Honey Graham Cracker Cake
This recipe comes from a friend and it is simply the best cake in regards to taste and easy of preparation. Only three ingredients needed. This is a no bake / ice box type of cake which needs time in the fridge to soften up. I made this by cutting the recipe listed here in half and the photos will reflect that.
Equipment
- Electric Mixer
Ingredients
- 5 cups heavy whipping cream
- 680 grams sour cream, (24 oz), Shortcut
- 3 boxes honey graham crackers, (9 packs)
Instructions
- Add the whipping cream to a large mixing bowl, beat with an electric mixer until the cream thickens.
- Add the sour cream and beat that in until mixed in, scraping down the sides of the bowl so it is all incorporated.
- Spread some of the cream mixture on a plate or cake tray, I used a rubber spatula, and place the first layer of crackers to set them in place to make the base of the cake. (I cut the recipe in half and only used 3 crackers wide to make the base, if using the full recipe, you will want to use two rows of 4 crackers each to make a square.)
- Spread some cream mixture on top of the base crackers about twice the thickness of a cracker and place more crackers on top, pressing them into place. Repeat this process making the cake as tall as you like. (I made mine with 8 layers of crackers.)
- Now spread another layer on the top and clean up the sides using more cream mixture as needed to cover the cake.
- For decoration, crush 2-3 crackers in a zip lock bag with a rolling pin and sprinkle the top and sides with the crumbs. Cover and place the cake in the fridge for at least 4 hours, this is to soften the crackers. Or use a variant as I did and I used colored sprinkles on the top.
- To cut this cake, and these instructions come from the author of this recipe and it is highly advised to follow this or you will have a crumbly sticky mess. Fill a tall glass with hot water and place a long knife in it to get warm. Remove the knife from the water, wipe dry with a paper towel and make one downward cut and remove the knife, wipe with a paper towel and place back in the water to warm, repeat that process to cut all the servings. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Variant: 1. Use sprinkles as desired for decoration in place of the crushed graham crackers. 2. Use cinnamon graham crackers or chocolate graham crackers in place of honey graham crackers.