Ice Box Cake with Oreo's (TikTok)
Strawberry Ice box cake with Cool Whip whipped topping and delicious crushed Oreo's, is a strawberries and chocolate no bake dessert that is so easy to whip up. Ice box cakes are considered a classic old-fashioned dessert that reminds many of childhood recipes. Simple and no bake, ice box cakes can be traditional flavors like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry or updated with fruit layers, cookie layers and child friendly decorations like sprinkles and chocolate chips. While this dessert is called a "cake" its more like an ice cream cake and falls under one of the easiest layered desserts that can be stored in the freezer and eaten all week long.
Servings: 10 -12 slices
Calories: 269kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh strawberries washed and tops removed
- 1 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 small tub 8 oz, whipped topping, divided
- 8 Oreo's crushed
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- fresh mint leaves presentation/color
Instructions
- Set aside 4 strawberries for top decoration later.
- Line a loaf pan with aluminum foil and set aside.
- Dice remaining strawberries and place them into a mixing bowl.
- Add can of sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and half a tub of Cool Whip whipped topping. Mix well.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan.
- Add melted butter and crushed Oreo's together in a separate bowl and mix well.
- Sprinkle Oreo's in pan on top of cool whipped mixture. (you can double this part if you like more crunch), which makes the bottom layer.
- Cover ice box cake with foil and freeze for a min of four hours or overnight.
- Remove cake from pan by inverting onto a plate and add whipped topping to top of the cake.
- When ready to serve, pipe remaining whipped topping in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Alternatively, you can also use a can of whipped topping for swirls.
- Slice reserved strawberries into quarters and add to the top with fresh mint.
- Slice ice box cake immediately and serve.
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Notes
What kind of toppings work well with ice box cakes?
For topping, you can use regular whipped cream in a can, a star tip, frosting, chocolate, Nutella, powdered sugar, sprinkles, caramel or even homemade whipped cream. In fact, homemade whipped cream is super easy to make with heavy whipping cream!
How long can ice box cake be stored?
We keep our ice box cakes in the freeze for up to a week and slice and eat all week long!
What other cookies can be used for crust?
Cookies make a great crust and topping both. Aside from Oreo cookies and all the Oreo cookie flavors, commonly used cookies also include graham crackers, sugar cookies, and chocolate chip cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g