No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake

On Saturday, Tom and I will be attending the 2016 MGS Summer Picnic, and I decided to bring a No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake, among other things. Since it has to chill for several hours, I made it tonight.

No Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake

• 19 oz graham crackers
• 2 pounds fresh strawberries
• 3 ½ c ups heavy cream
• 1 banana, sliced thin
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt

1. Cream powdered sugar, vanilla and salt with the heavy cream in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat until the cream mixture holds stiff peaks.
2. Spread a thin layer of heavy cream mix in a 9x13 pan just to coat the bottom.
3. Layer 5 graham crackers across the center of the pan, then 2 more, breaking them as needed to fit around the top and bottom edges.
4. Spread a thick layer of heavy cream mix over grahams and top with a hearty layer of sliced strawberries.
5. Place graham crackers on top of strawberries, then heavy cream mix, then layer of thinly sliced bananas.
6. Repeat the graham-strawberries-cream layers 1 more time (3 times total) and you should reach the top of the pan.
7. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight until the graham crackers have softened completely.
8. Top with a few sliced strawberries or whole strawberries if you desired.
9. Serve chilled.

We'll see on Saturday how it turned out.