This Red White & Blue Patriotic Icebox Cake Recipe is incredibly easy to make, but you need to make it the day ahead. It is also a no bake recipe, which is perfect for those hot summer months!
This Patriotic Icebox Cake Recipe is light and delicious, perfect for all of your summer festivities, including Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day!
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What Is An Icebox Cake?
If you love old-fashioned recipes, then you'll really like icebox cakes! An icebox cake is a no-bake cake that you can store in the freezer or refrigerator. Before they were called refrigerators, people called them iceboxes because they were literally boxed with ice in them that kept food cold.
An icebox cake is dairy-based and made with some time of shortbread cookie crust. There are tons of different ways to make icebox cakes.
Keep in mind that icebox cakes are not the same thing as ice cream cakes. Ice cream cakes are made with layers of ice cream and cake. Icebox cakes are made with whipped cream and either cookies, graham crackers or wafers.
The cookies are typically found down the ice cream aisle at the store, or you can even buy them online.
Why You'll Love This Icebox Cake
This is an easy icebox cake recipe that you can make ahead. It's so easy to make, that even kids can make it! There are just a few simple ingredients that are easy to find.
It's a fun way to celebrate America and your national pride. This patriotic cake is bursting with red, white, and blue colors and looks perfect at BBQs, 4th of July cookouts, or summer birthday parties. This whipped cream cake is just as much fun to serve and show off as it is to eat!
Leave the oven off and whip up some easy no-bake recipes! No-bake Hershey's chocolate peanut butter bars are super rich, and Hawaiian no-bake cheesecake is the best summer dessert.
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Looking for other Quick & Easy patriotic recipes?
Check out these delicious recipes that I have shared over the years that are just perfect for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day and Veteran's Day. They are all tried and true recipes that I have made over the years, or my trusty food writers have made.
I think you will love them all! Of course, this is just a small selection of patriotic recipes, but we have LOTS and lots of recipes on the blog that are perfect for your summer celebrations – just type “patriotic” or "red, white and blue" into the search bar on this blog and they will pop up for you!
- Red, White & Blue Patriotic Shortbread Bars Recipe
- Patriotic Red, White & Blue Sangria Recipe
- Patriotic Edible Cookie Dough Recipe
- Patriotic Red White & Blue Cheesecakes Recipe
- Red White and Blue Cheesecake Trifle Recipe
- Red White and Blue Popsicles Recipe
- Red White and Blue Rolo Candy Treats for 4th of July
- Red White and Blue Cookie Pizza for 4th of July
- Red White and Blue Swirl Cookies Recipe for 4th of July
How to Make Red White & Blue Patriotic Icebox Cake
Ingredients
All the exact ingredient amounts are in the printable recipe card. First, here is what you'll need from the store.
- Chocolate wafer cookies
- Heavy whipping cream
- Powdered sugar
- Red and royal blue food color gels
- Red, white and blue sprinkles
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Icebox Cake Steps With Pictures
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Divide the cookies into five piles of 7 cookies each.
Find a serving platter for your cake. Make sure seven cookies fit onto the platter, six cookies in a circle, and 1 in the center.
Add whipping cream and powdered sugar to a mixer and beat well until stiff, about 3-5 minutes.
Divide the cream into three separate bowls and color one bowl red and one blue. Leave the third bowl white.
Add a small dollop of cream onto the bottom of each cookie on your serving platter to hold the cookie onto the tray.
Add a second layer of cookies, covering the "seams" of the first layer of cookies as shown. Only the bottom layer of cookies will have 2 layers.
Add almost all of the blue cream to the top of the cookies, leaving about 2 tablespoons in the bowl. Spread about ½" thick of blue cream.
Top with 7 cookies and repeat with the white cream (making sure to reserve a little cream in the bowl).
Top with seven cookies and add the red cream, finishing with seven cookies on top of the red. Add the remaining cream as a dollop on top and loosely cover.
A large mixing bowl as a cover works well.
Refrigerate overnight, and the cookies will soften. Sprinkle with sprinkles before serving.
How many people does this icebox cake feed?
This Red White & Blue Patriotic Icebox Cake Recipe serves eight people.
How long does icebox cake last?
Store your icebox cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. You can also freeze this cake! It will last about 6 months in the freezer.
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Red White & Blue Patriotic Icebox Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 9 oz chocolate wafer cookies
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- red and royal blue food color gels
- red white and blue sprinkles
Instructions
- Divide the cookies into 5 piles of 7 cookies each.
- Find a serving platter for your cake. Make sure 7 cookies fit onto the platter, 6 cookies in a circle and 1 in the center.
- Add whipping cream and powdered sugar to a mixer and beat well until stiff, about 3-5 minutes. Divide cream into 3 separate bowls and color one bowl red and one blue. Leave the third bowl white.
- Add a small dollop of cream onto the bottom of each cookie on your serving platter to hold the cookie onto the tray. Add a second layer of cookies, covering the "seams" of the first layer of cookies as shown. Only the bottom layer of cookies will have 2 layers.
- Add almost all of the blue cream to the top of the cookies, leaving about 2 tablespoons in the bowl. Spread about ½" thick of blue cream. Top with 7 cookies and repeat with the white cream (making sure to reserve a little cream in the bowl). Top with 7 cookies and add the red cream, finishing with 7 cookies on top of the red. Add remaining cream as a dollop on top and loosely cover. A large mixing bowl as a cover works well.
- Refrigerate overnight and cookies will soften. sprinkle with sprinkles before serving.
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