Chocolate Icebox Cake

Chocolate Icebox Cake

Heat Wave Cooking: Icebox Cake

I still manage to learn a little something new each day.

I've never seen a dessert that proffers such a large payout, given the minimal effort. Seriously, spread out cookies like tiles, lay them thick with whipping cream, and repeat until towering. If you're feeling particularly mischievous (and I usually am), shower the top with shavings from your favorite chocolate brand.

Exhibit a little self-restraint (the hardest part!), stick your masterpiece in the fridge, and the next morning, you'll open the icebox to find the the most gorgeous layered cloud of a dessert that you've ever seen

A bonus dirty little secret: if you're especially lazy, this cake tastes nearly as spectacular when made with Cool Whip instead of heavy cream.

INGREDIENTS

3 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 (9-ounce) packages chocolate wafer cookies
Chocolate shavings or cocoa powder, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, beat cream, sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
On a flat serving plate, arrange seven cookies side by side in a circle, keeping one cookie in the center.
Spread with 1/2 cup whipped cream, making a seven-inch circle. Repeat with remaining cookies and cream, making 11 layers of cookies and ending with a layer of cream (there will be a few cookies left over). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
To serve, dust top lightly with cocoa powder or chocolate shavings.

INFORMATION

Category Desserts, Whipped Cream Cuisine North American Yield Serves 6 to 8



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