Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Recipe


Hello berry season! Hello to the Best Summer Berry Icebox Cake Recipe! This Easy Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Recipe is fantabulous! Bonus! You can switch the berries or mix them up! Grab an apron! I am sharing this tasty recipe with YOU!

Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Recipe

Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Recipe

What You Will Love About Easy Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Recipe

  • A FANTASTIC LIGHT AND FLUFFY DESSERT FOR THE 4th OF JULY AND SUMMERTIME OCCASIONS!
  • EASY TO MAKE!
  • CROWD PLEASER!
Easy Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake

Recipe Main Blueberry Shortbread Cake Ingredient Snapshot

Main Ingredients

  • Blueberries
  • Lemons
  • Cool Whip
  • Cream Cheese
  • Shortbread
  • Lemon Zest

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What Does Blueberry Icebox Cake Taste Like?

This Easy Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake has a rich buttery lemon zested crust topped with creamy fluff mixed with sweet blueberries. The crunch of the bright shortbread crust and the light creaminess and blueberry flavor will make your socks roll up and down!

Other Berries for This Shortbread Icebox Cake

You can absolutely substitute the blueberries. Simply swap the exact amounts out in the recipe.

  • Strawberries
  • Marionberries
  • Blackberries
  • Raspberries

Of course you could mix the berries too!

Occasions to Serve Blueberry Icebox cake

Oh my goodness! A Summer Berry Icebox Cake can be served for most any summer occasion. Here are just a few.

  • Pool Party
  • Summer Potluck
  • Cookouts
Easy Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake

Why is It Called An Icebox Cake?

100 plus years ago refrigerators were called chill chests. They were kept cool using huge blocks of ice. Hence, the name “icebox.” Instead of using ovens to bake cakes in the summer heat. Layers of cookies, berries, and cool whip were layered and chilled in the icebox for several hours and served cold. Popular in the 1930’s and still today, a Summer Berry Icebox Cake is a summertime treat for certain!

Easy Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Recipe

Serves 12 – 14

Substitute blueberries for strawberries, marionberries, raspberries, our blackberries or add mixed berries. Simply swap with exact recipe measurements.

Ingredients

Shortbread Crust

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2/3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon zest
  • 2 cups flour

Blueberry Filling

  • 4 cups blueberries
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 6 +/- tablespoons water

Fluffy Cream Cheese Vanilla Whip

  • 8 ounce cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 – 8 ounce container Cool Whip

Topping

  • 1 – 8 ounce container Cool Whip

Garnish

Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Instructions

Shortbread Crust

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Spray a 3 quart glass baking dish with baking spray.

Add the softened butter and the powdered sugar to a medium mixing bowl and beat at medium speed until creamy. Mix in the lemon zest and the vanilla extract. Gradually add the flour until the shortbread crust dough is wet with a sandy appearance. (When pinched it will stick together.) Press the lemon shortbread crust dough into the prepared 3 quart glass baking dish and bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until just golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.

Blueberry Filling

In a medium saucepan, add one cup of the blueberries, water and the sugar. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved stirring often. Sprinkle in the cornstarch and stir until the mixture reaches a boil. Keep stirring until the mixture thickened and looks like a clear gel glaze. Remove from the heat and cool completely. When the mixture is completely cooled, stir in the remaining three cups of blueberries. Place in the refrigerator while making the fluffy cream cheese whip.

Berry Pie Filling

Fluffy Cream Cheese Whip

In a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat at medium speed until smooth. Beat in the whipped topping until combined.

Assemble the Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake

Spread the cream cheese whip over the cooled shortbread. Remove the blueberry filling from the refrigerator and give it a stir. Gently spread the blueberry filling over the cream cheese whip being careful not to press too hard. Spread on a the cool whip.

Time to Chill Out

Chill the Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.

Garnish

Top with more fresh blueberries and fresh lemon zest strips.

How Long Can You Keep an Icebox Cake in the Refrigerator?

Store in the refrigerator for 3 days in the refrigerator covered or 1 month in the freezer tightly covered.

Easy Blueberry Shortbread Cake Recipe Notes

  1. Avoid adding the remaining blueberries until the blueberry filling is completely cool. This adds a magic burst of blueberries.
  2. Make all the parts a day ahead. Assemble and chill before serving for best crust.
Easy Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake

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Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Recipe

Easy Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Recipe

Hello berry season! Hello to the Best Summer Berry Icebox Cake Recipe! This Easy Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Recipe is fantabulous! Bonus! You can switch the berries or mix them up! Grab an apron! I am sharing this tasty recipe with YOU!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chill 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 380 kcal

Ingredients
  

Shortbread Crust

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2/3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour

Blueberry Filling

  • 4 cups blueberries
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 6 +/- tablespoons water

Fluffy Cream Cheese Vanilla Whip

  • 8 ounce cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 – 8 ounce container Cool Whip

Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake Topping

  • 1 – 8 ounce container Cool Whip

Garnish

  • fresh blueberries
  • fresh lemon zest strips

Instructions
 

Shortbread Crust

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Spray a 3 quart glass baking dish with baking spray.
  • Add the softened butter and the powdered sugar to a medium mixing bowl and beat at medium speed until creamy. Mix in the lemon zest and the vanilla extract. Gradually add the flour until the shortbread crust dough is wet with a sandy appearance. (When pinched it will stick together.) Press the lemon shortbread crust dough into the prepared 3 quart glass baking dish and bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.

Blueberry Filling

  • In a medium saucepan, add one cup of the blueberries, water and the sugar. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved stirring often. Sprinkle in the cornstarch and stir until the mixture reaches a boil. Keep stirring until the mixture thickened and looks like a clear gel glaze. Remove from the heat and cool completely. When the mixture is completely cooled, stir in the remaining three cups of blueberries. Place in the refrigerator while making the fluffy cream cheese whip.

Fluffy Cream Cheese Whip

  • In a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat at medium speed until smooth. Beat in the whipped topping until combined.

Assemble the Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake

  • Spread the cream cheese whip over the cooled shortbread. Remove the blueberry filling from the refrigerator and give it a stir. Gently spread the blueberry filling over the cream cheese whip being careful not to press too hard. Spread on a the cool whip.

Time to Chill

  • Chill the Blueberry Shortbread Icebox Cake in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.

Garnish

  • Top with more fresh blueberries and fresh lemon zest strips.

Notes

  1. Store in the refrigerator for 3 days in the refrigerator covered or 1 month in the freezer tightly covered.
  2. Avoid adding the remaining blueberries until the blueberry filling is completely cool. This adds a magic burst of blueberries.
  3. Make all the parts a day ahead. Assemble and chill before serving for best crust.
  4. Substitute blueberries for strawberries, marionberries, raspberries, our blackberries or add mixed berries. Simply swap with exact recipe measurements.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 7gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 429mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 3gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 513IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 135mgIron: 2mg
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  1. 5 stars
    Creamy! Light! Delicious!

5 from 2 votes

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