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Ice Box Cake I


"This is a great warm weather dish, since it needs no baking, just overnight refrigeration. My sister gave me this recipe years and years ago. You can buy a pre-made pound cake or make one."
Original recipe yield: 1 - 9x12 dessert cake.
Prep Time:
20 Minutes
Cook Time:
10 Minutes
Ready In:
8 Hours 30 Minutes
Servings:
18

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk
  • 1 (16 ounce) can fruit cocktail
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (12 ounce) package pound cake
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Drain fruit cocktail, and set fruit aside. Combine juice from fruit cocktail, milks, and eggs in a small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium low heat until thick, but not separated. Add lemon flavoring.
  2. Dice pound cake. Layer cake, custard, and fruit in a 9 x 12 casserole dish or a trifle dish. Refrigerate overnight. Serve cold.