 10 pcs.
- Hazelnuts – 400 g
- Pasteurized milk – 125 ml
- Sugar cookies – 100 g
- Butter – 200 g
- Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
- Vanillin
- A bar of chocolate (milk or black at your discretion, but preferably in its pure form without raisins, nuts, etc.)
- Cream or sour cream - 2 tbsp.
Cooking process:
- Cut each marshmallow into 4 pieces. Peel the nuts, place them in a clean piece of cloth and beat them with a rolling pin until they are crushed. You don’t have to do this, but use a blender. This way you will save your energy and time.
- Prepare the cream: beat the granulated sugar and eggs thoroughly until a homogeneous thick composition is obtained. Pour in the milk and simmer the cream a little in a water bath. The fire should be very small.
- Stir the mixture during the process until it thickens. Set the mixture aside for a while to cool. Then add vanilla with butter. Beat the cream well and you can move on to the next step.
- Place film or foil in the mold. Place marshmallow pieces evenly on the bottom, while lubricating it with the resulting cream.
- Place the biscuits on top and press down a little to help them adhere to the other ingredients. Repeat this process several times, cover the cake with cling film and leave it in a cool place for 1 hour.
- While your cake is cooling, prepare decorations for it. Chop the chocolate, place in a container and place on low heat. When the chocolate begins to melt a little, add cream or sour cream to it.
- Boil the mixture, stirring constantly. After this, cool and pour the product. Sprinkle chopped nuts on the cake and serve.
Marshmallow dessert from Laima Vaikule
Ingredients:
- high fat sour cream or cream - 550 ml;
- white soft marshmallows - 520 grams;
- strawberries - 120 grams;
- banana - 115 grams;
- canned pineapples - 95 grams;
- dark chocolate - 85 grams;
- walnuts - 55 grams.
Dessert preparation process:
It’s not difficult to prepare a marshmallow cake with fruit, without using baked goods, with sour cream, according to a recipe from Laima Vaikule. First you need to prepare the marshmallows; cut them into two equal halves and leave them aside. You should also immediately prepare a baking dish or simply take a large dish on which the cake will be formed. The first layer of marshmallows is laid out on a plate or mold. Then you can temporarily put the mold aside while you prepare the cream.
To make cream, we need to know what exactly is used to lubricate the layers. If we talk about sour cream, then simply coat the marshmallow layer with the product. Don't worry about the lack of sugar in sour cream, since marshmallows are very sweet, and sour cream will make the dessert less cloying.
If cream is used, then you can add a little granulated sugar to it for taste, or you don’t have to add it. The cream is whipped until fluffy and then spread on top of the marshmallows. Next, you need to take the prepared nuts and chop them, the finished nuts are placed on top of the cream.
You can start laying fruit on the nuts; our recipe uses pineapple, banana and strawberries, this fruit can be replaced with others to taste. The fruits are cut into pieces or circles and then laid out on the cream. Marshmallows are placed on top again, and then the layers of nuts and fruits are repeated again. The dessert is placed in the refrigerator and left for a couple of hours. Not only fruits and berries can be used as decoration, but also melted chocolate, coconut shavings, crushed nuts or marmalade.
Recipe 9: marshmallow cake with cherry cream
A wonderful and delicate cake without baking. To make the cake, you can use any set of fruits on hand. Recipe for a marshmallow cake made by the stars.
- marshmallows - 500 gr
- kiwi – 8 pcs.
- mango - 1 piece
- persimmon - 2 pcs.
- cherry syrup - 100 ml
- cream – 350 ml + 150 ml
- cottage cheese - 450 gr
- water - 150 ml
- jelly for cakes – 11 g
- coconut flakes - 100 g
- sugar - 50 gr
- powdered sugar - 3 tbsp.
In the morning, remove the springform pan from the cake; overnight it became dense. Beat 150 g of cream with powdered sugar. Use this cream to line the sides of the cake and apply coconut shavings on them. Use the remaining cream to make an edging on the cake. The cake is ready. Can be served immediately.
Many ladies who prefer to watch their figure are very fond of such a delicacy as marshmallows. This tender and airy dessert has a minimal amount of calories, but it is incredibly tasty. Today we will talk about how you can make a marshmallow cake with various fruits without baking, with sour cream. This delicacy will appeal not only to the family, but also to guests who are not indifferent to marshmallows.
The advantage of this dessert is its availability and ease of preparation, because instead of cakes, the airy delicacy itself is used. And any types of fruits and berries can be used for the layer; canned pineapple remains especially popular. Also, the layers can be coated with various types of cream; in our case, sour cream is used, but the housewife can use whipped cream or condensed milk.
As an addition, such a dessert is decorated with candied fruits, various types of cookies, meringue or chocolate; here everything depends only on the hostess’s imagination.
Marshmallow cake with custard
Ingredients:
- any cookies - 385 grams;
- granulated sugar - 355 grams;
- white marshmallows - 670 grams;
- crushed nuts - 135 grams;
- cow's milk - 2.5 cups;
- chicken egg yolks - 2 pieces;
- butter - 155 grams;
- wheat flour - 0.5 cups;
- cocoa powder - 35 grams.
- vanillin - pack.
Cooking process:
Usually, a no-bake marshmallow cake with fruit is prepared with sour cream (with photo). But in our case, we will prepare custard, which will make the cake no less tasty and tender. First, you should prepare the cream; for this, take the yolks of chicken eggs and mix them with granulated sugar and flour. Milk is gradually added to the mixture, stirring better with a whisk. This way you can avoid the appearance of lumps in the cream.
Even if lumps of flour suddenly form in the cream, you can break them up using a blender. The cream is placed on the fire, and then it is allowed to boil, while the mass must be constantly stirred so that the flour and milk do not start to burn. As soon as the mass is ready, cool it well, and then add softened butter to it and beat with a mixer. You should also add cocoa powder and the required amount of vanilla powder.
It is best to grind the nuts in a blender, so the crumbs will be finer; do the same with cookies, in the end we should get a product similar to breadcrumbs.
Dessert formation process:
The marshmallows are divided into two equal halves, but you can simply cut off the tops of each treat to make it flat. You should not throw away the tops, as they will be used to decorate the dessert. Place marshmallows in a springform pan and then cover it with a layer of custard. The cut off tops can be used to fill any gaps between the marshmallow circles. A layer of cookies and nuts is poured onto the cream, and then the marshmallow layer is repeated.
Cover such a dessert with a final layer of cream, and then cover everything with cling film. It is best to also line the bottom and sides of the pan with cling film. The treat is placed in the refrigerator for three hours, after which it can be taken out and the top layer of film removed. To serve dessert, take a large plate, turn the mold over, and transfer the cake to a plate
After this, you can remove the top layer of film and serve the cake to the table. If desired, this dessert is decorated with any fresh or canned fruits, nuts, melted chocolate or candied fruits.
One of the favorite oriental sweets of adults and children is marshmallow.
There was a time when it was presented to noble people as an expensive gift. Russians loved this sweet so much that they made it their national delicacy. At first, production was completely manual. And only in 1947 the first machine for making shell-shaped marshmallows appeared.
We present to your attention the first historical recipe for marshmallow (the ancestor of marshmallow). It dates back to 1899, and is kept as a relic in one of the museums in Russia.
You will need a bucket of Antonovka apples. Peel and chop finely. Place in an aluminum pan and place in the oven. Boil applesauce at 200 degrees. Cool and drain through a colander.
Beat eight egg whites, adding twelve cups of granulated sugar. Mix in applesauce and beat again until white. Set aside two glasses and place the rest on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
Dry for several hours in the oven at the lowest temperature. Remove the paper by wetting it with water.
Grease the finished layer with the reserved mixture and roll it into a roll. Place the seam on the parchment and dry again. Rub (I mean rub) with powdered sugar. Store wrapped in parchment.
Cake with marshmallows and sour cream: photo, recipe
You can make this lazy cake recipe for a birthday or for guests. But believe me, if you cook it once, it will become one of your favorite cakes. Prepare the following products:
- Honey cakes – 4 pcs.
- Low-fat sour cream – 400 g
- Granulated sugar – 1 tbsp
- Thickener – 1 pack
- Strawberry jelly – 2 packs
- Marshmallows – 5 pcs.
- Vanilla sugar – 1 sachet
- Fruits or berries for decoration (optional)
Cooking process:
- To begin, take the foil (fold the edges), lay it on the pan, and put the cake on top.
- Prepare the cream. You will need a thickener specifically for the cream, since not all sour cream has the desired consistency. Add a thickener to the sugar and pour the mixture into the sour cream. You will need a thick cream.
- Grease the cake with cream, place another cake on top of it, and so on. Do not lubricate the top cake with cream.
- Make jelly. Dilute it not with 800 ml of water, but with about 600 ml. This will give you a denser jelly. Set it aside to cool.
- Then pour the resulting jelly into the mold onto the top cake layer. Leave the cake for 40 minutes. in the refrigerator.
- As soon as the jelly starts to set a little, place the marshmallow halves on top of it. You can also add some fruits (optional).
- Place the cake back in the refrigerator until it is completely frozen. Do not remove the foil immediately, do this before serving.
Marshmallow cake
Now we will look at a recipe in which we will try to make marshmallows themselves and a cake from it.
To prepare fluffy marshmallows (without concentrates) you will need: four glasses of granulated sugar, one packet of gelatin, citric acid (a quarter of a teaspoon), soda (on the tip of a knife), pink food coloring.
Preparation. Pour sugar and diluted dye into boiling water. To stir thoroughly. Add gelatin diluted in cold water. Stir until it is completely dissolved.
Add citric acid, soda to the warm mixture and beat with a mixer (at high speed). The mass should double. Place on plastic boards (moistened with water). Wait until dry. Marshmallow is ready. Make white marshmallows using the same principle.
Now let's start preparing dessert.
Beat one cup of chilled cream with half a cup of granulated sugar until thick. Start with low speeds, gradually increasing to the highest. Ready cream should not drip off the spoon.
Lightly crush one hundred grams of peeled walnuts. If desired, you can fry in a dry frying pan. Mix one hundred grams of washed strawberries with a quarter cup of granulated sugar and crush until smooth.
And finally, the final stage is assembling the cake.
Place white marshmallows on the bottom of the dish (like a flower). Then pour in the strawberry mixture and sprinkle with nuts. Cover with cream. Place a layer of pink marshmallows. Repeat everything. The top layer is flower-shaped marshmallows and whole strawberries.
How to beautifully decorate and serve a cake
The cake is served as a dessert dish with tea or coffee.
Freshly removed from the refrigerator, the cake should be slightly warm. Cold (even tasty) foods can damage tooth enamel.
You can decorate it with almost any product
, which will complement the taste. The dried fruit goes well with the nut layer on top. You can endlessly experiment with decoration - sliced bananas, orange slices, pineapple rings will create a “tropical” atmosphere at the table, which is especially good in the cold season.
Powdered sugar and ground chocolate are suitable as dusting.
A cake with marshmallows and fruits that has cooled in the refrigerator is easy to transport, so you can also delight your colleagues with it.
The dimensions of the cake itself may vary. We took 0.5 kg of marshmallows, while others would prefer a kilo. If there is a suitable container, then why not.
My recipe, which you have just read, comes from the distant 60s, so its ingredients may seem modest. Of course, this is true, because there was no such abundance of fruits as there is now. However, I do not change the recipe that I inherited.
Marshmallows prepared according to GOST are good for blood vessels, hair and nails. It contains a lot of phosphorus and iron.
But now you can fill and decorate the delicacy as you please. It is important that the fruits do not drown out the taste of the preparation and marshmallows, but complement it. kiwis are enough for 1 kg of marshmallow mass
or
bananas
.
The cake is very popular among novice cooks precisely because of its simplicity; even a child who does not have special culinary skills can handle it.
Many people grease the cakes with a cream-sugar mixture
or jam. There is another fairly common option: the marshmallows are not sunk into the top layer, but left a little outside. By sprinkling powdered sugar on top, you can give it a simply stunning look.
I've seen cakes like this a couple of times. The view is amazing, such a sweet hill. The aerobatics are to place the white marshmallows at a slight angle, but this is extremely difficult, although such recipes do come across.
To prevent the dessert from turning out too sweet and cloying, add sourness like jam
.
In the summer, when you really want coolness, you can lubricate the layers with ice cream. True, such beauty will have to be stored in the freezer so that the marshmallows don’t float.
Dessert with marshmallows, fruits and chocolate
The dessert is very simple to make. If you want to surprise your guests with an exquisite sweetness, but don’t spend too long in the kitchen, this recipe is especially for you.
- Marshmallow (white and pink) – 800 g
- Sugar - 1 glass
- Fat sour cream - 1 cup
- Kiwi - 3
- Bananas – 4
- Orange – 3
- White chocolate
- Marmalade, candied fruits
Cut marshmallows into layers. Fruits - in circles. It is necessary to beat sour cream with sugar. This is a cream. Place in ice cream bowls in layers: marshmallows, fruit, cream, marshmallows, other fruits and cream again. Sprinkle grated chocolate, pieces of marmalade, and candied fruits on top.
Marshmallow cakes
- Vanilla marshmallow – 300 g
- Canned cherries – 300 g
- Cherry juice – 200 ml
- Whipped cream - 100 ml
- Gelatin – 30 g
- Sugar - 1 tablespoon
- Mint for decoration
Place pitted cherries in a single layer in a jelly mold. Dissolve gelatin in two tablespoons of water. After swelling, place in a water bath. Remove without bringing to a boil and strain. Combine cherry juice with gelatin. Pour over the berries and refrigerate for one hour.
Cut round pieces of jelly the size of marshmallows. Cut each marshmallow into four layers. Make the cakes by alternating jelly with marshmallows. Garnish with mint leaves on top.
Did you know that marshmallows are very beneficial for the body? It contains pectin, which helps remove toxic substances and heavy metals from the human body. It also reduces the side effects of medications. So eat marshmallows for your health!
Marshmallow is a delicious, delicate delicacy and can be served not only as an independent sweet, but also used to create unusual desserts. Even novice cooks can do the cooking process
.
These desserts can be prepared in emergency situations: let’s say you have guests coming to you in half an hour, there’s almost no time, and you want to treat them to something unusual!
Marshmallow desserts
Marshmallow dessert with sour cream
This delicacy will be tender, airy and incredibly juicy!
1. Take 300 grams of marshmallows, cut it into layers and place one layer on a dish.
2. Cover the top with real sour cream, cut the strawberries and place them in a third layer.
3. Brush the berries with sour cream and cover the dessert with marshmallows again. You have one layer ready. They can be repeated several times. Place the treat in the refrigerator.
4. After an hour, you can brew tea and serve. Enjoy your tea!
Marshmallow creme brulee recipe
1. Soak 60 grams of gelatin. Then pour a kilogram of sugar with a glass of water, put it on the fire and boil the syrup, remembering to stir the sugar.
2. Add gelatin to the syrup, beat the hot mixture with a mixer for 10 minutes. Then add a teaspoon of citric acid and beat again for 5 minutes.
3. Finally, add half a teaspoon of baking soda and the prepared creme brulee.
, beat for 10 - 15 minutes. Place the mixture in a pastry bag, squeeze out the marshmallows and cool them.
4. To prepare creme brulee, beat 3 yolks with 50 grams of sugar, pour in 300 milliliters of warm cream, add vanilla, and stir everything well (you can beat it with a mixer). Warm up for 10 minutes in a water bath. Now you can pour the treats into the future marshmallow mixture.
