Description
A rich and creamy Black Forest Icebox Cake that’s perfect for any occasion, combining layers of chocolate Oreos, sweet cherry filling, and fluffy whipped topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure almond extract
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 42 ounces cherry pie filling, divided into 1¼ cups and remainder (two 21-ounce cans)
- 16 ounces whipped topping, thawed, divided into 3 cups, ¼ cup, and remainder (two 8-ounce containers)
- 50 chocolate Oreo cookies (about 20 ounces)
- ⅔ cup whole milk
Instructions
- Using either a stand mixer or a medium-sized mixing bowl and a handheld mixer on medium-high speed, beat together the cream cheese, granulated sugar, almond extract, and vanilla extract for 1½ to 2 minutes until completely incorporated and smooth.
- Fold in 1¼ cups of cherry pie filling.
- Fold in 3 cups of thawed whipped topping. Set it aside.
- Spread ¼ cup of the thawed whipped topping in the bottom of a 9×9 baking dish.
- Dip ½ of the chocolate Oreos, one at a time, in the whole milk. Line the dipped cookies on top of the bottom layer of whipped topping.
- Use an offset spatula to spread ½ of the cream cheese cherry mixture over the bottom layer of Oreos.
- Repeat the milk and Oreos layer on top of the cream cheese mixture layer.
- Evenly spread the remaining ½ of the cream cheese mixture layer over the top of the Oreo layer.
- Evenly spread the remaining whipped topping over the cream cheese mixture layer. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours to overnight.
- Just before you are ready to serve, spread the remaining cherry pie filling on top of the whipped topping layer. Slice 4 slices x 3 slices and serve immediately.
Notes
- This dessert can be made a day ahead for better flavor.
- Make sure the cream cheese is completely softened for easy mixing.
- Chill overnight for the best texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg