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Icebox Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
3 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup prepared butterscotch pudding or 6 tablespoons butterscotch sundae syrup
24 graham crackers
1/2 cup mini pretzels (about 12)
1/4 cup granola or crumbled oatmeal cookie
1 teaspoon melted chocolate or butterscotch chips for serving
Directions:
Directions:
In as medium microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate at 50% power in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth.
Using an electric or hand-held mixer, beat the cream until it holds medium stiff peaks. Gradually add the sugar, vanilla, and salt, and beat for 30 seconds more. Transfer 1 cup of the whipped cream to a bowl and set aside for the top. Divide the remaining cream into 2 large bowls, about 3 1/2 cups per bowl.

Make the chocolate cream: Mix 1/4 of the whipped cream from the first bowl into the melted chocolate until fully incorporated. Gently fold the chocolate mixture back into the remaining whipped cream in the first bowl until incorporated.

Make the butterscotch cream: Mix 1/4 of the whipped cream from the second bowl into the butterscotch pudding until fully incorporated. Gently fold the butterscotch mixture back into the remaining whipped cream in the second bowl until fully incorporated.

Smear 2 tablespoons chocolate whipped cream on a bottom of a flat platter and arrange 6 crackers on top to form a triangle. Spread 1/2 chocolate cream on top of the crackers. Top with 6 more crackers, then spread 1/2 of the butterscotch cream on top. Repeat with the remaining crackers, chocolate cream, and butterscotch cream. Top with reserved plain whipped cream. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight. Sprinkle with the pretzels, potato chips, granola and melted chocolate or butterscotch, if desired.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour, plus chilling time
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is an updated version of the no-bake cake first created in the 1930s, before electric refrigerators were a common household appliance. Originally, they were just made with wafer cookies and whipped cream!

 

 

 

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