Easy Vanilla Icebox Cake Recipe
Easy Vanilla Icebox Cake literally takes first place when I need a quick go-to dessert. Easy enough for your kids to help with and the prep work is a snap.
Plus, it is a dessert that is nearly perfect after every meal, which is great because I am oftentimes asked to bring dessert. It’s sweet, fluffy, and I like adding a little bit of fresh fruit to really brighten it up, it is definitely a family favorite!
Let’s make this Easy Vanilla Icebox Cake recipe
It’s okay if you’re not a baker or the greatest cook because this cake is so easy that even the most inexperienced cook can make this! Which surprised my friends when I gave them the recipe.
Unlike most desserts, there is minimal measuring and we won’t be baking so that’s great, especially if you live somewhere hot nearly year-round like me.
The best part is, the cake is cool and delicious, which I like best on warm spring days or even hot summer days. It’s just the perfect dessert after a cookout or to enjoy on the back porch. Anyway, enough about all that, let’s get started making this ultra-tasty vanilla icebox cake.
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Ingredients Needed To Make This Easy Vanilla Icebox Cake
- 1 pint of heavy whipping cream, divided.
- 2 cups of prepared vanilla pudding
- 3 frozen pound cakes
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Clean washed raspberries (optional)
- Strawberries will also work here
- Blueberries are also a great choice
- Candied orange or lemon rinds are also a fun topping
How To Make This Delicious and Easy Vanilla Icebox Cake
Step 1
Prepare pound cake by letting the loaves thaw at room temperature, according to the package instructions. Slice each pound cake in half, then slice the halves into 3 layers.
Step 2
Pour 1 cup of chilled whipping cream into a bowl, mix with beaters on high until stiff peaks form.
Step 3
Fold pudding into whipped cream.
Step 4
In a 8 x 8 pan make a single layer of a pound cake using slices of pound cake. You may have to trim some pieces to make it fit. It’s ok if the layers overlap some.
Step 5
Spread a layer of whipped cream/pudding mixture over the cake, approximately 1 cup.
Step 6
Make another layer of pound cake and repeat with whipped cream/pudding mixture. You will end up with 3-4 layers, depending on how deep your pan is.
Step 7
Add the remaining 1 cup of whipping cream to the bowl and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Whip until stiff peaks form. Spread whipped cream on top of the final layer of pound cake.
Step 8
Top with fresh raspberries, cover, and chill for at least one hour in the refrigerator.
My special notes in making this easy vanilla icebox cake
I trimmed the pound cake before slicing. It is not necessary, but aesthetically, it looks prettier when you slice into the cake and there is no brown (from the outside of the pound cake) in your layering.
If you don’t have beaters then you can make whipped cream with a whisk, but it will take a lot of whisking, generally 10-15 minutes constant beating.
See, easy peasy! It doesn’t take a lot of time or effort and even your kids can help out!
Easy Vanilla Icebox Cake
The best part is, this easy vanilla icebox cake recipe is cool and delicious, which I like best on warm spring days or even hot summer days. It’s just the perfect dessert after a cookout or to enjoy on the back porch. Anyway, enough about all that, let’s get started making this ultra-tasty vanilla icebox cake.
Ingredients
- 1 pint of heavy whipping cream, divided.
- 2 cups of prepared vanilla pudding
- 3 frozen pound cakes
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Clean washed raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, candied orange or lemon for toppings
Instructions
- Prepare pound cake by letting the loaves thaw at room temperature, according to the package instructions. Slice each pound cake in half, then slice the halves into 3 layers.
- Pour 1 cup of chilled whipping cream into a bowl, mix with beaters on high until stiff peaks form.
- Fold pudding into whipped cream.
- In a 8 x 8 pan make a single layer of a pound cake using slices of pound cake. You may have to trim some pieces to make it fit. It’s ok if the layers overlap some.
- Spread a layer of whipped cream/pudding mixture over the cake, approximately 1 cup.
- Make another layer of pound cake and repeat with whipped cream/pudding mixture. You will end up with 3-4 layers, depending on how deep your pan is.
- Add the remaining 1 cup of whipping cream to the bowl and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Whip until stiff peaks form. Spread whipped cream on top of the final layer of pound cake.
- Top with fresh raspberries, cover, and chill for at least one hour in the refrigerator.
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Have you tried this simply sweet and easy vanilla icebox cake recipe? Share your experience in the comments below!
