Icebox cake
(Image credit: Future)

Icebox cake is classic American no-bake cake that's so simple to make - layer biscuits and cream and leave in the fridge to turn into a cake

This recipe makes a salted caramel ice box cake but feel free to change the biscuits or flavours to suit your own tastebuds.

To get a cleaner cut of the cake, freeze it first - this transforms it into the perfect summer dessert.

Ingredients

  • 300ml double cream
  • 300g dulce de leche
  • 1 packet double chocolate Digestives
  • 1 packet caramel Digestives
  • chocolate salted caramel flakes
  • 40g cubed caramel pieces

Step 1

Add the caramel sauce to the cream and beat with an electric whisk until smooth, shiny and holds its shape. You can normally tell when it's nearly ready by the whisk lines in the cream. Don't overbeat or you won't be able to spread the cream easily.

 

Step 2

You’ll need the cake card and palette knife.

Step 3

Spread some of the cream evenly over the cake card and add the first layer of biscuits.

Step 4

Keep adding the cream and biscuits until you have 6 layers.

Step 5

Add the salted caramel chocolate flakes and the caramel cubes and leave to set in the fridge overnight.

Step 6

The next day remove from the fridge and your cake is ready to eat.

Step 7

Icebox cake

(Image credit: Future)

Cut and serve immediately.

Jessica Dady
Food Editor

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies