Ice Box Fruit Cake Food

ICEBOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Finely crush graham crackers and coarsely chop pecans and drained cherries.
• Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
• Turn out into a lightly buttered 9x13 baking dish and press flat into the pan with your hands. Chill for at least 6 hours.

ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer using a whisk attachment, whisk the heavy cream and powdered sugar until stiff.
• Crush one-third of the wafers by hand or with a rolling pin inside a resalable plastic bag until they become coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• In a round 9-inch springform pan, layer in one-third of the whipped cream, smoothing evenly with a spatula. Then layer half of the remaining flat whole wafers close to each other, then one-third more of the whipped cream, then the remaining whole wafers and finally top with the rest of the whipped cream. Garnish the top of cake with the crushed wafers.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
• Run a paring knife around the springform pan and release the wall of the pan from around the cake. Leave the cake on the bottom of the pan and transfer to a serving dish or cake stand, then slice and serve.

ICE BOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the pecans, raisins, walnuts, cherries, condensed milk and vanilla wafers. Dough will be very thick, you will need to use your hands.
• Form dough into a ring shape on top of a dinner plate. Wrap in many layers of plastic wrap and/or aluminum foil. Allow to age in the refrigerator for at least a week. The flavors will have a chance to blend and all of the milk will be absorbed into the cake.

ICEBOX FRUITCAKE RECIPE - (3.6/5)

Steps:

• Chop everything that needs chopping; put the cherries, pineapple, and dates in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle sugar over the fruit and lightly toss together to unstick the fruit. Coarsely break nuts into a separate bowl. Set aside. Coarsely break apart the graham crackers then pulse in a food processor until fine crumbs. (I did this in 3 batches). Pour crumbs into a large mixing bowl; add cinnamon and the sweetened condensed milk. Using a spoon or your hands, combine to form a stiff dough. Add remaining ingredients and knead them into the dough using your hands. Dump the mixture out onto a piece of Saran plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Firmly shape into a log about 3-4 inches in diameter. Roll up tightly and place in the freezer for about an hour before removing the wrap. To serve, cut into 1/2-inch slices with a sharp knife and arrange on a serving plate. Store covered in the refrigerator.

OLD-FASHIONED ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt until stiff peaks form.
• Spread a very thin layer of the whipped cream in the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch dish.
• Place a layer of the graham crackers or chocolate wafers in the bottom of the dish, breaking them as necessary in order to fit.
• Gently spread ¼ of the whipped cream on top of the crackers. Top with a second layer of crackers and then another layer of whipped cream.
• Repeat the layers until you have used a fourth layer of crackers and the final ¼ of the cream.
• Garnish the cake with crushed chocolate grahams, sprinkles, or grated chocolate.
• Cover loosely and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or up to overnight.

COFFEE ICE BOX CAKE

Steps:

• This recipe is more a "strategy" than a real recipe. The idea is to quickly soak the cake or lady fingers in coffee and set a layer in a 8-inch square glass baking pan. Cover with a layer of whipped cream flavored to taste, layer soaked cake, then whipped cream; do two layers at least
• Refrigerate, covered overnight.
• VARIATIONS: If you like this idea with fruit, then soak cake in diluted liqueur, then sandwich cream and fruit in between.

CHRISTMAS ICEBOX FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Line a 9X13 baking dish or pan with wax paper or parchment paper.
• Coarsely chop the candied cherries.
• Mix together graham crackers, coconut, raisins, nuts and candied fruit in a large bowl or stockpot. Stir well to combine.
• Melt marshmallows in evaporated milk over low heat.
• Pour marshmallow mixture over dry ingredients.
• Use a wooden spoon or sturdy spatula to mix all ingredients together. You may find it useful to use your clean hands to mix.
• Spoon mixture into a lined 9X13 pan. Allow to cool, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours, or overnight.
• Once the fruitcake has set, remove it from the baking pan and discard the parchment or wax paper. Slice into loaves.
• Wrap each fruitcake loaf tightly with plastic wrap. Place wrapped loaves in a freezer-safe sealed plastic bag and freeze for up to 1 year.

ICEBOX FRUITCAKE (NO BAKING REQUIRED!)

Steps:

• Chop pecans, cherries and pineapple and mix together.
• Mash wafers and mix with above ingredients.
• Add sweetened condensed milk and mix well.
• Press into large loaf pan and put into icebox for at least 24 hours.

ICE BOX CAKE

Steps:

• Place mixing bowl in freezer about 30 min before using to chill
• While mixing bowl is chilling, prepare fruit by cleaning and slicing strawberries
• In a large mixing bowl, beat heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form
• Divide whipping cream mixture into fourths
• Spread a small spoonful of cream on bottom of pan evenly
• Add graham crackers, trim crackers to fit if necessary
• Spread ¼ of the whipping cream mixture on top of the graham crackers
• Add ⅓ of the fruit on top of the whipping cream
• Optional but helpful to level the crackers - Add a small amount of whip cream on top of the fruit to level it.
• Add another layer of graham crackers, pressing down gently into the cream
• Then repeat layers, finishing the cream on top
• Cover and refrigerate overnight
• Garnish with additional fruit if you like
• Serve chilled
• Store leftovers in the refrigerator

MAMA'S ICEBOX FRUITCAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare all the dry ingredients ahead of time as directed.
• Chop the pecans, walnuts, brazil nuts, and raisins as needed.
• Crush or chop the graham crackers.
• Chop the maraschino cherries, saving the juice. Set aside for now.
• Place the chopped nuts in a large mixing pan.
• Add the chopped graham crackers.
• Add the coconut.
• Mix dry ingredients together to fully combine.
• Place the marshmallows in a medium size sauce pot.
• Add the milk.
• Place the pot over Medium Low heat on your stove top.
• Constantly stir this mixture until the marshmallows are fully melted.
• Pour the marshmallow mixture over the crushed nuts and graham crackers.
• Add the chopped cherries with juice.
• Mix well, until fully combined.
• Lightly butter a 9 x 13 x 2 casserole type dish or pan.
• Place the mixture in the dish, spread evenly and press firmly.
• Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
• Enjoy!

ICEBOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Crush the graham crackers using a food processor or add them to a large ziptop bag and crush using a rolling pin. Coarsely chop the cherries.
• Combine crushed graham crackers, pecans, cherries, raisins, coconut, marshmallows, and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl and mix well. Add reserved cherry juice by the tablespoonful until the mixture comes together, but isn't too soft. I usually add between 2 and 3 tablespoons.
• Turn out into the prepared dish and press flat with your hands. Cover and chill at least 6 hours, then cut into bars. Keep refrigerated.

ICE BOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• 1. Crush graham crackers very fine( in those days I used graham crackers but today I would use 1 pound graham cracker crumbs.
• 2. Chop and combine fruits and nuts
• 3. Heat butter, Eagle brand milk and marshmallows until marshmallows melt
• 4. Mix graham cracker crumbs with fruit and nuts, add spices and combine with Eagle Brand milk and marshmallow mixture. Mix well and pack in pan that has been lined with plastic wrap or cheese cloth. The mixture will be very sticky and I used my hands to mix as soon as the hot mixture cooled enough. Cake will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator Also in those days plastic wrap was not avaiable. Note: my step mom would wrap the fruit cake in the cheesecloth and then pour some brandy over it. I mix a little brandy extract in while mixing the whole thing together. This fruit cake tastes just like "Claxton Fruit Cake" if you've ever had any.

ICE BOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter and marshmallows together. crush graham crackers or use crumbs. chop and mix all dryed fruits and nuts together. mix together with hands. pack in greased pan. best to use loaf pans so you can slice them in nice slices. let refrigerate for 48 hours.

ICE BOX FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Crush graham crackers into fine crumbs. Set aside. Discard the juice from 1 jar of cherries, save the juice from the other. Slice cherries into halves.
• In a large bowl, empty the entire bag of marshmallows and cherry juice. Microwave marshmallows & cherry juice until marshmallows resemble a thick paste. Stir marshmallow/juice mixture.
• Add the crushed graham crackers, sliced cherries & nuts. Using your hands, mix together until crumbs and nuts are all moist.
• Spread into a cake or baking pan with 2 inch sides. Freeze for 3 hours, or overnight. Slize & enjoy!! :) :)