Make Ahead
Dulce de Leche Ice Box Cake
- Makes 8- 4 oz mason jars
Author Notes
A light, delicious, and easy to assemble dessert. It's a perfect no bake dessert that can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator. —Erin Powell
What You'll Need
Ingredients
- Whipped Cream
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1 cup
heavy cream
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1/4 cup
sour cream
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2 tablespoons
sugar
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1/2 teaspoon
pure vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon
kosher salt
- Espresso Whipped Cream
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1 cup
heavy cream
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1/4 cup
sour cream
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2 tablespoons
sugar
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1/2 tablespoon
instant espresso powder
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1/2 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon
kosher salt
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1
Dulce de Leche (13.4 oz can)
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1
Chocolate Wafer Cookies (9 oz sleeve)
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a/n
Flake sea salt
Directions
- Set out 8-4 oz mason jars, the sleeve of wafer cookies, the dulce de leche (with a small #100 ice cream scoop), and large flake sea salt.
- In a metal or glass bowl, combine the ingredients for the plain whipped cream, whip to soft peaks using a hand held mixer. A stand mixer will work as well. Set in the refrigerator.
- In a metal or glass bowl, combine the ingredients for the espresso whipped cream (heavy cream, sour cream, sugar, instant espresso powder, vanilla, kosher salt), whip to soft peaks using a hand held mixer. A stand mixer will work as well. Set in the refrigerator.
- Scoop each of the whipped creams into a pastry bag. Layer the ingredients in this order: Espresso whipped cream (about 2 T) Wafer Cookie Espresso whipped cream (about 1 teaspoon) Dulce de leche (about 1/2 tablespoon) Flake Sea Salt (3 or 4 flakes) Espresso Whipped Cream (about 1 teaspoon) Wafer Cookie Original Whipped Cream (about 2 tablespoons) Wafer Cookie Espresso Whipped Cream (about 1 teaspoon) Dulce de leche (about 1/2 tablespoon) Flake sea salt (3 or 4 flakes) Espresso Whipped Cream (about 1 teaspoon) Wafer Cookie Original Whipped Cream (about 2 tablespoons) Wafer Cookie As you are adding each cookie layer, be sure to push it into the whip below it.
- Screw the cap on to each mason jar (or wrap them in plastic), refrigerate overnight. Serve the next day (or up to 3 days later) with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles.
- There may be extra whip, cookies, and dulce de leche left over, additional ice box cakes can be assembled in the same order, or a random order. Be sure to have whipped cream of some sort touch the chocolate wafer cookies.
- Other ramekins can be substituted in place of the mason jars, the 4 oz mason jar fits this ice box cake perfectly. And the lids from the mason jars make these easy to package and store.
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