Ok, that statement above isn’t 100% true. Until the other day, I didn’t know what an ice box cake was. My original thought was, “I need to make a strawberry lasagna.” I planned to riff off of the S’mores Lasagna I made last year. When friends and family asked what I was going to make with the strawberries and I said a “strawberry lasagna” they all thought that sounded nasty. When I described it to a friend she said, “Oh, you mean an ice box cake.” So I had to do some research on what an ice box cake actually was.

Ice Box Cake-noun

a confection made from such prepared ingredients as cookies or whipped cream that requires no additional baking but is chilled in a refrigerator before serving.

So, yes, I made an ice box cake, and had been making them for years without ever knowing it. It’s a term that has been around since the 1930s and I had never heard it until the other day! You can also call this dish a strawberry lasagna or a no bake strawberry shortcake.

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Strawberry Ice Box Cake

An easy and delicious no bake dessert consisting of cookies, pudding, fruit, and whipped cream.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword ice box cake, no bake, strawberry

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Chilling Time 6 hours hours

Total Time 6 hours hours 20 minutes minutes

Servings 12

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 3 pints fresh strawberries
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 small vanilla instant pudding 3.4 oz size
• 3 cups milk
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 packages Golden Oreos at least 54 cookies

Instructions

• Wash the strawberries, hull them, and cut into quarters, reserve 2-3 for garnish.
• Place the strawberries in a large bowl with the granulated sugar. Mix well. Refrigerate for 3 hours. This process is called maserating. This draws out the liquid in the strawberries and gives us a nice syrup.
• In a medium bowl whisk together the 2 packets of pudding with the milk. Refrigerate until needed.
• After the strawberries have mascerated, make your whipped cream. Place the heavy cream in a bowl of your stand mixer, using the whisk attachment, whisk until soft peaks form. Add in confectioner's sugar and vanilla. Continue whisking until stiff peaks form.
• Assemble the ice box cake in a 9 x 13" cake pan. First place a layer of Golden Oreos, make sure they fit tightly together, mine took 27 cookies. Then spread half the pudding over the cookies. Top the pudding with 1/2 the mascerated strawberries and some of the syrup. Repeat the layers again-cookies, pudding, strawberries then cover with the whipped cream and garnish with reserved strawberries.
• Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.
• Refrigerate leftovers. Cake is good in refrigerator for only 2-3 days because the cookie layer gets too mushy beyond that time frame.

Notes

Don’t let the time frame scare you off. The 6 hours are all times things are being refrigerated. You can easily start this recipe in the morning, assemble it midday, and serve it at night. OR you could mascerate the strawberries the evening before you want to serve the cake, assemble in the morning and serve at lunch.

This Strawberry Ice Box Cake was a huge hit. We had Jordan and Savvy over for dinner, dessert, and game night and we all loved the dessert. It is sweet and smooth and pairs well with the Oreo crust. Savvy isn’t an Oreo fan but even she loved this cake.

Other Strawberry Recipes You Might Enjoy

• Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake
• Homemade Strawberry Curd
• Strawberry Banana Muffins
• Strawberry Trifle
• Strawberry Sauce
• Strawberry & Nutella Breakfast Braid

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I watch my fair share of baking shows on the Food Network so I thought instead of using my Strawberry Sauce in this cheesecake I would use a Strawberry Curd since curd is thicker. They whip up curds on baking shows all the time. Right?

Well, in TV kitchens they have an appliance that I don’t have, a blast chiller. As I researched how to make a curd I soon realized that home bakers need to allow curd to set up in a refrigerator for at least 8 hours. Ugh! Ok, so now I had to make the strawberry curd on Monday and make the Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake on Tuesday morning so that it would be ready to serve Tuesday evening. I found the best appliance to puree food that I’ll be using for this recipe. I’ll be sharing the cheesecake recipe next week so make sure you are subscribed so you don’t miss it!

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Homemade Strawberry Curd

Homemade Strawberry Curd is great in cheesecakes, as well as in pies, cakes, and tarts.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword curd, strawberry

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes minutes

cool time 8 hours hours

Total Time 8 hours hours 13 minutes minutes

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 2 cups strawberries
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 TBSP corn starch
• 2 egg yolks large
• 1/2 tsp vanilla powder
• 1/4 cup butter salted

Instructions

• Wash the strawberries, remove the stems and cut them in half.
• Place the strawberries in a food processor or blender. (I use my Ninja Nutri Bowl)

  Puree until smooth. Set aside.
• In a medium sauce pan, whisk together the sugar and corn starch until there are no lumps.
• Add the egg yolks and vanilla powder to the sugar mixture and whisk together. This mixture will be clumpy.
• Pour in the pureed strawberries and whisk until smooth.
• Add the butter and turn the burner on to medium heat, whisking occasionally.
• Once the mixture starts to boil, whisk constantly for about 5 minutes while boiling. The mixture should become rather thick.
• Place a large metal strainer over a medium sized bowl and strain the host strawberry mixture to remove any seeds.
• Quickly place plastic wrap on the bowl touching the surface of the strawberry curd so that a skin doesn’t form.
• Refrigerate at least 8 hours before using.

This isn’t a difficult recipe to make, especially if you have a few important tools. I use Neilsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Powder instead of vanilla extract. I have this set of metal strainers and use them all the time when baking. I’ve had my Ninja Nutri Bowl Duo for a few years now and I use it almost every day!

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3/4 c low fat milk

3 TBS Milk Chocolate Ovaltine

1 container Fat free vanilla yogurt

1 c strawberries

Blend it up until smooth and enjoy!

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