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Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake

Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake

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This Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake is refreshing and perfect for hot summer days! Made with fresh strawberries, a berry cream filling, and soft ladyfinger cookies.

  • Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 15 servings

Ingredients

Scale
  • For the Strawberries: 2 lbs fresh strawberries, hulled and chopped
  • 3 tbsp (24g) sugar
  • For the Filling: 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup (52g) sugar
  • 2 3/4 cups (660ml) heavy whipping cream, cold
  • 1 1/4 cups (144g) powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 oz ladyfingers
  • For the Graham Cracker Crumble Topping: 1/3 cup (89g) graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 tbsp (13g) sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • Strawberries, for decorating

Instructions

  1. Combine chopped strawberries and sugar; set aside.
  2. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
  3. Whip heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
  4. Fold 1/3 of whipped cream into cream cheese mixture, repeat with remaining whipped cream.
  5. Fold in strawberries (without juices).
  6. Place ladyfingers in bottom of 9×13 inch pan.
  7. Spread half of strawberry cream over ladyfingers, then another layer of ladyfingers and remaining cream.
  8. Chill 4–5 hours in fridge.
  9. Make graham cracker topping: combine crumbs, sugar, salt, and butter, bake 5–7 minutes at 350°F, cool, break into crumble.
  10. Sprinkle crumble and additional strawberries on top of chilled cake before serving.

Notes

  • Store in fridge 2–3 days or as long as strawberries stay fresh.
  • Use soft ladyfingers or substitute with Nilla Wafers, shortbread, or angel food cake.
  • Graham cracker topping can be baked or not; baking gives extra crunch.
  • Author: Emma
  • Prep Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: No Bake
  • Cuisine: American