{"id":23070,"date":"2020-03-06T09:27:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T15:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/?p=23070"},"modified":"2023-08-22T09:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:08:12","slug":"icebox-cakes-all-the-hottest-tips-and-tricks-for-making-the-coolest-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/icebox-cakes-all-the-hottest-tips-and-tricks-for-making-the-coolest-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Icebox Cake Recipes: All the Hottest Tips and Tricks for Making the Coolest Cakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An Icebox Cake is an old-fashioned, no-bake, refrigerated cake made from nothing more than cookies and whipped cream<\/strong>. Such a description, however, hardly does the confection justice. The cake-making alchemy that takes place in your icebox (refrigerator) is truly magical!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these two simple ingredients rest together in the fridge, the cookies turn soft, pillowy, and cake-like as they absorb the cream, resulting in a treat that is luscious, light, and deeply addictive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This strawberry icebox cake recipe and other classic icebox cake recipes are great options for cool summer desserts!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n


Jessie Sheehan is the co-author of Icebox Cakes [paid link]<\/a> (Chronicle Books, 2015) and she shares her best tips for Ice Box Cakes below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ice Box Cake Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You just need cookies and whipped cream, but these can take many forms – and substitutions abound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookies, Graham Crackers, or Ladyfingers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The “cakey component” of an icebox cake, as I like to call it, can take many forms – be it cookie, cracker or finger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A traditional chocolate icebox cake is made with chocolate wafer cookies, but those assembled with lemon or ginger cookies – or even lavender – will bring your old fashioned icebox cake to a whole new 21st century level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n