Banoffee Icebox Cake

This simple no bake dessert recipe is the perfect cool treat to make this summer; no oven required! This Banoffee Icebox Cake is a cool treat layered with graham crackers, homemade caramel sauce, fresh banana slices, and whipped cream. This icebox cake is layer after layer of goodness!

If you’re looking for more summer cake recipes, try Simple Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes, Lemon Olive Oil Snack Cake With Lemon Frosting, Vegan Strawberry Carrot Cake, or Raspberry Lemon Snack Cake.

A Quick Look At The Recipe

• Recipe Name: Banoffee Icebox Cake
• Ready In: 6 hours 15 minutes
• Makes: 8 slices
• Main Ingredients: bananas, caramel, heavy whipping cream, graham crackers
• Flavor Profile: rich caramel, sweet banana and cloud like whipped cream in each bite
• Dietary Info: eggless
• Difficulty: Easy!
• Why You’ll Love It: delicious cool treat with minimal effort!

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Banana + Caramel: This delightful and easy organic icebox cake is a combination of graham crackers, caramel sauce, fresh banana slices, and whipped cream layered into a loaf pan. Ripe bananas add a natural sweetness while the rich caramel sauce provides a rich and creamy flavor that pairs perfectly with the homemade whipped cream and layers of graham crackers.
• Cool Treat: With each blissful bite of this Banoffee Icebox Cake, you’ll be transported into a realm of sweet indulgence! You get the combination of cool whipped cream, creamy caramel, and sweet bananas. Cool off this summer with this simple no bake dessert recipe.
• Easy AF: This no bake dessert recipe is incredibly easy to make, yet it looks so fancy with all the beautiful layers! This is something I love about icebox cake!
• Organic Cake: I use organic ingredients, making this icebox cake a delicious and better for you option than an ice cream cake bought from the grocery store freezer section.

What is icebox cake?

Icebox cake is a no bake dessert recipe that is layered cookies, whipped cream, and other toppings. It's store in the fridge (or freezer), hence the name icebox. And, as the cookies and add ins (such as fresh fruit, chocolate chips, caramel sauce, etc.) meld into the whipped cream, the cake softens. This is why icebox cake eats like a cake! Just a cold cake.

Try some of my other icebox cake recipes like Neapolitan Icebox Cake and Caramel Chocolate Oreo Icebox Cake. Or, cool off with other cool treats like Healthy Homemade Cherry Frozen Yogurt, Vegan Blueberry Milkshake, or Cookies and Cream Coffee Ice Cream.

Ingredients

• Caramel Sauce: I use my Homemade True Caramel Sauce, which I highly recommend for this organic cake. You should plan to make this the day before so it has time to cool. But, you can use store bought if you want.
• Vanilla Extract: Use a high quality vanilla extract, not imitation.
• Graham Crackers: I use organic honey grahams, which gives this banana cream pie vibes! You could also use cinnamon grahams or even chocolate graham crackers too!
• Bananas: You'll need ripe bananas, but not overly ripe like you would for making banana bread. You want them to have flavor but not be super mushy.

*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.

Easy Substitutions

• If you want to make this chocolate and banana instead, use Homemade Chocolate Ganache (the sauce) in place of caramel.
• You can also use cinnamon graham crackers (these go so well with the banana caramel!) or even chocolate graham crackers to change it up.
• Use peaches or apples in place of banana which also goes really well with the caramel.

Baker's Tips for Banoffee Icebox Cake

• I use my USA Pan 1-pound Loaf Pan for this recipe. I would recommend using a loaf pan with straight sides versus one with rounded corners.
• I use parchment paper and fold it over the sides of the loaf pan, so when this cake is ready to come out, I can just lift the parchment paper sides up and it removes the cake very easily.
• Make sure to make the Homemade True Caramel Sauce ahead of time so it has time to cool before assembling the cake. If you’re feeling lazy, King’s Cupboard makes a good Organic Caramel Sauce you can easily buy.
• I make the whipped cream in my stand mixer, but you can also do this in a hand mixer. Whichever way you prefer is totally fine!
• Make sure to store extra cake in an airtight container in the fridge. You can also store in the freezer to make it last longer.

How to Make Banoffee Icebox Cake

1. Line a 1-pound loaf pan with parchment paper. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, or using a hand mixer, add the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.

2. Mix on low until combined and gradually increase the speed as the whipped cream thickens, until you are at full speed. Whisk until stiff peaks form.

3. Slice the bananas.

4. Line the loaf pan with a layer of graham crackers, you will have to cut them up to fit one even layer just right!

5. Spread caramel sauce over the graham crackers.

6. Add one layer of banana slices on top of the caramel sauce.

7. Add one-third of the whipped cream and spread evenly. Repeat this process two more times, graham crackers, caramel, banana slices, whipped cream, and then the loaf pan will be full.

8. Drizzle caramel sauce on top of the final layer of whipped cream and swirl it with a spoon. Crumble extra graham crackers on top. Store in the fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight.

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