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Warmed peach biscuits are sublime and this recipe is perfect because it is also easy to prepare—you basically toss everything together and bake. To add a bit more variety to this dish, you could add other fruits, such as chopped strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, mango...I like to serve this with maple syrup instead of butter, because really, the biscuits already have enough. Next time you need to prepare a dessert, consider this recipe with homemade whipped cream, see below. The biscuits and whipped cream can be prepared in advance and the biscuits baked moments before serving so they're fresh. This is a favorite with my kids; perfect for stuffing in lunches or a quick snack.

Peach Biscuits
Makes 8 servings

1¾ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons vegetable shortening, such as Crisco
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, roughly chopped in ¼-inch pieces
1 cup heavy cream
1 heaping cup finely chopped canned peaches, drained of liquid
¼ cup warmed maple syrup, or as needed

Heat the oven to 375 degrees with the rack placed in the center.

Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar until it is well combined. Add the Crisco and butter and lightly toss without overworking the flour. Add in the cream and peaches and mix until the batter comes together. Do not overwork the batter or the biscuits will become tough.

With a round 3-inch cookie cutter, or a cup, cut out approximately 8 cakes and place them on a silpat-lined sheet pan. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden. Serve immediately with warmed maple syrup for dipping.

Homemade whipped cream
8 ounces heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon sugar

Pour the heavy whipping cream in a kitchen mixer fitted with the whip. Slowly turn on the mixer up to medium high speed and whip the cream until it resembles whipped cream. This will take a few minutes. I suggest using a splatter guard if you have one. Turn off the mixer and fold in the sugar with a spatula. It's ready to serve.

Labels: Easy Desserts, peach biscuits, Whipped Cream

When it comes to Ice Box Cake-homemade whipped cream and cookies assembled to resemble a cake-quantities are whatever you want them to be. The rule of thumb is, the thinner the cookies, the less whipped cream you'll need. But, with all rules in the kitchen, they are there to be broken, so feel free to do whatever you like. I like to prepare my ice box cake in a spring cake pan so I can remove the ring and serve it on the base otherwise just build the cake on a regular plate. Make sure whatever you place the cake on/in fits in the freezer before getting started. It's quite difficult to undo after the fact...

And when I write build, yes, I really do mean that one cookie at a time.

Ice Box Cake

8 ounces heavy whipping cream
20 of your favorite thin cookies
handful of fresh strawberries

Pour the heavy whipping cream in a kitchen mixer fitted with the whip. Slowly turn on the mixer up to medium high speed and whip the cream until it resembles whipped cream. This will take a few minutes. I suggest using a splatter guard if you have one.

Now it's time to assemble the cake.

Hold one cookie in your hand and icing the face of it with the whipped cream. Place another cookie on top of it so the whipped cream is sandwich between the two. Continue icing all the cookies until they are creamed together. As the cake grows you will have to lay it in the spring cake pan.

Once all the cookies are creamed together begin icing the outter layer until it is completely covered. There will most likely be whipped cream left over, which should be placed in the refrigerator for another time.

Place the spring pan into the freezer and let it set for 20 to 30 minutes. It doesn't take long.

Meanwhile rinse and hull the strawberries. Cut them into thin slices and set them aside.

The the ice box cake has set, cut thin slices and serve with strawberries on top. I suggest cutting against the cookies so you get a nice presentation.



Rebecca makes Ice Box Cake with her kids and nieces that live in New England. Ice Box Cake is an easy dessert that takes no time at all to prepare. And that's good because with all those kids...the faster, the better!

Labels: Cookies, Easy Desserts, Ice Box Cake, Whipped Cream