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Icebox matzo cake recipe – Easy no bake dessert to serve during Passover Seder. Combine layers or matzos dipped in wine and top with chocolate icing.

Icebox matzo cake recipe - Easy no bake dessert to serve during Passover Seder. Combine layers or matzos dipped in wine and top with a creamy chocolate icing.

 Icebox Matzo Cake Recipe

Need a dessert idea for Passover? I have a great recipe for you! Easy to make with the kids and delicious and elegant enough to serve with guests at the Seder. I’ve been making this Icebox Matzo Cake for many years and it is always a hit in my house. In fact, I make it all year round. The chocolate cream has a lot of

The chocolate cream has a lot of flavors and combined with the wine and matzo, it creates a happy marriage of flavors and textures in your mouth. Of course, if you’re serving to kids, use grape juice instead of wine.

Icebox matzo cake recipe - Easy no bake dessert to serve during Passover Seder. Combine layers or matzos dipped in wine and top with a creamy chocolate icing.

This Icebox Matzo Cake recipe is perfect to make with the kids since it doesn’t require any heat and it’s fun to assemble. Make it the night before serving so the flavors combine and the chocolate cream sets up nice. Top if off with some shaved chocolate, candied nuts or whatever your hearts desire. Here’s my

Make it the night before serving so the flavors combine and the chocolate cream sets up nice. Top if off with some shaved chocolate, candied nuts or whatever your hearts desire. Here’s my 7-year-old helping me make it.

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During Passover, something it’s hard to come up with creative ideas on how to use Matzos. I am fine the first 2 days when then I start to get bored BUT when I know I have this Matzo Cake in the fridge, I have to have a piece. The flavor is absolutely amazing. If you don’t celebrate Passover, still give this recipe a try. It’s super delicious.

Icebox matzo cake recipe - Easy no bake dessert to serve during Passover Seder. Combine layers or matzos dipped in wine and top with a creamy chocolate icing.

Each matzo in this cake is dipped in some wine and then topped with a creamy chocolate frosting. When the cake is refrigerated, the matzo hardens and bit and gets a dreamy grape flavor that complements the chocolate nicely. It’s the perfect marriage between crunchy, creamy and indulgent.

Icebox matzo cake recipe - Easy no bake dessert to serve during Passover Seder. Combine layers or matzos dipped in wine and top with a creamy chocolate icing.

I hope you can make this delicious Icebox Matzo Cake Recipe at home. If you do, please tag me on Instagram @livingsweetmoments and/or use the hashtag #LivingSweet – I promise to Repost it.

Icebox matzo cake recipe - Easy no bake dessert to serve during Passover Seder. Combine layers or matzos dipped in wine and top with a creamy chocolate icing.
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Icebox matzo cake recipe - Easy no bake dessert to serve during Passover Seder. Combine layers or matzos dipped in wine and top with a creamy chocolate icing.
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Icebox Matzo Cake
Prep Time
30 mins
Chilling Tine
4 hrs
Total Time
30 mins
 

Icebox matzo cake recipe - Easy no bake dessert to serve during Passover Seder. Combine layers or matzos dipped in wine and top with chocolate icing.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Jewish
Servings: 12
Calories: 326 kcal
Author: Tiffany Bendayan
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cream
  • 1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks) melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon rum extract optional
  • 1 teaspoon milk or soy milk
  • 1 teaspoon prepared coffee
For Assembly
  • 1 1/2 boxes Matzos
  • 2 cups Kosher wine or grape juice placed in a shallow dish
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
To make the chocolate cream:
  1. Using a standing mixer, combine the butter, sugar, and eggs. Mix until creamy

  2. In a small saucepan melt the chocolate with the milk, coffee and rum extract

  3. Combine chocolate with the butter mixture until combined.

To Assemble the Cake:
  1. Use a cookie sheet fitted with a baking rack to catch the drippings

  2. Dip a matzo in the wine and place on the cookie sheet. Spread a little of the chocolate cream.

  3. Continue with remaining matzos.

  4. Top with the rest of the chocolate cream covering the sides.

  5. Place in the fridge overnight or for a few hours until cake is set

  6. Enjoy

Nutrition Facts
Icebox Matzo Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 326 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 13g81%
Cholesterol 68mg23%
Sodium 149mg6%
Potassium 134mg4%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 22g24%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 520IU10%
Calcium 21mg2%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Icebox matzo cake recipe - Easy no bake dessert to serve during Passover Seder. Combine layers or matzos dipped in wine and top with a creamy chocolate icing.

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  1. Tiffany says

    April 11, 2015 at 10:42 pm

    Made this with grape juice and two tsp of coffee in the frosting instead of the extract. Big hit! Everyone loved it and it will be a repeat dessert. Very easy to make too

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 12, 2015 at 9:17 am

      Oh coffee sounds like a great idea! I’ll try that next time. I’m glad you liked it!

      Reply
  2. AR says

    April 5, 2016 at 9:30 am

    Is there a way to heat the eggs so that they are not used raw? Mixing them with warm chocolate may not be sufficient to kill bacteria..

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 5, 2016 at 10:37 am

      Hi AR! Yes, if you’re worried about bacteria, use pasteurized eggs from a reputable vendor and you can always whip the eggs and rest of the ingredients over a double boiler. Hag Sameach!

      Reply
  3. Lisa says

    April 19, 2016 at 10:50 am

    Can you use something other than eggs? worrying about them being raw!!

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 20, 2016 at 11:08 am

      Lisa, use pasteurized eggs, which are especially designed to be eaten raw or undercooked without worry

      Reply
  4. Kim says

    April 24, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    1 star
    I made this for passover on friday and unfortunately everyone agreed it was entirely too dry and crunchy. Of 16 ppl that I had for dinner there wasn’t one that liked it! Bummed because I had high hopes for it but it was a total flop.

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 25, 2016 at 9:13 am

      hi Kim I am so sorry it didn’t work out for you. This cake is not dry at all. My guessing is that you didn’t soak the matza in the wine/juice on both sides or too little.

      Reply
  5. Terri Greenwald says

    April 27, 2016 at 10:44 am

    5 stars
    I didnt see this until after seder, but I just finished making it today. As an experienced cook and baker, i can say this was the biggest mess I have made in my kitchen in a long time – and i cannot WAIT to do it again. It is chilling in the fridge right now – and if its half as good as it looks, i just have to say MAZEL TOV. How did we grow up suffering through sponge cake and canned macaroons?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 27, 2016 at 11:15 am

      Hi Terri! Your comment just literally made my day. I agree! no more canned macaroons.
      Please let me know what do you think when the cake is ready. Hag Sameach!

      Reply
  6. Misty says

    March 2, 2017 at 11:00 am

    5 stars
    Making this fornpaasover this year! So excited! Will post photos on instagram!

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      March 2, 2017 at 11:11 am

      Awesome Misty! Let me know how it comes out!

      Reply
  7. Kendall says

    March 19, 2017 at 10:32 pm

    I’m thinking of making this for my dad’s seder this year. I usually just bring whatever because he’s not a truly religious person and frankly could care less about eating completely kosher. But I would LOVE to show up with a kosher dessert this year that’s not only following the rules of Passover, but that tastes good and looks good too. I like all the ingredients listed for the recipe. So it’s bound to be good. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      March 20, 2017 at 7:20 am

      You’re welcome Kendall! Let me know how it comes out!

      Reply
  8. SunnysideHanne says

    March 26, 2017 at 2:42 pm

    5 stars
    What a stunning cake. This year for the 1st time it is just my husband and myself the holidays. I think I’ll make this cake and surprise him. We are vegan so I will make a dairy free mousse but otherwise follow your instructions. Thank you!-Hanne

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      March 26, 2017 at 2:45 pm

      You’re welcome Hanne! Let me know how it comes out!

      Reply
    • Hanaan Rosenthal says

      April 4, 2017 at 5:51 pm

      5 stars
      OH NO! Surprise ruined!
      Hungry Israeli husband

      Reply
      • Tiffany says

        April 4, 2017 at 6:23 pm

        lol!! Hope he liked it!

        Reply
  9. Karen says

    April 2, 2017 at 9:21 am

    Do you think this would work with gluten free matzah?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 2, 2017 at 9:23 am

      Yes Karen, it works with GF Matzah. Just make sure to dip it quickly in the wine or juice so it doesn’t get mushy.

      Reply
  10. Joy says

    April 7, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    Looks yummy! I’m wondering how long/how well this will last in the refrigerator?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 7, 2017 at 7:01 pm

      It lasts about a week Joy!

      Reply
  11. Jeff Marcus says

    April 9, 2017 at 10:24 am

    Hi Tiffany,

    My grandmother made a cake very much like this one for Pesach all through my growing up. Her cake used 8 egg whites rather than whole eggs, but otherwise the recipe is very recognizable. She likely found the recipe in a Yiddish newspaper in New York shortly after she arrived in the US in 1950. It was always a favorite for me and my cousins, and I’ve made it occasionally in my own home. This year, I will make it for the first time with my own kids. Looking forward to it! Chag sameach!

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 9, 2017 at 10:27 am

      Wow! I had no idea! That’s awesome Jeff! Please let me know how it turned out. Chag Sameach to you and your family as well!

      Reply
  12. Irene says

    April 13, 2017 at 1:16 am

    My grandmother did something similar. She dipped the matza in coffee not wine

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 13, 2017 at 8:36 am

      That sounds delicious as well!

      Reply
      • Vicky says

        April 13, 2017 at 11:05 am

        Hi tiffany its morah vicky. Chag sameach! Tried the cake looks great…hoping its a big hit tom night! Kisses to the girls!

        Reply
        • Tiffany says

          April 13, 2017 at 1:39 pm

          Hi Morah Vicky! Chag Sameach to you and your family as well! Thanks so much for stopping by. Let me know how it comes out.
          I’ll send your love to the girls 🙂

          Reply
  13. Thelma says

    April 15, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    In the freezer! Looks yummy!
    Thanks for sharing….will let you know the comments I get.
    Jag Sameaj from Mexico City!!

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 15, 2017 at 4:37 pm

      Que bueno! Dejame saber como te salio! Jag Sameaj!

      Reply
  14. Janet Schenkel says

    March 4, 2018 at 12:45 am

    Silly question- do you use unsalted matzo?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      March 5, 2018 at 8:01 am

      Honestly, I didn’t but you can use whichever kind you want.. I like the combination of sweet and salty

      Reply
  15. Wendy Garcia says

    March 6, 2018 at 10:29 am

    5 stars
    I made this last year for a birthday party at a Jewish home during Passover. It was an amazing and welcome hit. It is so beautiful as you cut into it. It also is incredibly easy which is right up my alley. I accidentally changed the direction of some of the Matzas and it made a beautiful pattern. And it was so good. This would be a wonderful treat in the heat of summer when no one wants to turn on the oven.

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      March 6, 2018 at 12:01 pm

      Hi Wendy! thank you so much for your feedback! so glad you liked it! In the summer you could also use cookies instead of matzos

      Reply
  16. Kate says

    March 29, 2018 at 4:32 pm

    Does regular or egg matzah work best?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      March 29, 2018 at 4:39 pm

      both work just fine Kate

      Reply
  17. Reesa says

    April 1, 2018 at 11:14 am

    5 stars
    Took it to a family Seder last night with 50 people and it was a hit! I can send pics if you’d like.

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 1, 2018 at 6:20 pm

      Awesome! thanks for the feedback! glad they liked it! please send pics

      Reply
  18. Susie says

    April 1, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    4 stars
    How long do you take out of the refrigerator for. Edith serving? It looks hard as a rock in the frig. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Susie says

      April 1, 2018 at 6:17 pm

      Sorry, *before serving…

      Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 1, 2018 at 6:20 pm

      When the dinner starts take it out.. about 30 min should be fine. I always serve mine from the fridge

      Reply
  19. Linda Dagen says

    March 31, 2019 at 3:08 pm

    Hi!
    I’m curious if you think this would work with some caramel in between the layers as well??

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 1, 2019 at 8:44 am

      Omg that sounds amazing Linda! To balance out the sweetness with the caramel, add some flaky sea salt on top and add a crunch element (nuts)

      Reply
      • Linda Dagen says

        April 1, 2019 at 5:28 pm

        Can’t wait to make it! I’ll let you know! 🙂

        Reply
  20. Jana says

    March 31, 2019 at 6:30 pm

    This cake is amazing! it is a staple for Seadr at my house now! Delisious and not just for passover but esprcially good at passover as deseart choices are not that great. Thank you for sharing.
    Janna

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 1, 2019 at 8:43 am

      You’re welcome Jana! so glad you and your family like it!

      Reply
  21. Ellen says

    April 6, 2019 at 10:41 am

    Can this be frozen?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 8, 2019 at 3:36 pm

      Yes Ellen!

      Reply
  22. Arleen says

    April 14, 2019 at 7:38 pm

    How long do you soak the matzo? I saw a question about salted matzo – I’ve never seen salted matzo before. Do I need to add some sea salt ? Definitely making it this year!
    A zeissen Pesach!

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 14, 2019 at 7:50 pm

      I soak them for 3-5 seconds on each side. Just so they are a wet without breaking up on you.
      The salted/unsalted matzo depends on your personal taste. I love combining sweet and salty but that’s up to you. A zeissen Pesach to you and your family!

      Reply
  23. Wendy Garcia says

    April 18, 2019 at 3:48 am

    5 stars
    Hello there. I’m not religious at all but am blessed to be invited to a friend’s seder. This will make the third year I have made this cake. It’s so popular the get the Matzos for me so I don’t have to search. This year I’m making 2 cakes. One with coffee and one without for kids. So excited!!!

    Ita super popular and super easy. For extra glamorous flair swap the direction of the matzos in the cake and you get a checkerboard effect. Discovered by accident.

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 18, 2019 at 9:50 am

      I love that checkerboard idea Wendy!! Thanks for sharing. Will definitely give it a try

      Reply
  24. Meredith says

    April 19, 2019 at 8:44 am

    Does this call for powdered or regular granulated sugar?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 21, 2019 at 8:47 am

      granulated

      Reply
  25. Marcy Vasváry says

    April 26, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Tiffany
    I did it!!! So good, delicious cake! Unfortunately I didn’t find it before Pesach but I have some leftover matzo. Incredible good!!! Thank you for sharing it.
    I’m in Edinburgh Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 29, 2019 at 1:25 pm

      You’re welcome Marcy! thanks for your feedback!

      Reply
  26. Estee Lunger says

    April 5, 2020 at 1:05 pm

    made it according to recipe last year and it was a big hit!!! thank you.
    This year need to avoid raw eggs. Anything I can sub for eggs? I see you commented earlier to buy pasteurized eggs but what would you suggest to avoid eggs altogether? Can eggs be skipped altogether?

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      April 5, 2020 at 1:08 pm

      Yes! skip the eggs!

      Reply
  27. Antonella says

    December 21, 2020 at 8:12 am

    Hello,
    Wanted to know if this recipe uses red or white wine?
    Please let me know.
    Thanks Antonella

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      December 22, 2020 at 8:05 am

      red, the sweet kind. Preferably manischewitz

      Reply
  28. Sammy Jo says

    March 26, 2021 at 11:10 am

    Hi Tiffany, my family and I are always trying to eat a little lighter so I was wondering if I could replace up to 1 stick of butter with something like pumpkin puree or applesauce. Have you had any experience or success with that? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Tiffany says

      March 31, 2021 at 9:10 pm

      I haven’t tried it using those ingredients Sammy. If you do, let me know how they came out

      Reply

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