Chocolate Icebox Cake with Mascarpone and Blackberries

A rich, easy, no-bake dessert that combines chocolate wafers and blackberry liqueur.

The Basics: How to Make an Icebox Cake

The easiest, most addictive dessert ever.

Hi! I need icebox cake stat! :) I planned to get it at Magnolia, but they don’t have it right now. Anyone know where else I can get it in the city... on the fly!?? Thanks! j

Anyone know the whereabouts of good icebox cake in restaurant, diner, bakery, etc. in Connecticut? Thanks. Some cravings are hard to satisfy.

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Beautiful and easy, this layered dessert contains four stars that get equal billing in this show: fresh fruit, lemon curd, pound cake, and whipped cream.

Who wants to turn on the oven when it’s hot?

I made this icebox cake, it is so simple and it was a huge hit. It is my adaptation from MS’s Everyday Living Magazine. Chocolate-peanut butter refrigerator cake 2 cups heavy cream, well chilled 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar 1/3...

I’m fascinated by the idea of actually using an icebox as it would have been at the turn of the 20th century. Does anyone know the specifics of the blocks of ice people used to buy? The bigger question is, can you even...

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