Fridge Fruit Cake

The classic icebox cake became popular in the 1920 s and 1930 s as housewives began using the icebox a compact non mechanical refrigerator as a kitchen appliance.

Fridge fruit cake. There s no baking required. Using a skewer poke numerous holes into all sides of the cake pushing the skewer all the way through to the other side. I wanted to post this to save and found it as a newspaper clipping in my grandmother s recipe box. This cake recipe is so simple to make and it stores and travels very well which makes it perfect for parties and gatherings and gifts.

Add 1 2 cup alcohol such as brandy cognac or rum to a large saucepan with a bit of orange zest place cake on top and heat until the liquor begins to simmer. Try mary berry s honeycomb crunchies or one of nigella s many rocky roads. I adore icebox cakes in all their midwestern glory. How long can you typically keep a fruit cake assuming that it is not 100 years.

Tastes very much like the claxton s fruitcakes that you can buy in the grocery store. Chocolate fridge cake serve this intensely rich and indulgent chocolate fridge cake as a sophisticated teatime treat enhanced with juicy brandy soaked raisins and crunchy biscuit pieces. An old fashioned icebox cake is a dessert that s typically made by layering cream fruit nuts and wafers and then set in the refrigerator. I don t know.

It is dense chewy and amazing and most importantly is not baked and tastes nothing like that other stuff. Department for agriculture usda suggests up to 1 month in the pantry up to 6 months refrigerated and up. This is a recipe that my mom made every christmas. Fruit cake is the perfect gift for someone you like but don t really love so definitely give this refrigerator fruit cake a try.

It s a great alternative to baked fruit cakes and stays moist. In the refrigerator the crackers soften just enough to be tender and flaky melding with the cream and fruit into a dessert that resembles a fancy layered torte with thin layers of cake. When there s no time for baking there s still time for cake. Cover and steam for a few minutes spooning the sauce all over the cake.

Cake strawberry cake mix strawberries instant vanilla pudding mix and 6 more no bake chocolate peanut butter refrigerator cake melissa s southern style kitchen heavy cream peanut butter baking chips cream marshmallow fluff and 3 more. My grandmother had pinned it to a card with her cost estimate to make.