Rice Pudding Cake

Rice pudding is a super simple dessert to make and one that almost everyone likes. If you want to get a little out of the classic without losing the essence, we teach you how to make a rice pudding cake.

Rice pudding cake with biscuit base

What ingredients will you need?

For the cookie base:

• Maria cookies or, if you prefer, cinnamon cookies.
• Melted butter (50 g).

For the rice pudding:

• Rice (200 g).
• Milk.
• Liquid cream (optional).
• 6 or 7 tablespoons of sugar (150 g).
• Lemon peel.
• Orange peel (optional).
• Cloves (optional).
• Butter (7 g) (optional).
• Cinnamon.

For the rice pudding cake

• Milk (50 ml).
• Curd powder.

How to make your rice pudding cake

First make the base:

As simple as crushing the cookies and mixing them with the butter until you have a dough with which you will line the mold.

If you don’t have a crusher, break the cookies, put them in an airtight bag and crush them with a rolling pin until they are powdery.

Rice pudding:

Make your rice pudding as usual. If you are tired of making rice pudding in the saucepan, which takes a long time, you can also make it in the pressure cooker.

Yes, as you hear it. It looks great and does not stick.

1. Add all the ingredients. Remember that butter and cream give it softness, but also more calories.
2. Do not forget to dissolve the sugar well and, once the pilot rises, do not leave it for more than about 4 minutes.

These times depend a bit on the type of pressure cooker you have. So it is best that you look at the times in the brochure that comes with your pot.

The rice cake:

1. Once you have your rice pudding ready and you have removed the cinnamon stick, lemon peel and cloves (if you have added it),  grind it with the mixer. It is not necessary to have a super smooth cream.
2. Next, heat the milk and make the curd by adding the sachets.
3. Add the curd to the previous mixture.

Assemble the cake:

On the base of cookies, put the mixture and leave it in the refrigerator until it is completely set. Top with the rice pudding. Garnish your cake with ground cinnamon.

Rice pudding cake with candied fruits

1. For a super- frosted rice pudding cake, add a drizzle of rum and chopped candied fruit to the crushed rice .
2. Spread a removable mold with liquid caramel.
3. Add the mixture and put in the oven, at medium temperature, about 30 minutes.

A thousand and one ideas for you to vary your rice pudding cake

• Always use a removable mold.
• If you want, instead of a cookie base you can put a sponge cake. You can buy it or make it yourself.
• To decorate the cake you can use patterned stencils to sprinkle it with cinnamon or simply cover the entire base with cinnamon. In the latter case, a few candied cherries are very good to give it color, or raisins.

• If you want you can use rice pudding from the supermarket, ultrafast version!
• To top it off, you can add orange or strawberry jam and whipped cream instead of the cinnamon and when the cake is set. To better spread the jam, heat it a little.
• If you want, instead of the milk with the curd you can make it with neutral gelatin. When the rice is passed through the blender, put it back on the heat and add 6 gelatin sheets dissolved in a little hot water.

The benefits of rice

Eating rice is super healthy and nutritious. Among its beneficial properties for our health are:

• It has no  cholesterol. It is a good source of energy with 0% fat.
• It is low in sodium, ideal for people with high blood pressure.

• Heart-healthy because it does not contain fat.
• Rich in fiber and protects against cancer.
• It is  antidiarrheal.
• It is recommended for stomach pain  or gastritis due to the starch it contains.
• It does not contain gluten.
• It is suitable for diabetics (always consult your doctor).