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| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 14 |
| Yield: | 1 to 10 – inch ring |
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup chopped raisins
- 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers, crushed
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir together the pecans, raisins, walnuts, cherries, condensed milk and vanilla wafers. Dough will be very thick, you will need to use your hands.
- Form dough into a ring shape on top of a dinner plate. Wrap in many layers of plastic wrap and/or aluminum foil. Allow to age in the refrigerator for at least a week. The flavors will have a chance to blend and all of the milk will be absorbed into the cake.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 356 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 46 g |
| Cholesterol | 10 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 111 mg |
| Sugars | 23 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I love this recipe! I am from central Florida and this recipe was given to me by my grandmother. So delicious and nostalgic. In addition to making the cake in a loaf pan, I have also rolled the mixture into bite-sized balls. Great for a dessert buffet or gift giving.
My family loves this icebox fruit cake. My grandmother used to make one every Christmas in the 60’s and early 70’s and now my mother carries on the tradition. It is easy to make, but we leave out the walnuts and we use vanilla wafers instead of gram crackers and keep it in the freezer and nibble on it as long as it last. Delicious!!!!
Definitely mini marshmallows sound awesome!
My grandma was from GA and made this for my birthday every year. Instead of vanilla wafers she used graham cracker crumbs. Everyone loved it. It’s just very dense and sweet!!
Made this in high school home economics class. I thought this was a clever idea.
OMG! My mom used to make this every Christmas! This stuff is awesome. One year she couldn’t find vanilla wafers and used Graham crackers and it was delicious, now my entire family makes both versions (Just another reason to gain 30 lbs during Christmas lol)
I added coconut to mine much better
My aunt Patricia died without sharing this recipe with anyone!!! After I read the reviews, I am convinced it was how she did it…. She also used graham crackers candied fruit in the little clear plastic cartons with the green cherries and pinapple in it and added a little cinnamon and allspice because you could taste it. She would line loaf pans with wax paper and not use a bundt pan. It wasn’t Christmas without one. I think this is a southern dish too… my inlaws and outlaws from up north never have seen or heard of it. When she died… her brother inlaw was upset because she didn’t give out the recipe to any of us. I think that’s why he cried the most. I will have to make one for uncle Buddy.
As many have said, Graham crackers are an option in place of the vanilla wafers. I also add coconut, and just pecans (no walnuts). It has gotten great reviews so far. I just finished a double-batch today, and have placed in in the “ice box” using the wax paper and graham cracker boxes. I’ll bring it out on Christmas Day! On a side note, I didn’t use the whole box of crackers for the recipe, but a bit more than 2/3 of it. I’m thinking this will add a bit more moistness. This second batch I also added a dash of cherry juice from the jar! My Dad said it was just like Mama’s – a definite compliment!
My family has been making this for years. It is Daddy’s favorite. I just made two of them last night, only I used candied cherries. Mama sometimes adds dates instead of raisins. This is more like a candy than a cake, and it really is delicious!!Thanks for sharing it!
My mom and I have made this many times. To me Christmas is not Christmas without Ice Box Fruit Cake. We leave out the Walnuts and add 1 cup of coconut. I am sure that leaving the walnuts in would be good as well. It is AWESOME!
We did not care for the texture. I won’t be making this one again.
My grandmother, also from northern Alabama made this when I was little. She would put hers in a wax paper lined box
My family makes a version of this we call Ice Box Cake, and it’s the same, but without walnuts and cherries. It is a Christmas tradition passed on by my Grandma, who was from Arkansas. Our family loves this cake!!
I lived in Alabama up until 3 months ago, and I made this as well as friends, neighbors and relatives. The funny thing is, I wouldn’t try it until a friend from Indiana made it. I love this recipe!
We make this with graham crackers. We’ve had it on our table at Christmas for as long as I can remember. I’m from an hour north of Mobile, Ala. I wonder if the original recipe came out in some sort of Alabama Living magazine. Maybe that’s why so many Alabamians are chiming in about making it. For those who haven’t tried it…. Mmm! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Our family’s recipe calls for 1) melt 2 sticks of butter or oleo & 11lb marshmallows 2) add 1-lb crushed graham crackers, 1-lb chopped pecans or 1/2 lb each of pecans & walnuts- more won’t hurt 3) add 1-lb golden raisins, 8-oz jar ?? ?? & 3-tbs of the juice 4) place in buttered ?? pan that’s lined with wax paper Chill thoroughly or make several & freeze
Thank u! Yes my mother made this in GA, and few people have the recipe. She put her cake in a wax paper lined vanilla wafer box with 1 of the large box sides cut out. Delicious!
Yes love it
I have looked for this recipe for years. It was on the graham cracker box and the vanilla wafer box in the late 1960’s. The company’s sold and I have never been able to find recipe again. Have seen others but not this one. Is great. Thank you for posting. – Cindy
I haven looking for this recipe for years! My mom made this every Christmas. She would pack it back in the wax bag the wafers were in and back in the box so it was easy to slice in thin slices