Black-and-White Malted Icebox Cake and a BOOK GIVEAWAY!
May 9, 2015 at 8:39 am | Posted in cakes & tortes, pudding/mousse, sweet things | 27 CommentsTags: dessert, giveaway, icebox
Now that the days are getting warm– maybe even borderline hot– wouldn’t it be nice to just reach in the fridge and pull out a cool, creamy dessert that practically made itself? That exists…it’s called an icebox cake! At its most simple and familiar, an icebox cake is just store-bought wafer cookies and sweet whipped cream, stacked in alternating layers and left to meld in the refrigerator (or icebox– my dad actually calls it that, by the way) for several hours. The cookies absorb moisture from the cream and soften during the rest, and what you get afterward is a rich, creamy dessert that falls somewhere between pudding and cake.
You can imagine that you can take this basic, yet brilliant, idea in a lot of interesting and delicious directions…like my friend and former co-worker Jessie Sheehan, who, along with her co-author Jean Sagendorph, just published a super-fun (and super pretty) new cookbook called Icebox Cakes: Recipes for the Coolest Cakes in Town. They have the basic “old school” covered, of course, and recipes for 24 other awesome-sounding icebox cakes. Espresso-chip– hello! Chai-ginger– whaat? And OMG– a black-and-white malted. That’s the first one I decided to try.
You need four main components for this malt shop-inspired treat: whipped cream flavored with malt powder (super easy), milk chocolate ganache (super easy), vanilla wafer cookies (not hard to make yourself, but super easy if you choose to buy them instead) and time (the hardest part!). Oh, and some chopped malt balls scattered over top will make it extra pretty– let’s not forget that! You just alternate layers of the cream, cookies and ganache in a springform pan and you’re ready to refrigerate. If you’ve used store-bought cookies, you can get away with just 5-8 hour chill, but if you’ve made your own cookies, you’ll need a full 24 hours in the fridge for them to properly soften. You can see I took a little artistic liberty and divided the components into individual-sized mini icebox cakes instead of a full 9″ springform.
Go find the full recipe for the Black-and-White Malted Icebox Cake on Jessie’s blog…and know that you can use shop-bought vanilla wafers (like Nabisco or Keebler) if you don’t have the desire or time to make your own. It’s rich, creamy, malty, sticky and delicious, and when you see this black-and-white zebra striped beauty waiting for you on the icebox shelf, you’ll be very happy you put it together the night before. Jessie says it’s a crowd-pleaser, and I can’t argue with that.
I’m so excited about Icebox Cakes: Recipes for the Coolest Cakes in Town that I want to send a copy to one of you! A signed copy at that! Just leave me a comment (one per person, please) on this post before 5:00 pm EST on Friday, May 15 and I’ll randomly choose a winner from the list. Be sure your e-mail address is correct so I can contact you.
***Giveaway Winner Update: I have two copies to giveaway, actually! I used random.org to generate two random comment numbers to find the winners. Congratulations to Maureen and franklyentertaining! I’ll be in touch soon.***
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Hi. I don’t own any kind of cookbook, so this would be a good way for me to brush up on my kitchen skills. Thanks for the opportunity and thanks for sharing.
Comment by cestlavieladypatience— May 9, 2015 #
This looks so good! I want to make the chai ginger icebox cake.
Comment by storyad— May 9, 2015 #
Looks wonderful! And I’d LOVE to win the cookbook 🙂 Love your blog.
Comment by Jodi— May 9, 2015 #
Sounds luscious! Thanks for a great giveaway!
Comment by Maureen— May 9, 2015 #
This looks great for summer!
Comment by engineergreener— May 9, 2015 #
Love icebox cakes- looks fantastic! 🙂
Comment by The Gourmet Gourmand— May 9, 2015 #
LOVE how this looks! Thanks for the giveaway!
Comment by Sally— May 9, 2015 #
Yum!
Comment by Linda— May 9, 2015 #
I love the picture and the cake idea…
Comment by Italian Goodness— May 9, 2015 #
Ah, I’ve tasted some of these lovely cakes at Jessie’s cookbook party at Baked! They are awesome and this one is also one of my favorites!
Comment by saffronandhoney— May 9, 2015 #
Yummy yummy looks so deliciously good!
Comment by chickie brewer— May 9, 2015 #
I want that book! (not for me, of course. for my kids.)
Comment by Christine— May 9, 2015 #
Icebox cakes sound perfect for summer. Yummy!
Comment by Amalas— May 9, 2015 #
That sounds like a fun book! I’d love a copy!
Comment by FrugalHausfrau— May 10, 2015 #
Icebox cakes are always a hit in my house! This cookbook sounds perfect!!! The cake topped with peanut butter cups looks delicious!
Comment by Stephanie— May 10, 2015 #
Omg that sounds great!!! =D
Comment by Nandin— May 10, 2015 #
That looks delicious and the book sounds fun!
Comment by Darci Preisser— May 11, 2015 #
Yum yum – a great dessert!
Comment by Feast Wisely— May 11, 2015 #
looks amazing I have got to try this one day!
Comment by saratafazzoli— May 11, 2015 #
Look’s great; I think it’s awesome you’re doing this contest. I’m not the baker in my family so our shelves are greatly lacking in this regard. It would fit perfectly next to home preserving, and wine making. There is an issue with my first comment not linking to my page (I apologize for the duplicate post) please use this one.
Comment by theKitchenLab!— May 11, 2015 #
Thanks for the reminder about the giveaway in today’s post. I don’t like malt, so had skipped away before entering. But I do like cake — and particularly ones where I don’t have to turn on the oven in the summer.
Comment by sprite— May 12, 2015 #
Your malted ice box cake looks awesome! And a free cookbook? Also good! 🙂
Comment by Margaret @approachingfood— May 13, 2015 #
Your cake looks gorgeous, and the book sounds like so much fun!
Comment by franklyentertaining— May 15, 2015 #
i dont discriminate against any cakes!
Comment by shannon— May 15, 2015 #
OMG, I need this
Comment by oimarcelo— May 16, 2015 #
looks AMAZING
Comment by sayyestohappy— May 29, 2015 #
This looks amazing! I have a malt cake on my blog, but I love the idea of turning it into an icebox cake!
Comment by Amanda Bakes Cakes— March 21, 2016 #