For Father's Day, I made my husband an awesome IceBox Cake. I'd like to say that I made it with a pure heart, but that would be a lie – and he knows it.
You see, once upon a time ago, my husband dated someone other than me. I know it's shocking, but he did, and I'm okay with it. But, what I'm not okay with, is that from time to time, my lovable husband will mention "the really great Icebox Cake that he used to eat at h-e-r Aunt's house".
So after hearing about the Icebox Cake again this spring, I vowed to make him one myself. And, I'm proud as a peacock to say that I nailed it…even with my two gremlins running underfoot, chasing the dogs, who in turn chased the cats, who then hissed at the kids and tore down the stairs. Oh, and did I mention that I did all of this in my pjs with my glasses on?
Now, I can finally move on knowing that the next time my incredible husband wants an Icebox Cake, he can say, "Remember when you made me that really great Icebox Cake? Well, I'd love another one…"
ICEBOX CAKE
Ingredients:
* 1 quart heavy cream
* 4 tablespoons sugar
* 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
* 2 (9-ounce) packages Famous(R) chocolate wafer cookies
* 1 ounce semi-sweet chocolate, for decoration
Directions:
Step 1: In a large bowl, stir together cream, sugar and vanilla. Whip with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
Step 2:On a rectangular rimmed plate, gather up your chocolate wafers and start "dolloping on" the whipped cream – approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons. You will dollop the cream and then "top" with another chocolate wafer. As you do this, you will be creating two separate stacks to place down your plate.
Step 3: Once your rows are completed, cover the entire cake in whipped cream. Refrigerate for 4 hours, or place in the freezer if it's really hot out!
Step 4: Right before serving, add some garnish – I just grated some semi-sweet chocolate on top, but you could do shavings if you're so inspired. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours, or overnight, to allow the wafers to soften.
Thanks for reading,
Denine
Ha! Very true Daniele, very true. 🙂
I have NEVER heard of IceBox cake! It looks so yummy and I am going to have to make one myself! Thanks for taking the time to post on my Sits Day- I was out of town and couldn’t even blog about it! Thanks!!!
Brennan! Now that she made it for you, the “other” cake no longer exists. This is the first time you ever had IceBox cake!
🙂
Daniele
Once again, commenting as the aforementioned husband. This cake was far better than the “other” IceBox cake that I ate once upon a time. I’m looking forward to another one, hopefully soon!
what size pan did you use? are the wafers readily available in supermarkets?
Hi Lynn – I took mine out of the freezer a tad bit too early – and it softened pretty quickly with the heat we’re having – so I couldn’t make my angles as sharp as I would have liked. 🙁
If it was a wee bit firmer, I could have nailed the extreme angle you’re talking about, oh well – there’s always next time! 😉
Jackie – it’s perfect for the summer – not too heavy!
If you slice this at a very sharp angle, you will get a pretty slice of black and white layers
This looks amazing and definitely something I would try! Ty!!