Banana Split Icebox Cake
 
Makes 1 (9-Inch) Cake
Ingredients
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 21 tea biscuit cookies*
  • 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • 18 chocolate wafer cookies*
  • 4 large bananas, sliced
  • Garnish: sliced fresh strawberries, sliced bananas, maraschino cherries, chopped toasted pecans, chocolate sauce
Instructions
  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat cream cheese at medium speed until smooth. Add sugar, vanilla, and salt, beating until combined. Scrape sides of bowl; add cream, and beat at high speed until stiff peaks form.
  2. Spread two tablespoons of whipped cream mixture onto a serving plate. Place 1 tea cookie in center of plate; arrange 6 in a circle around it. Spread ½ cup whipped cream over cookies. Arrange one third of the strawberries in a single layer on top; spread with 1 cup whipped cream mixture.
  3. Place 1 chocolate cookie in center; arrange 8 in a circle around it. Spread ½ cup whipped cream mixture over cookies. Arrange half the banana slices in a single layer on top; spread with 1 cup whipped cream mixture.
  4. Repeat layers with remaining cookies, remaining fruit, and whipped cream mixture as directed in steps 2 and 3. Top with remaining whipped cream mixture. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Garnish with strawberries, banana, cherries, pecans, and chocolate sauce, if desired.
Notes
*We used McVitie’s Rich Tea Biscuits and Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers.
Recipe by Taste of the South at https://tasteofthesouthmagazine.com/banana-split-icebox-cake/