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No Bake Easter Creme Egg Icebox Cake -An easy Easter Dessert

Published: Mar 17, 2017 by Terri Gilson · Modified: Apr 3, 2022 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links · 30 Comments

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Mini Easter Creme eggs in front of cut out section of cake

If you are like me and always struggle with what to make for Easter dessert, this No Bake Easter Creme Egg is the perfect easy and quick addition to your Easter dinner celebration!

Mini Easter Creme eggs in front of cut out section of cake

Although Ice box cakes are really old timey, they are coming back into fashion for a reason - they are no bake, easy, fast and delicious!

Jump to:
  • 🌡️ What is an Icebox Cake?
  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • 💭Top Tip
  • 🌡️Storage
  • 🍽Equipment
  • 🐰Easter Dinner
  • ⭐ Reviews
  • 📋 No Bake Easter Creme Egg IceBox Cake Recipe
  • 🍰 More Easter Desserts!

I had a babysitter that lived next door to me when I was around 9 years old. She had long dark hair, loved the Bay City Rollers and was maybe 4 or 5 years older; all of which made her just that much more sophisticated than me. Her name was Dawn Marie and I worshipped her. Around that time, I was seriously beginning to doubt the whole Easter bunny thing. Dawn Marie kept me believing just a little bit longer. I guess that was part of her sophistication...

The notion of an enormous magical rabbit living in the woods somewhere, sneaking into my house in the middle of the night unnoticed,  just to hide hordes of candy and chocolate for my eating pleasure, just wasn't flying with me anymore. That Easter, Dawn Marie told me she actually saw the Easter bunny. She even described him in great detail, just as I had imagined he'd look. How could I possibly doubt her? After all, she was my idol-the wiser, older teenager that I admired so much.

The Easter Bunny is for real!

There was a period of time after I stopped believing in the Easter Bunny, Santa and the rest of the gang, that my parents continued to hide Easter chocolates and write "Love Santa" on many of our Christmas gifts. We weren't supposed to say that Santa or the Easter Bunny weren't real or we may not get the chocolates or gifts. Their justification: how can you get chocolates and gifts from someone who isn't real?

Although the logic was obviously skewed, it was still a risk I was not willing to take. I kept my mouth shut and played along for quite some time. That Easter chocolate fix was something I required. I no longer hunt my living room for chocolate Easter eggs (especially Easter Creme Eggs), but I still require that fix. And since I continue to hide them for my kids, if desperate, I can always pinch some from their loot to satisfy that craving.

But I have recently come up with a much better way to get an Easter egg fix without stealing from your kids-this Icebox Cake made from the iconic Easter creme egg!

whole easter creme egg cake with some mini Easter creme eggs in front

🌡️ What is an Icebox Cake?

Interestingly, they actually aren't even cakes. They just resemble cake once the whipped cream magically softens the layers of wafer cookies or crackers,  just enough to make them tender and flaky, transforming into an elegant torte-like dessert. They are called Icebox cakes because back in the day, before electricity and refrigerators, this easy "cake" would be put into the icebox to set.

🥘 Ingredients

You only need a few ingredients for this recipe:

  • whipping cream
  • graham crackers
  • Easter creme eggs
  • powdered/icing sugar
  • a little salt and vanilla
  • sundae syrup (optional)

piece of easter creme egg icebox cake on a greenish grey plate

💭Top Tip

Crush the Easter Creme Eggs: I do this by placing them on a cutting board and placing a large plastic ziplock bag over them. Then I hit each egg a couple of times gently with a hammer or mallet to crush them, with the plastic between the tool and the eggs. * This is the best and cleanest way I have come up with to crush them. If you enlist your kids to help you unwrap and crush them, it goes much faster and it's fun for them!

🌡️Storage

Store this Easter cake in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days. These ingredients do not stand up to freezing.

🍽Equipment

You don't need any special equipment to make this cake. You can build it on a platter or in a 9X13 baking pan.

🐰Easter Dinner

If you're not sure what Easter dinner to have with this cake, try my Picnic Ham with Orange Glaze Recipe, with Carrot Casserole, Green beans and Mushrooms, Chipotle Mashed Potatoes and Easter Punch!

Easter punch in a trifle bowl with glasses around, as well as marshmallow Easter eggs and mini marshmallows

My daughter is now 9, the same age I was when my belief began to wane, and she recently asked me some pretty tough questions about the Easter Bunny. I told her the same things I was told. And sadly, I know it won't be long until she no longer believes. I am sure my son is long past believing but he doesn't say anything. Like Dawn Marie, he's a pretty wise and sophisticated pre-teen and like me, he knows very well that you can't get chocolate or gifts from someone who isn't real.

Even if you are also past believing and no one even gives you chocolate anymore, you can still enjoy your chocolate Easter creme eggs (without stealing your kids' ) by making this amazing and Easy Easter Dessert!

For more great Easter recipes, follow my Easter Food Board on Pinterest

Easter recipes Pinterest board cover

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easter creme egg cake on white tray with slice removed and whole easter creme eggs in spot where slice is removed
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📋 No Bake Easter Creme Egg IceBox Cake Recipe

This magical no bake easy Easter Creme Egg Icebox Cake is a glorious, yet simple combination of whipped cream, graham crackers and Easter creme eggs!
5 from 6 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: North American
Keyword: Easter, Easter Creme eggs, easy, Icebox cake
Servings: 10 servings
Author: Terri Gilson
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 3 ½ cups whipping cream
  • 4 tablespoons powdered/icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 381 g bags mini easter creme eggs, crushed see TERRI'S TIP below on how to best crush
  • Graham crackers from about 4 packages

Garnish:

  • 3 large Easter Creme eggs, cut in half
  • Chocolate and caramel sundae syrup drizzled
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Instructions

  • Beat the whipping cream to soft peaks. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt with the cream in the bowl of a stand mixer (or large mixing bowl). Beat to stiff peaks. You can do this with a stand mixer, hand mixer, or whisk.
  • Remove ¼ of the whipped cream and set aside.
  • Crush the Easter Creme Eggs. TERRI'S TIP: I do this by placing them on a cutting board and placing a large plastic ziplock bag over them. Then I hit each egg a couple of times gently with a hammer or mallet to crush them, with the plastic between the tool and the eggs. * This is the best and cleanest way I have come up with to crush them. If you enlist your kids to help you unwrap and crush them, it goes much faster and it's fun for them!
  • Scrape the smashed mini creme eggs off the cutting board (and any off the plastic) with a spatula and into the remaining whipped cream.
  • Smear just a small spoonful of plain whipped cream in the bottom of the dish. This will hold your first layer of graham crackers in place.
  • Lay down a full layer of graham crackers in the dish. You may have to break some down the middle to form a full layer.( you can also use the single graham crackers as I did)
  • Spread ⅓ of the easter creme egg whipped cream mixture on the layer of graham crackers.
  • Top with another full layer of crackers, again breaking some if necessary to make a layer that fits in the dish.
  • Add another full layer of graham crackers and Easter egg whipped cream.
  • At this point you'll have three layers of graham crackers and three layers of cream
  • Add a fourth layer of crackers and the remainder of cream that was set aside.

Garnish:

  • Fill a small ziplock bag with chocolate sundae syrup and another with caramel sundae syrup.Cut a tiny hole in the end of the each bag and in a quick back and forth motion, drizzle each syrup horizontally across the cake . *To avoid mess, do this over a garbage bag. 13. Cut the 4 large Easter creme eggs in half and spread evenly on top of the cake (see photo)
  • Place Easter Creme Egg halves evenly on cake, as pictured.

Storage:

  • Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight, if time permits. The cake is ready when a knife inserted in the centre goes in easily and comes out with soft crumbs.

Notes

* Note: When I tested this recipe on several different people, I got very mixed reviews on sweetness. About half said "too sweet" and the other half said "just perfect". I don't like too sweet and I found it just perfect. So, please feel free to adjust to your liking by adjusting the amount of icing sugar in the whipped cream.
Inspired by: :How to make a No Bake Icebox Cake
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Comments

  1. foodinbooks

    March 17, 2017 at 11:17 am

    That looks amazing! A decadent treat for the end of Lent. 🙂

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      March 17, 2017 at 11:20 am

      Thanks! And yes, decadent it is!

      Reply
  2. foodinbooks

    March 17, 2017 at 11:17 am

    That looks amazing! A decadent treat for the end of Lent. 🙂

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      March 17, 2017 at 11:20 am

      Thanks! And yes, decadent it is!

      Reply
  3. incahootswithmuddyboots

    March 19, 2017 at 7:12 pm

    Yum! ?

    Reply
  4. incahootswithmuddyboots

    March 19, 2017 at 7:12 pm

    Yum! ?

    Reply
  5. Amanda Orlando

    March 22, 2017 at 8:48 am

    This looks delicious and would be a lovely treat to serve at Easter. I'm planning to serve an icebox cake of sorts, using pureed strawberries and coconut milk.

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      March 22, 2017 at 4:59 pm

      Thanks, Amanda - your cake sounds awesome too!

      Reply
  6. Amanda Orlando

    March 22, 2017 at 8:48 am

    This looks delicious and would be a lovely treat to serve at Easter. I'm planning to serve an icebox cake of sorts, using pureed strawberries and coconut milk.

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      March 22, 2017 at 4:59 pm

      Thanks, Amanda - your cake sounds awesome too!

      Reply
  7. Charlotte

    March 29, 2017 at 8:37 pm

    I love when desserts are super easy but also super delicious! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 29, 2017 at 8:46 pm

      Hi Charlotte: I agree!

      Reply
  8. Nicoletta @sugarlovespices

    March 30, 2017 at 10:03 am

    What a lovely story! I am not familiar with this Easter bunny thing for kids, in Italy we do not have that, Easter is a Catholic celebration and it holds a whole different meaning, even for kids. So I am always intrigued and pleased to learn about different traditions, and you gave a beautiful portrait. Beautiful like this icebox cake, a whole new thing to me as well (wow, lots of things I am learning! 🙂 ). It looks delicious, easy to make and so pretty to put on a table.

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 30, 2017 at 6:31 pm

      Thanks, Nicoletta! That is interesting that you were not familiar with the Easter Bunny! I just assumed the Easter bunny was everywhere! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Edith

    March 31, 2017 at 8:20 am

    I love this easy yummy recipe!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 31, 2017 at 8:46 am

      Thanks! So glad to hear you love it!!

      Reply
  10. Wendy

    March 31, 2019 at 6:08 am

    What size pan?

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 31, 2019 at 8:16 am

      Hi Wendy,
      I assembled the cake on the plate you see in the photo. You can do it in a pan (9X13) or smaller type lasagna pan. Yes, a whole box of graham crackers should be enough!

      Reply
  11. Wendy

    March 31, 2019 at 6:12 am

    Would the graham crackers be 1 box or more?

    Reply
  12. Laura

    April 06, 2020 at 10:31 am

    I'm totally making this dessert - Easter and maybe even this summer.

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      April 07, 2020 at 8:20 pm

      It's super easy!

      Reply
  13. Jersey Girl Cooks

    April 11, 2020 at 6:04 pm

    Oh this is my kind of amazing dessert!

    Reply
  14. colleen kennedy

    April 11, 2020 at 6:15 pm

    Our grandmothers were smart with these easy ice box cakes, yum!

    Reply
  15. Carlos at Spoonabilities

    April 12, 2020 at 4:35 pm

    Very decadent dessert! Thank you for sharing the great story!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      April 13, 2020 at 7:59 am

      Thank you! Yes, it's decadent but so easy.

      Reply
  16. Eileen Kelly

    April 13, 2020 at 4:57 pm

    Such a festive icebox dessert. Perfect for a delicious chocolate fix.

    Reply
  17. Lee Ann Lozon

    March 29, 2021 at 3:15 am

    Hi! This looks so amazing that I'll be making this for Easter next weekend. What size dish should be used? 8x8, 9x9?

    Thanks, LeeAnn

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 29, 2021 at 6:15 am

      Hi Lee Ann,
      The platter I used was 9X13 so you could use anything that's 9X13.
      Enjoy and Happy Easter!
      Terri

      Reply
  18. Melissa

    April 01, 2021 at 2:12 am

    How far in advance could I make this without changing it texturally....looks so good! Can't wait to try it!!!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      April 01, 2021 at 7:52 am

      Hi Melissa,
      You could definitely make it a couple days in advance! 2 days it would be fine, but I wouldn't push it past 3 days. But most importantly, don't do the decorating until just prior to serving (or the morning of) or it will run and not look good.
      Enjoy and Happy Easter!
      Terri

      Reply

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