This Strawberry Lemonade Ice Box Cake is a perfect springtime treat, using lots of fresh ingredients like strawberries and homemade whipped cream.
Until this beautiful dessert you see here, I had never had an ice box cake. I always imagined some soggy mess and it never sounded all that appealing to me. However, since I had an over abundance of lemons and strawberries, I was brainstorming ideas for desserts I could make. I recently made Lemon Whipped Cream and knew that would be a perfect filling for a cake. But I didn’t feel like baking. So the Strawberry Lemonade Ice Box Cake was born!
The cake starts with a layer of Golden Oreo Cookies soaked in lemonade. Now I know I remember seeing Lemon Oreos last year but I haven’t seen them yet this year. If you find them, they would be a perfect substitution. Anyway the next layer is Lemon Whipped Cream. If you don’t want to make your own whipped cream, Cool Whip would work fine; just add some lemon juice to it.
Next is strawberries that have been tossed with just a little bit of white sugar. You want to really bring out all those juices.
Add another set of those layers and you’re done! Now it just needs to sit in the ice box (fridge) for at least a few hours, or overnight. Slice and serve and be prepared for the oohs and ahhs and the “Mommy this is so good!!”
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice divided
- 1-15 oz. package Golden Oreos
- 1/2 cup lemonade
- 2 pints strawberries sliced
Instructions
- Make the Lemon Whipped Cream. Chill the bowl and beaters of your mixer for 30 minutes in the freezer or fridge. Pour heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla in the bowl and whip on medium high for about 2 minutes, until fluffy and thick. Stir in lemon zest and half of the lemon juice. Taste, and add more lemon juice as needed.
- For the cake, begin by dipping about half of the Oreos in lemonade and lining them up in the bottom of an 8"x8" pan. Layer whipped cream and strawberries, then Oreos again, and whipped cream and strawberries. Finish with a sprinkling of strawberries on top. Crush the remaining Oreos and sprinkle on top.
- Refrigerate overnight. Slice and serve cold.
For more delicious strawberry and lemon desserts, be sure to try these:
Lemon Whipped Cream & Berry Parfaits
Strawberry Lemonade Ice Cream Float
Strawberry Shortcake and Ice Cream Cookie Cupcakes
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Dena Watkins says
May 15, 2018 at 9:23 amJust curious, would you soak the lemon oreos, as well, or do you just do this since you used golden oreos?
Kristin says
May 17, 2018 at 7:45 amI soaked them to help get the Oreos mushy, which is what you need for this recipe. Using the lemon cookies would help to enhance the lemon flavor.
Susie says
February 13, 2018 at 2:23 pmOn the strawberry lemonade cake do you also dip the 2nd layer of Oreos in le.onade or just the first layer?
Kristin says
February 14, 2018 at 9:05 amEvery Oreo gets dipped. 🙂
Eileen Greenberg says
August 2, 2017 at 3:40 amAll your cakes look Delicious
Any way to substitute the cream and butter, I want to bake for someone that can’t have so much saturated fat. I do make cakes with applesauce instead of butter but for the icing i haven’t found a sub
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
Eileen
Kristin says
August 2, 2017 at 8:53 amHi Eileen, this is an icebox cake so there isn’t any butter or oil. It’s made with cookies and whipped cream.
Michelle Peterson says
April 12, 2015 at 6:07 amJust an idea you can also use Twinkies in place or Oreos
Jen @ Yummy Healthy Easy says
February 27, 2015 at 10:09 amI have to say, I don’t think I’ve ever had an icebox cake, either! My mom made an ice cream dessert that had oreos but there wasn’t ever cake involved. Love this recipe, Kristin! Must try soon!
Anna Sargent says
February 22, 2015 at 8:15 amThis looks so yummy and perfect for Summer! What kind of lemonade do you soak the cookies in? Made from concentrate? The kind you make from powder?
Kristin says
February 22, 2015 at 1:37 pmThanks! I used a bottle lemonade from Costco.