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Easy Milhojas Cake (no-bake)

Published: Aug 26, 2022 · Modified: Jun 19, 2025 by Pilar Hernandez · This post may contain affiliate links.

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This Easy Milhojas Cake (no-bake) is perfect for a simple, rich, fast cake.

No-bake cakes are desserts that don't require baking in an oven. They are often simple to prepare, making them a popular choice for those who want a delicious treat without the hassle of traditional baking.Easy Milhojas Cake (no-bake)

No-bake cakes are ideal for hot weather or when you're short on time. After assembling the cake layers or components, the dessert is placed in the refrigerator to set. This chilling process allows the cake to firm up and hold its shape.

 

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No-bake milhojas cake

Easy Milhojas Cake (no-bake)

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  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8
  • Category: Sweets
  • Cuisine: Chilean
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Description

No-bake, easy Chilean thousand layer cake.


Ingredients

  • 2 packages (12 oz.) of plain water crackers
  • 1 can (14 oz.) Dulce de Leche, I used La Lechera
  • 1 cup sour jam (plum, rhubarb, raspberry)
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Warm the Dulce de leche to make it easily spreadable.
  2. Crush the cracker with your hands.
    Ingredients for Easy Milhojas Cake (no-bake)
  3. Cover the bottom of a removable ring mold (6") with plastic wrap. Put the ring and cover the bottom with a layer of crushed crackers.
    Layer of crushed crackers.
  4. Cover with Dulce de Leche.
    Layer of thin dulce de leche.
  5. Next, a layer of chopped crackers and press well.
  6. Repeat alternating Dulce de Leche with jam and crackers.
    Filling the pan with layers of crumbs and dulce de leche.
  7. Add nuts to a couple of layers if desired.
  8. Press well and cover with plastic wrap. Place a weight (such as a can) on the cake. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
    Pressing the cake with a weight.

  9. Unmold the cake on the serving dish.
  10. Decorate with the walnuts left and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
    Easy Milhojas Cake (no-bake)

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 484
  • Sugar: 44.7 g
  • Sodium: 256 mg
  • Fat: 15.5 g
  • Saturated Fat: 3.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 80 g
  • Fiber: 3.6 g
  • Protein: 8 g

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Chilean and American cakes exhibit several differences in ingredients, flavors, and preparation methods:

  • Flavors and Ingredients: Chilean cakes often incorporate ingredients like dulce de leche (manjar), walnuts, and fruit preserves, resulting in rich, nutty, and fruity flavors. Merengue and puff pastry are common in Chilean cake recipes, creating moist and sweet cake layers. Red velvet, cream cheese frostings, and buttercreams are not popular in Chile.
  • Texture and Consistency: Chilean cakes often have a moist, dense texture, especially when incorporating dulce de leche. Puff pastry and crispy layers can also provide a textural contrast. Compared to American cakes, which tend to have a lighter, fluffier texture, with sponge or butter cake layers that are often soft and airy. The frosting is typically smooth and creamy.
Chilean cakes
Different flavors and kinds of Chilean cakes.
  • Decoration and Presentation: Chilean cakes are often less elaborate in decoration. They may be garnished with powdered sugar, chopped nuts, or simple icing, and their beauty lies in their rustic, homely appearance. Fondant decorations, intricate designs, and custom cake toppers are unusual.

This year has been challenging. In recent months, cooking has been difficult for me. Now we're back home (after the flooding), but we still have workers every day, and the dust is relentless, so I prefer not to cook. So, I made it ahead on Sunday for my birthday cake and went as simple as possible.

Ultimately, I decided on a classic Chilean cake: Mil Hojas or Thousand Layers. The cheat version used crackers. I always add a little sour jam, like rhubarb, plum, or raspberry, to counter the sweetness of the Dulce de Leche.

I made a cake for four this year because no party or guests are expected.

Torta de mil hojas con galletas de sodaOther Chilean layer cakes with Dulce de Leche:

  • Torta Pompadour Banana thousand layers
  • Easy Pompadour with puff pastry
  • Panqueque manjar nuez Dulce de leche walnut layer cake
  • Traditional Milhojas Thousand layers cake
  • Torta de Amapolas Poppy seed layer cake
  • Torta Alfajor
  • Chilean Tres leches cake
  • Torta Mixta Raspberry Dulce de leche Chocolate cake
  • Torta Manjar Nuez Walnut Dulce de leche cake

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  1. Maria Jose says

    February 20, 2021 at 11:17 pm

    La hice para celebrar mi cumpleaños este año sin invitados, sólo con mi familia. Me encantó la receta, fácil, rápida y lo mas importante, exquisita!!

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    • Pilar Hernandez says

      February 22, 2021 at 2:33 pm

      Que rico María Jose, feliz cumpleaños.

      Reply
  2. camila says

    December 03, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    Hola Pilar!! Muchas gracias por la receta, la haré acá en Bélgica, crees que podrá resultar con galletas de waffle y mantequilla que son delgaditas?
    Tengo una duda, con respecto al alusa plast que colocas en la base del molde, también la pones dentro del aro del molde o por fuera del aro? Te pregunto esto porque me da miedo que la mezcla se pegue al aro si es que no pongo el alusa plast por dentro, pero espero tus recomendaciones.

    Saludos y muchas gracias por compartir esta receta!

    Reply
    • Pilar Hernandez says

      December 04, 2019 at 2:58 pm

      El alusa plas todo por dentro, incluído el aro, para que no se pegue. Sobre las galletas hay que probar, es la única manera de saber si resulta o no, puedes hacer un "pastel" chiquitito de prueba.

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