Loaded with chocolate, made in bite-sized pieces, and even better – no baking! If you love all of the above, you’re going to be drooling over “Madarica”, a traditional Croatian dessert that is simple to make, yet tastes VERY delicious. Plus, it looks super impressive which makes it the perfect dessert to prepare for a holiday coffee get-together or an after dinner dessert.
Madarica has thin layers of chocolate and store-bought crust which make this delicious cake a year-round favorite dessert! This cake is easy to make if you are in luck and can buy the store bought crust by Podravka like the one seen here. This cake is called no-bake because you can purchase the already made layers. If you can’t buy the crust anywhere, no worries – we have included the recipe below!
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Madarica Cake Recipe
- 5 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 egg whites
- 180g sour cream
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups milk
- 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 5 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugar
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 50g dark chocolate
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tbsp rum
- 100g dark chocolate
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
Instructions:
To Make Cake Layers
- In a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, egg whites, and sour cream until light and fluffy. Gradually add in flour and baking powder and knead to form a dough.
- Preheat oven to 356 F. Separate dough into 6 equal parts and roll out as thin as possible into rectangles on a piece of parchment paper. Transfer to a baking sheet and place another piece of parchment paper on top (to avoid burning the top) of each layer and bake each layer for 8 minutes. The layers must not turn golden, they must stay pale!
- On medium heat, bring milk, sugar, and vanilla to a boil. Separate one part of the milk and whisk in cocoa and flour. Add the mixture into the boiling milk and add in the dark chocolate, always stirring until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in butter and rum. Cover with tin foil until cooled.
- In a pot over medium heat, melt chocolate with butter and oil and whisk together until combined.
- Place the first cake layer onto a baking tray and evenly spread one part of filling. Cover with second layer and repeat until finished, making sure the last layer is a dough layer. Pour the hot glaze over the whole cake and transfer cake to fridge to chill overnight. The next day, cut cake into small rectangles and serve!
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Stunning website – I would like to re-visit so much information and beautiful photos and ‘grand’ recipes – thanks for sharing. All the best, have a stunning day. Regards….
I am just wondering why it is called no bake layer cake when the recipe clearly says to bake the layers at 356F for 8 minutes each and there are 6 layers which is 48 minutes baking.
Hi Valerie, sorry for the confusion. In Croatia you can purchase the already made cake layers for this recipe that is why it’s no-bake. I will make sure to add this into the article.
Can you purchase the pod racks madarica cake crust in melbourne australia
Hi Carol, I am not sure if it can be purchased in Australia. I have seen online that there are some Croatian delis and stores that might carry them but I’m not sure if they are in your area. Sorry about that. 🙂