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Baking in the summer? Unless necessary, it’s best to avoid it. This is the season for refreshing treats like colorful ice lollies, melting ice creams on cones, juicy peaches with sweet wine, fresh-picked berries, and a slice of juicy melon with or without ham. These flavors will satisfy your sweet tooth from now until September. Save baking for the colder months.
However, there are certain occasions, like friendly celebrations or children’s birthdays, that require a cake. After all, you can’t put candles on a watermelon. But fear not, for there’s a solution that doesn’t involve separating eggs or using sophisticated techniques: the fridge cake. This summer baking project is beginner-friendly and perfect for kids during the long school holidays. With bold and harmonious flavors of raspberry, vanilla, almonds, and cream, it evokes the simple joy of childhood.
Raspberry Vanilla Fridge Cake
To make an 8-inch cake serving 8-10:
Ingredients for the base and topping:
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Preheat your oven to 170C (fan-assisted).
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Mix all the base/topping ingredients until smooth. Take 300g of the mixture and spread it evenly on the bottom of a greased eight-inch springform cake tin.
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Spread the remaining mixture (just over 100g) onto a baking tray and flatten it to create a large cookie of the same thickness. Bake both in the oven for 20 minutes until golden. Remove and let cool.
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In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, icing sugar, double cream, and vanilla. Stir with a spatula until well-blended and thick. Avoid using a whisk to maintain the desired texture.
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Spread half of the cream cheese mixture onto the baked base in the tin, ensuring it covers the edges. Arrange 200g of raspberries in a single layer on top, then add the remaining cream cheese filling and smooth it to cover the raspberries.
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Crumble the pastry cookie over the top for delicious crumbs and place the remaining raspberries on the cake. Refrigerate ideally overnight. When ready to serve, wipe the sides of the tin with a warm cloth to loosen the cake, remove from the mold, and serve chilled.
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