Chocolate-Strawberry Icebox Cake

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 30 min
  • Servings 16

Ingredients

  • 1 lb fresh strawberries, cut into quarters
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 3 cups cold whipping cream
  • 1 container (8 oz) mascarpone cheese
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 box (14.4 oz) chocolate graham crackers
  • 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Steps

  • 1
    In medium bowl, place strawberries. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; let stand 10 minutes. Crush with potato masher or spoon; set aside.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat whipping cream with whisk attachment of electric mixer on low speed until stiff peaks form.
  • 3
    In medium bowl, beat cheese, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Fold in whipped cream, then fold in mashed strawberries.
  • 4
    Line bottom of 13x9-inch pan with single layer of graham crackers. Spread one-third of the strawberry-cream mixture over crackers; sprinkle with 1/3 cup of the chocolate chips. Repeat layers twice. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

  • When layering the graham crackers, alternate the direction you place the crackers in between layers to provide more stability when you slice the cake.
  • Substitute chocolate wafer cookies for the chocolate graham crackers.
  • Get some additional strawberries to use for garnish, if desired.

Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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