Desserts are the must-have delicacies that no food lovers could miss after a wholesome meal. Sometimes we feel lazy to bake and wish we could get some no-bake dessert recipes that can be made instantly.
Many of us have a sweet tooth and have a craving to consume desserts while we are bored and want something refreshing.
So, for the delicacy lovers, we have a strawberry shortcake icebox cake recipe. It is simple to make and does not involve baking.
Strawberry shortcake icebox cake:
This dessert recipe is perfect for summers, and even when you want something refreshing to satiate your tickling taste bud.The dessert is made with fresh strawberries, berry cream filling, and soft ladyfingers.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Strawberries
- 2 lbs fresh strawberries, rinsed, hulled and sliced
- 3 tbsp (24g) sugar
- FILLING
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup (52g) sugar
- 1 1/4 cups (144g) powdered sugar
- 2 3/4 cups (ml) heavy whipping cream, cold
- 2 tsp vanilla food flavor
- 6 oz ladyfingers*
- GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBLE TOPPING
- 1/3 cup (89g) graham cracker crumbs (about three graham cracker sheets)
- 1 tbsp (13g) sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 2 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- Strawberries, for garnishing
Instruction to be followed:
- Mix well-sliced strawberries and sugar and keep aside while you focus on rest of the stuff
- Blend cream cheese and sugar in a large mixer bowl until a smooth, creamy mixture is formed.
- In a separate mixer bowl, add the heavy whipping cream, vanilla flavor, finely powdered sugar, and beat on top speed till stiff peaks form.
- Add approximately 1/3 of the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and smoothly fold, so it mixes. Now mix the remaining two mixtures gently in the same bowl until both the mixtures have combined well!
- Add the sliced strawberries (eliminating juices) into the cream cheese mixture and gently mix well.
- Layer the bottom of the 9*13 inch cake pan with a full layer of ladyfingers
- Gently cover the top of the ladyfingers layer with strawberry cream cheese mixture.
- Now add another complete layer of ladyfingers on top of the strawberry cream cheese mixture.
- Now layer the rest of the strawberry cream cheese mixture on top of the second layer of ladyfingers topping.
- Let the icebox cake to settle in the fridge for about 4-5 hours.
- While the cake is in the refrigerator, make some graham cracker topping. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Mix the crumbs, sugar, melted butter, and salt and beat together until a mixture is formed.
- Spread the mixture evenly on a bakery paper and bake for 5-7 minutes, till the edges of the mixture start browning.
- Bring it out from the oven, let it cool for some time and then crumble it into small pieces.
- Once the crumble pieces have cooled, sprinkle it on top of the icebox cake along with some additional strawberries. Keep the icebox cake to settle on the fridge until it is ready to be served.
- The Icebox cake is best served when 2-3 days, as long as strawberries are fresh.
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