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No Bake But Loads of Taste: 7 Twists on the Classic Icebox Cake

July 24, 2014
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Want a classic no-bake, high-appeal dessert? We've got seven -- icebox cakes, that is. At its simplest, an icebox cake is just cookies and whipped cream layered in an architectural arrangement. The original recipe was made famous by Nabisco, who printed it right on its packages of chocolate wafer cookies in the early 1940s.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Icebox Cake

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Swap out the traditional chocolate wafers for chocolate chip cookies that you build into a tall confection with a mixture of mascarpone and cream. If you're feeling extra daring, add a tablespoon of whiskey to the cream mixture to put this cake over the top.

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Chocolate, Banana, and Graham Cracker Icebox Cake

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How about graham crackers? Here they star in a molded icebox cake with bananas and a chocolaty pudding-like filling. We bet you can't have just one slice!

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Chocolate Peanut-Butter Icebox Cake

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Enhancing the original, this four-ingredient recipe adds peanut butter to the chocolate wafer mix. The hardest part: Waiting while it sets up in the refrigerator.

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Chocolate-Chestnut Mousse Cake

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Sweet roasted chestnuts pull double duty here: they're teamed with whipped cream for one layer of the cake, and stirred into melted bittersweet chocolate for another.

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Chocolate-Ricotta Icebox Cake

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Not free-form like most icebox cakes, this decadent chocolate creation is molded in a springform pan. Mixing the cream with ricotta and melted chocolate makes an extra-luscious filling.

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Chocolate-Mint Icebox Cake

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Not only are icebox cakes no-bake, but they need to be made ahead, leaving you plenty of time for last-minute salads and grilling. The twist to this recipe: Mint extract is added to heavy cream and gives this dessert a refreshing finish.

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Independence Icebox Cake

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This colorful icebox cake calls for vanilla wafers, not chocolate, and pairs them with a patriotic fresh berry topping. It's perfect for any summer festivity, not just the Fourth of July!

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