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Portuguese coffee biscuit cake

No-bake layered Maria biscuit cake with coffee and buttercream.

⏱ Estimated time: 275 minutes🍽 Servings: 10🇵🇹 Portugal
Portuguese coffee biscuit cake — Digitally created illustrative image
Digitally created illustrative image

Ingredients

  • 300 g Maria biscuits
  • 250 g softened butter
  • 170 g icing sugar
  • 350 ml cold decaffeinated coffee
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Crushed biscuits for topping

Step-by-step method

  1. Beat butter and icing sugar into a fluffy cream and add vanilla.
  2. Prepare decaffeinated coffee and cool completely.
  3. Quickly dip each biscuit into coffee and make a layer on a plate.
  4. Spread a thin layer of buttercream and repeat the biscuit and cream layers.
  5. Cover the cake, sprinkle with biscuit crumbs and chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.