No-bake freezer cakes — Ice Cream Sandwich Cake, Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake, Strawberry Cream Cheese Icebox Cake — for birthdays and hot summer nights.
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Open in Pepper →A cake you stack in ten minutes and leave in the freezer is the kind of dessert that saves a week. No oven, no mixer, no watching the clock — just layers of cookies or ice cream sandwiches, something creamy, and time doing the work for you.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when the house is already hot, when a birthday sneaks up, or when company is coming Saturday and Thursday is the only night free to cook.
Every recipe here is layered and chilled, never baked: Ice Cream Sandwich Cake with hot fudge and whipped topping, Strawberry Cream Cheese Icebox Cake, Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake, Mint Chocolate Chip Icebox Cake, and a chocolate banana moon pie icebox cake for the kids.
Work fast with ice cream
Pull sandwiches from the freezer a few at a time and build the cake in under 10 minutes, so the edges stay square instead of melting into each other.
Line the pan first
Lay two strips of foil or parchment across a 9x13 pan with a few inches hanging over each side, then lift the whole cake out to slice it clean.
Let cookies soften overnight
Icebox cakes made with graham crackers or cookies need a full 8 hours in the fridge so the layers turn cake-soft all the way through.
Warm the knife
Dip a long knife in hot water and wipe it dry between every cut — you'll get sharp squares instead of a smeared mess.