Brown Sugar Peach Icebox Cake

Brown Sugar Peach Icebox Cake

Yield: 8 servings From Episode 36

An easy make-ahead dessert layering store-bought pound cake with brown-sugar whipped cream and canned peaches—assembled in minutes and chilled until serving.

Ingredients

  • One 16-ounce frozen pound cake, thawed
  • One 29-ounce can sliced peaches, drained and juice reserved
  • 1/4 cup peach preserves
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • 6 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • Fresh basil, to garnish

Steps

  1. Remove pound cake from its pan and line the pan with plastic wrap, leaving plenty of overhang.
  2. Slice the cake horizontally into 3 equal slices.
  3. Mix peaches, preserves, salt, and 3 tablespoons brown sugar in a bowl; set aside.
  4. Add heavy cream, remaining 3 tablespoons brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons reserved peach juice to a bowl. Whip until firm peaks form.
  5. Place one cake slice in the lined pan and press slightly. Top with a third of the whipped cream and a thin layer of peach mixture. Repeat twice, saving some peaches for serving.
  6. Loosely cover with overhanging plastic wrap and chill 3 to 4 hours. Reserve any extra peach mixture.
  7. Lift cake from pan using plastic wrap and discard wrap. Garnish with basil, slice, and serve with reserved peaches spooned over the top.