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Icebox Cakes Just Got Real

Summer dessert at its finest.

Icebox cakes are loved for being the easiest dessert you can put together. Often times they're nothing more than a simple two-ingredient cake -- usually chocolate wafers and whipped cream -- that you layer and refrigerate (or freeze). That's it. No whisking. No baking. And they're damn good this way. But, there's so much more you could do be doing with this cake. With summer in high gear, now's the time to do it.

Icebox cake recipes have unimaginable possibilities. You can flavor the whipped cream. You can swap the typical graham crackers or chocolate wafers for real cake. Or you can even make an icebox cake with chocolate and peanut butter pudding, draped in chocolate ganache and topped with chopped Snickers -- it's epic.

Check out all the ways you could (and should) be upgrading your icebox cakes this summer.

1.

S’mores No-Bake Icebox Cake

Completely Delicious
Get the S’mores No-Bake Icebox Cake recipe from Completely Delicious
2.

Cherry Icebox Cakes

Willow Bird Baking
Get the Cherry Icebox Cakes recipe from Willow Bird Baking
3.

Oreo Icebox Cake

Cookies And Cups
Get the Oreo Icebox Cake recipe from Cookies And Cups
4.

Marie Biscuit Icebox Cake

La Receta De La Felicidad
Get the Marie Biscuit Icebox Cake recipe from La Receta De La Felicidad
5.

Funfetti Icebox Cake

How Sweet It Is
Get the Funfetti Icebox Cake recipe from How Sweet It Is
6.

Biscoff Espresso Icebox Cake

Oven Adventures
Get the Biscoff Espresso Icebox Cake recipe from Oven Adventures
7.

Snickers Cake

Bakers Royal
Get the Snickers Cake recipe from Bakers Royal
8.

Zebra Chocolate Icebox Cake

Sabrina Sue
Get the Zebra Chocolate Icebox Cake recipe from Sabrina Sue
9.

Peanut Butter Oreo Icebox Cake

Something Swanky
Get the Peanut Butter Oreo Icebox Cake recipe from Something Swanky
10.

Cookie Icebox Cake

Dieter's Downfall
Get the Cookie Icebox Cake recipe from Dieter's Downfall
11.

Banana Split Icebox Cake

The Girl Who Ate Everything
Get the Banana Split Icebox Cake recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything
12.

Chocolate Mint Icebox Cupcakes

Two Peas and their Pod
Get the Chocolate Mint Icebox Cupcakes recipe from Two Peas and their Pod
13.

Raspberry And Chocolate Frozen Greek Yogurt Icebox Cake

The Noshery
14.

Key Lime Icebox Cake

The SoHo
Get the Key Lime Icebox Cake recipe from The SoHo
15.

Chia Icebox Cake

The Pancake Princess
Get the Chia Icebox Cake recipe from The Pancake Princess
16.

Chocolate Icebox Cupcakes

Two Peas and their Pod
Get the Chocolate Icebox Cupcakes recipe from Two Peas and their Pod
17.

Icebox Tiramisu

The View From Great Island
Get the Icebox Tiramisu recipe from The View From Great Island
18.

Strawberry Icebox Cake

The SoHo
Get the Strawberry Icebox Cake recipe from The SoHo
19.

Ombre Chocolate-Raspberry Icebox Cake

Reclaiming Provincial
Get the Ombre Chocolate-Raspberry Icebox Cake recipe from Reclaiming Provincial
20.

Banana Cream Pie Ice Box Cake

Food Family Finds
Get the Banana Cream Pie Ice Box Cake recipe from Food Family Finds
21.

Raspberry Icebox Cake

Tidy Mom
Get the Raspberry Icebox Cake recipe from Tidy Mom
22.

Nutella Pudding icebox cake

Surfing The World Cuisine
Get the Nutella Pudding icebox cake recipe from Surfing The World Cuisine
23.

No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake

So, How's It Taste?
Get the No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake recipe from So, How's It Taste?
24.

Nutter Butter Ice Box Cake

Cookies and Cups
Get the Nutter Butter Ice Box Cake recipe from Cookies and Cups
25.

White Chocolate Oreo Mint Icebox Cake

Big Bear's Wife

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