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Banoffee Icebox Cake Recipe

4.7 from 60 reviews
  • Author: Megane
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: No-Cook
  • Cuisine: British

Description

Banoffee Icebox Cake is a delightful no-bake dessert that layers creamy whipped cream, sweet dulce de leche, ripe bananas, and Biscoff cookies. This easy-to-assemble pudding-style treat is chilled in the fridge to soften the cookies, creating luscious layers of flavor and texture topped with grated dark chocolate for a decadent finish.


Ingredients

Scale

For the Cream

  • 600 mL heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar

For the Layers

  • 380 g dulce de leche
  • 4 medium bananas
  • 250 g Biscoff cookies

For Garnish

  • 25 g dark chocolate


Instructions

  1. Whip the Cream: Pour the heavy cream into a bowl, add the icing sugar, and whisk vigorously until stiff peaks form. Transfer the whipped cream into a piping bag for easy layering.
  2. Prepare Dulce de Leche: Fill a second piping bag with the dulce de leche to make layering neater and simpler during assembly.
  3. Slice the Bananas: Peel the bananas and slice them into rounds approximately 1/4 inch thick to ensure even layers throughout the cake.
  4. Start Assembling: Take your serving glasses and pipe a thin layer of whipped cream onto the bottom. Gently shake the glass side to side to spread the cream evenly.
  5. Add Cookie Layer: Place two Biscoff cookies at the bottom on top of the whipped cream, breaking them as needed to fit the shape of the glass.
  6. Layer Dulce de Leche and Bananas: Pipe a thin layer of dulce de leche over the cookies, then add 5-6 banana slices evenly across the top.
  7. Repeat Layers: Continue layering in this order—whipped cream, cookies, dulce de leche, bananas—until you reach the top of the glass. The final layer should be whipped cream.
  8. Chill the Cake: Cover each glass with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight, to allow the cookies to soften and the flavors to meld.
  9. Garnish and Serve: Before serving, grate the dark chocolate over the top of each cake for a rich and elegant finish. Enjoy this creamy, indulgent no-bake banoffee dessert.

Notes

  • This Banoffee Icebox Cake combines the classic flavors of banana, cream, and caramel for a delicious, no-bake dessert that’s simple to prepare.
  • Using piping bags for the cream and dulce de leche helps create clean, even layers and makes assembly easier and less messy.
  • The chilling time is essential as it softens the Biscoff cookies to cake-like texture, transforming the dessert into a pudding-style treat.
  • Dark chocolate garnish complements the sweet layers with a subtle bitterness, balancing the flavor profile.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 glass (approx. 1/4 of recipe)
  • Calories: 430 kcal
  • Sugar: 35 g
  • Sodium: 120 mg
  • Fat: 28 g
  • Saturated Fat: 17 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
  • Trans Fat: 0.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 38 g
  • Fiber: 3 g
  • Protein: 5 g
  • Cholesterol: 110 mg