Shabbos Kitchen

No-Bake Lotus Cake: the Best Shabbos Dessert

Want something sweet for Shabbos without the fuss? This Lotus layer cake needs no oven, no mixer and comes together in minutes, then the fridge does the rest.

Jfeed Staff

OCT 29, 2026 14:48

2 min read

Looking for a Shabbos dessert that doesn't ask much of you? A Lotus layer cake is exactly that: biscuits, vanilla cream, a Lotus spread topping, and not a single minute at the oven. You make it ahead, slide it into the fridge, and by Shabbos it's ready to serve.

Ingredients (for a medium rectangular pan)

2 packets Lotus biscuits

2 containers sweet whipping cream (500 ml total)

1 cup milk

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1 packet instant vanilla pudding mix (80 grams)

3 tablespoons powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Half a cup Lotus spread for the topping

A few crushed Lotus biscuits for garnish

Method

Whip the sweet cream with half a cup of milk, the instant vanilla pudding, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until you have a firm cream.
Dip the Lotus biscuits in the remaining half-cup of milk and arrange a layer across the bottom of the pan.
Spread a generous layer of the cream over the biscuits and smooth it flat.
Keep layering biscuits and cream until everything is used up.
Warm the Lotus spread in the microwave for a few seconds until it's easy to pour, then drizzle it over the top of the cake.
Scatter crushed Lotus biscuits on top and refrigerate for at least four hours — overnight is better.

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