Best Icebox Fruit Cake Recipes

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ICEBOX VANILLA WAFER FRUIT CAKE



Icebox Vanilla Wafer Fruit Cake image

This recipe was given to my mother by an old family friend when I was a young girl. I don't like traditional fruit cake very much, but this one is a great variation with the vanilla wafers. It could be classified somewhere between a cake and a candy.

Provided by Robin DuPree

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 box of vanilla wafers.
2 c coconut, shredded
1 c pecans, chopped
1/2 to 1 c maraschino cherries, chopped
1 c raisins
1 c dates, chopped
1 can(s) of condensed sweetened milk

Steps:

  • 1. First, you must save the vanilla wafer box for this recipe. Pulverize the vanilla wafers to a powder consistency in a food processor. Drain the cherries well on a paper towel and then chop. Except for the condensed milk, mix all the other ingredients into the powdered vanilla wafers throughly..
  • 2. You will need plastic gloves for the next method since it is a sticky method. Pour in the condensed milk and mix until completely mixed and wet. Place mixture back into the vanilla wafer box and beat down evenly into a square.
  • 3. Allow the fruit cake to set about 4 days to a week. Tear off the vanilla wafer box and cut into small squares. It is rich, so be conservative. Serve. Leftovers should be refrigerated.

PASSION-FRUIT CURD FOR ICEBOX CAKE



Passion-Fruit Curd for Icebox Cake image

This curd goes with our Passion-Fruit Icebox Cake.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes 2 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 cups sugar
1 cup unsweetened passion-fruit puree
12 large egg yolks
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Steps:

  • Combine sugar, puree, and yolks in a large mixing bowl, and whisk together.
  • Set bowl over pan of simmering water; whisk until thick enough to coat back of spoon, 15 minutes. Cook about 5 minutes.
  • Remove bowl from heat; stir in butter, piece by piece, until melted. Cool, cover with plastic, and refrigerate until needed.

PASSION-FRUIT ICEBOX CAKE



Passion-Fruit Icebox Cake image

This six-layer lemon cake is filled with passion fruit curd and creme fraiche mousse.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 10

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for coating pan
6 large eggs
1 cup sugar
Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
Creme Fraiche Mousse
Passion-Fruit Curd for Icebox Cake
1/4 cup shredded coconut
8 passion fruit

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 11 1/2-by-17 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment; brush with soft butter, and dust with flour, shaking out excess.
  • Place eggs and sugar in bowl of electric mixer. Using hand whisk, stir until mixed. Set bowl over pot of simmering water; whisk until mixture is warm, about 3 minutes.
  • Transfer bowl back to electric mixer; beat with whisk on high for about 7 minutes until, when whisk is lifted, mixture leaves trail resembling a ribbon that blends back into surface in 3 seconds. Add zest and juice. Sift flour over egg mixture, one-third at a time, folding after each addition. Just before final third is completely folded in, stream in butter; fold in. Pour into prepared pan; bake until cake tester comes out clean and cake is springy to the touch, 16 to 18 minutes. Cool. Invert pan to remove cake; peel off parchment.
  • Slice cake widthwise into three rectangles, about 5-by-11 inches each. Split each in half, creating two layers of equal thickness. Place one layer on a flat, rectangular platter; spread with 3/4 cup mousse. Spoon 1/2 cup curd over mousse; spread. Cover with another cake layer; repeat process ending with cake layer. Reserve 3/4 cup mousse to frost cake. Cover with plastic; chill about 4 hours or overnight.
  • When ready to serve, invert cake onto a serving plate. Spread top of cake with reserved mousse; sprinkle with coconut. Serve with passion-fruit pulp spooned around cake.

ICEBOX FRUIT CAKE



Icebox Fruit Cake image

I am not a lover of fruitcake, but my Mom had about 5 different recipes for fruit cake in her recipe box. They were very popular in the 60s and 70s :-) I picked the easiest one. This is not a traditional fruit cake.

Provided by Cathie Valentine

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 box raisins (not the little boxes kids eat)
1 bag(s) frozen coconut--thawed
1 bottle cherries (small)
1 box graham crackers, crushed (or graham cracker crumbs)
1 can(s) *eagle brand* sweetened condensed milk
2 lb shelled nuts (of course pecans is nut of choice)

Steps:

  • 1. Mix together and put in icebox. This is exactly how the recipe read!!
  • 2. NOTE--I would place in a cake pan (Or loaf pan) Also, this recipe called for 1 fresh coconut. I don't know about you, but I decided on the frozen route :-) I also would use a box of graham cracker crumbs instead of crushing up a box of graham crackers. This show the age of the recipe. Oh yeah, one last thing, I would chop the nuts (not too fine)

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