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12 really easy cakes that will make you look great

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Easy apple pie

Easy apple pie

This apple pie, in addition to being a super easy dessert, is to die for.

Ingredients:

  • 1 sheet of shortcrust pastry - 600 g of mixed apples (golden, granny smith, royal gala) - 30 g of sugar - 20 g of butter - icing sugar

Step by Step:

  1. While the oven is preheating to 180º, wash the apples, dry them and cut them into thin slices without removing the skin.
  2. Take the shortening dough and line a 26 cm diameter mold.
  3. Take two-thirds of the sheets and place them slightly knurled, forming a circle on the part of the base that touches the edge.
  4. Fill the center of the cake with the rest of the apples. Sprinkle with the sugar and spread the diced butter on top.
  5. Bake the cake for 30 minutes at 200º, let it warm and unmold.

To decorate, you can sprinkle icing sugar on top or put fruit jam.

Puff pastry apple pie

Puff pastry apple pie

Another very popular apple pie is the apple pie with puff pastry.

Ingredients:

  • 1 sheet of fresh or frozen puff pastry - 2 apples - 4 tablespoons of peach jam - 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Step by Step:

  1. Peel the apples and cut them into quarters. Remove the heart carefully and cut them into very thin slices.
  2. Roll out the puff pastry and cut it into four equal rectangles or squares. Place them on a baking tray and distribute the apple slices on top in an orderly manner.
  3. Put the cake in the oven, preheated to 200 ºC, and cook for 20 minutes or until the dough is golden brown. Take out of the oven and let it cool down. Heat the jam for a few moments and paint the cakes with a thin layer. Serve hot with a little cinnamon on top.

It is delicious accompanied with a scoop of ice cream.

Ultra Easy Brownie

Ultra Easy Brownie

The brownie is one of the kings of desserts and it will be very easy if you follow this recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 1 glass of cocoa cream - 10 tablespoons of flour - 2 eggs

Step by Step:

  1. While you preheat the oven to 180 °, sift the flour into a bowl, add the lightly beaten eggs, as for an omelette, and the cocoa cream.
  2. Mix all the ingredients until you achieve a homogeneous texture without lumps. And pour the dough into a not very large rectangular mold, previously lined with parchment paper.
  3. Bake the brownie for 12-15 minutes. Remove it and let it warm before unmolding it. Serve cut into portions.

You can pair it with vanilla ice cream and some nuts. Irresistible!

Easy cheesecake

Easy cheesecake

If you are looking for an easy easy cheesecake, this is your cake.

Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs - 250 g (one tub) of white cheese to spread - 100 g of sugar - 1 pinch of salt - a few mint leaves

Step by Step:

  1. Crack the eggs into a bowl and lightly beat them with the sugar. Add the cheese and salt, and continue beating with the rods until you get a smooth cream.
  2. Distribute this preparation in a round mold lined with parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 170º, 20 or 25 minutes. Then click with a skewer; if it comes out clean it is already done. If not, cook a little longer.
  3. Remove the tart from the oven and, when it has cooled, put it in the fridge. Just before serving, remove the mold, decorate it with icing sugar and accompany it with jam or red berries.

Puff pastry log filled with chocolate

Puff pastry log filled with chocolate

Another easy dessert with puff pastry is this log.

Ingredients:

  • 1 rectangular refrigerated puff pastry sheet
  • 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
  • 1 tablet of dark chocolate fondant (250 g)
  • 1 egg
  • Some sliced ​​almonds
  • Powdered sugar

Step by Step:

  1. Preheat the oven to 200º, up and down.
  2. Roll out the puff pastry and sprinkle the entire surface with the brown sugar. Prick the center several times with a fork and place the chocolate bar in the middle. Close the sides of the puff pastry over the tablet, so that it is enclosed inside.
  3. Flip it over (so that the closure is underneath) and arrange it on a plate lined with parchment paper. Beat the egg, brush the puff pastry with it and sprinkle it with the almonds. Place the plate in the oven, at medium height, and bake for about 25 minutes.
  4. Let warm for 5 minutes, sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.

Easy chocolate cake

Easy chocolate cake

Here you have one of the most delicious easy cakes without an oven. You only need 15 minutes (not counting the standing time).

Ingredients:

  • 175 g of Maria cookies - 40 g of bitter cocoa powder - 140 g of butter - 375 g of fondant chocolate - 425 ml of whipping cream - 100 g of sugar - a few nuts

Step by Step:

  1. Crush the cookies and mix them with the cocoa and 130 g of melted butter, until you get a homogeneous mixture. Spread a 24 cm diameter removable round cake tin with the rest of the butter and cover the base with the dough. Leave it in the freezer.
  2. Chop or grate the chocolate. Put the cream in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add the sugar, stir and pour the mixture over the chocolate. Let stand 1 minute and stir until the chocolate melts.
  3. Pour the chocolate mixture into the mold and leave it in the fridge for 4 hours. Remove 30 minutes before serving and garnish with some chopped walnuts.

And if you find it too heavy, try the light chocolate sponge cake, a 100% guilt-free recipe.

Tarte Tatin

Tarte Tatin

A classic of easy pastry.

Ingredients:

  • 8 apples - 100 g of butter - 150 g of sugar - 1 sheet of puff pastry

Step by Step:

  1. Peel the apples and cut them into quarters. Over low heat, melt the butter in a baking dish and add the sugar until it begins to caramelize.
  2. Arrange the apple quarters in a spiral, tightly against each other, and cook for 20 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven 210º. Cut a puff pastry disc larger than the mold you used and cover it with the puff pastry, tucking the ends down.
  4. Put it in the oven and bake the cake for approximately 15 minutes, lower it to 170º and continue cooking for another 20 minutes. Remove it from the oven and flip it over.

Easy cake

Easy cake

If you are looking for the recipe for the easy cake with yogurt measurements, here you have it.

Ingredients:

  • 1 natural yogurt - 1 glass of oil yogurt - 2 glasses of sugar yogurt - 3 glasses of flour yogurt - 3 eggs - 1 sachet of yeast - the zest of 1 lemon - butter - icing sugar

Step by Step:

  1. Crack the eggs into a bowl, pour in the yogurt and beat them vigorously with a few rods. Wash the glass, dry it and use it as a measure for the rest of the ingredients.
  2. Add the oil first and integrate it well. Then the sugar, and beat again. At the end, add the flour, previously sifted with the yeast, and the lemon zest, and mix until there are no lumps.
  3. Butter a removable round pan and sprinkle with flour. Pour the dough into the mold and put it in a preheated 180º oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
  4. Remove it, let it cool, demolish it and sprinkle with icing sugar.

And if you are looking for a lighter version, try our ultralight sponge cake.

Puff pastry tartlets with fruits

Puff pastry tartlets with fruits

A super easy and delicious fruit tart.

Ingredients:

  • 1 sheet of puff pastry - 2 bananas - 3 tangerines - 3 kiwis - 6 tablespoons of lemon or apricot jam - 1 egg yolk - a few mint leaves

Step by Step:

  1. While you preheat the oven to 180º, peel and cut the fruit into slices and wedges.
  2. Divide the puff pastry into four rectangles and arrange them on the plate lined with greaseproof paper.
  3. Prick the bottoms several times with a fork to prevent them from bulging during cooking and brush them with the whipped yolk.
  4. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove the puff pastry from the oven, let it cool and spread a tablespoon of jam on each one.
  5. Arrange on each one a row of banana slices, another of kiwi and another of tangerines.
  6. Heat the remaining jam a little and brush the fruits with it and decorate with mint leaves.

Easy carrot cake

Easy carrot cake

If you follow these steps, you will see how to make carrot cake have no mystery.

Ingredients:

  • 250 g of carrots - 2 eggs - 1 cup of milk - 150 g of flour - 70 g of brown sugar - 60 g of ground hazelnut - 30 g of butter - 1 sachet of baking powder - 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs

Step by Step:

  1. Peel the carrots, wash and grate them.
  2. Mix the sifted flour with the yeast.
  3. Add the grated carrots, eggs, hazelnuts, sugar, melted butter.
  4. Add the milk and mix.
  5. Butter a pan and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
  6. Pour the compound and cook it in the oven, preheated to 180º, for an hour. Let cool and serve.

And if you are looking for a gluten free and lactose free carrot cake, we have a delicious one in our healthy and scrumptious desserts.

Blueberry Cheesecake

Blueberry Cheesecake

Another easy cake without an oven is this cheesecake, which is a bit laborious, but super simple.

Ingredients:

  • For the base: 200 g of Maria cookies - 80 g of butter
  • For the filling: 500 g of white cheese to spread - 250 g of mascarpone cheese - 80 g of icing sugar - the zest of 1 lemon
  • To decorate : 200 g of blueberry - 2 tablespoons sugar

Step by Step:

  1. Crumble the cookies in a bowl. Melt the butter, let it warm; Add it to the cookies and mix until you get a thick paste.
  2. Spread it on the base of a round removable mold lined with parchment paper. Press down for an even layer. And leave 30 minutes in the fridge.
  3. Beat the two types of cheese with the icing sugar in another bowl; Add the lemon zest and stir. Pour this preparation into the mold, on the cookie base, reserve 6 hours in the fridge and remove from the mold.
  4. Wash the blueberries, cook them for 4 minutes with the sugar and let cool. Cover the cake with them and serve.

Improvised birthday cake

Improvised birthday cake

And if you are looking for easy birthday cakes, try this one.

Ingredients:

  • 1 ready-made sponge cake - 1 jar of strawberry or raspberry jam - whipped cream - 1 bag of jelly beans or strawberries

Step by Step:

  1. Take the cake, cut it in half, put jam on top of one of the parts and cover with the other.
  2. Cover the top with whipped cream and, with the help of a spatula, spread it over the entire surface. First from the top and then the sides.
  3. Decorate with the jelly beans or with fresh cut ones. And reserve in the refrigerator until serving time.

You can also make it with a chocolate cake, fill it with other jams or whipped cream and cover it with melted chocolate.