This easy Red, White, and Blue Icebox Cake is easy to make and super delicious ... perfect for any patriotic occasion!
Prep Time45 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12servings (or up to 16, depending on slice size)
Calories: 364kcal
Author: Ginnie
Ingredients
1pintheavy cream
1cuppowdered sugar
1lemon
8ouncescream cheese,at room temperature
1(14.4-ounce) packagegraham crackers
1pintblueberries
1poundstrawberries,hulled and sliced
Instructions
Place heavy cream and powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix with whisk attachment until stiff peaks form.
Scrape whipped cream into another bowl and place in refrigerator until ready to use.
Zest and mince lemon peel; then juice half the lemon. (Reserve other half for another use.)
Add cream cheese, zest, and lemon juice to the stand mixer bowl. Beat until smooth with paddle attachment.
Gently fold half of the whipped cream into cream cheese mixture with a spatula.
Fold remaining whipped cream into cream cheese. Set aside.
To assemble cake:
Spread a thin layer of the whipped cream mixture on a platter or in the bottom of a large pan.
Top with 6 graham crackers (lay 4 next to each other - vertical sides touching - and two along the top; see picture).
Cover crackers with layer of the whipped cream mixture.
Top with half of the blueberries.
Cover blueberries with just need enough of the whipped cream mixture to hold the next row of graham crackers in place, then add another layer of crackers.
Top crackers with a layer of the whipped cream mixture.
Cover whipped cream with half of the sliced strawberries.
Spread strawberries with just enough of the whipped cream mixture to hold the next row of graham crackers in place, then add another layer of crackers.
Cover top and sides of cake with remaining whipped cream mixture.
Cover cake and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Before serving, decorate the top of the cake with remaining strawberries and blueberries.
Slice and serve. Enjoy!
Notes
If you do not have a stand mixer, feel free to use a hand mixer or mix by hand.
Don't worry if the graham crackers break. You won't be able to tell once the cake is assembled.
Be judicious with the whipped cream mixture when assembling the cake so you don't run out. A little goes a long way.