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 no bake 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 mix
• 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 large bowl, mix with beaters on high until stiff peaks form.

Notes:

You can use Cool Whip, but it isn’t going to be as rich or thick. The heavy whipping cream makes a thick rich pudding and with out the heavy cream it will still work, but lack the richness.

Step 3

Fold vanilla 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.

Recipe Notes:

• Love this old-fashioned icebox cake recipe, but not vanilla? No worries. You can change the flavor of pudding to make different flavored cakes. Chocolate pudding for a chocolate ice box cake. Use strawberry pudding for a strawberry icebox cake. You can use raspberry to make a raspberry icebox cake and even instant cappuccino mix for a cappuccino icebox cake. There are so many flavors! My husband personally likes banana pudding icebox cake.
• You can even add textures like chocolate chips to make it a chocolate chip cookie icebox cake. Just crumble broken cookies on top. Do the same with Oreos for a chocolate Oreo icebox cake.
• Make it fancy and add chocolate curls on top! Or crush up some Oreo thins or chocolate wafer cookies and give it a nice crunch on the top of your ice box cake. Nabisco chocolate wafers will also work.
• Use an 8×8 pan, not a loaf pan. I thought I could make a smaller version and it didn’t work so well.
• Use a different filling than pudding if you want, like lemon curd and whipped cream. Or peanut butter!

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!

My Experience With This Delicious Easy Vanilla Icebox Cake

I have made this icebox cake recipe for a long time. I have made it for a birthday party and other special occasions like holidays and get togethers. It’s a simple dessert, but it is my favorite dessert. And while there are more fancier versions of this ice box recipe, this simple and easy recipe is my favorite. My grandmother would make an icebox cake for cookouts and I always loved the cake-like texture and very thin layer of cream. I remember she would make a chocolate one and top it with fresh berries like fresh strawberries. So good.

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Have you tried this simply sweet and easy vanilla icebox cake recipe? Share your experience in the comments below!