January 13, 2023

All The Good Stuff Ice Box Cake

Summary

Do you like peanut butter with chocolate? If you look at my Pinterest board, the majority of the desserts have those two flavors. This weekend I hosted a gathering of my college girlfriends and made a version of a recipe I had found a few years ago. It not only has this classic combo but also caramel AND Oreos. It was definitely the culinary hit of the weekend so I promised them I would post it first. I give you "All The Good Stuff Ice Box Cake".

Do you like peanut butter with chocolate? If you look at my Pinterest board, the majority of the desserts have those two flavors. This weekend I hosted a gathering of my college girlfriends and made a version of a recipe I had found a few years ago. It not only has this classic combo but also caramel AND Oreos. It was definitely the culinary hit of the weekend. I plan to post most of the recipes I used but I promised them I would do this one first. I give you ………..

ALL THE GOOD STUFF ICE BOX CAKE

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 C heavy whipping cream
  • 1 3/4 C powdered sugar, divided
  • 1 t vanilla or vanilla bean paste
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 12 oz creamy JIF peanut butter
  • 2/3 C salted caramel ice cream topping, divided
  • 16 Oreo cookies, crushed
  • 4 oz Ghirardelli dark melting chocolate
  • 1/2 C honey roasted peanuts, chopped

 

DIRECTIONS

In a stand mixer, whip:

  • whipping cream

Gradually add:

  • 3/4 C powdered sugar
  • vanilla or vanilla bean paste

Whip until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate.

For filling, combine and beat until fluffy:

  • cream cheese
  • peanut butter
  • 1/3 C salted caramel ice cream topping
  • 1 C powdered sugar

Fold in:

  • half of the whipped cream

Line a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan with parchment paper so there are long pieces hanging over both sides. Layer 1/3 peanut butter mixture, them 1/3 whipping cream, then repeat two more times.

Cover the top with:

16 crushed Oreo cookies

Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. You can freeze this but I like mine on the softer side.

peanut butter, chocolate, caramel ice box cake

 

When ready to serve, melt about:

  • Ghirardelli melting chocolate

Heat up:

  • 1/3 C salted caramel ice cream topping

 

To serve, invert the pan onto a plate. Remove the parchment paper and slice the loaf.

Lay slices on their sides on individual plates. Drizzle with melted chocolate and caramel sauce, then sprinkle with peanuts. Now sit back and wait for the compliments!

Peanut butter, chocolate, caramel ice box cake