This yummy Italian No Bake Cake is so simple! Vanilla wafers, crushed pineapple, coconut, and a creamy filling - topped with maraschino cherries - this is an easy dessert in a pinch!
Like a lot of desserts that make their way down the grapevine, I think this Italian No Bake Cake received it's name just from evolving as a no bake version of Italian Cream Cake. With the vanilla wafers, crushed pineapple, sweetened condensed milk, Cool Whip, coconut, and cherries - I really am not sure what makes this dessert "Italian" in nature!
Honestly though, one bite of this delicious cake, and I could care less what it's called. It's THAT good!
If you're planning on making this cake, there's a couple of things to keep in mind. Even though it's no bake, meaning no part of the preparation process involves cooking in any way, you definitely want to give it a few hours in the refrigerate. This will give the vanilla wafers time to soak up the cream filling and soften them to form a sponge-like crust at the bottom of the cake - my favorite part!
