Strawberry Cheesecake Icebox Cake Delightful Dessert

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 oz graham crackers
• 1 cup strawberry preserves
• to taste fresh mint leaves for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
2. In another bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
3. Gradually add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the cream cheese, mixing until well combined.
4. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until fully incorporated, ensuring a light and fluffy texture.
5. To assemble the cake, spread a layer of the cream cheese mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
6. Place a layer of graham crackers over the cream cheese layer, breaking them if necessary to fit.
7. Spread a layer of strawberry preserves over the graham cracker layer, followed by a layer of sliced strawberries.
8. Repeat the layers—cream cheese mixture, graham crackers, strawberry preserves, and strawberries—until all ingredients are used, finishing with the cream cheese mixture on top.
9. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, to allow the flavors to meld and the cake to set.
10. Once set, slice the cake into squares and serve chilled.