Chocolate Wafer Ice Box Cake Food

ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer using a whisk attachment, whisk the heavy cream and powdered sugar until stiff.
• Crush one-third of the wafers by hand or with a rolling pin inside a resalable plastic bag until they become coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• In a round 9-inch springform pan, layer in one-third of the whipped cream, smoothing evenly with a spatula. Then layer half of the remaining flat whole wafers close to each other, then one-third more of the whipped cream, then the remaining whole wafers and finally top with the rest of the whipped cream. Garnish the top of cake with the crushed wafers.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
• Run a paring knife around the springform pan and release the wall of the pan from around the cake. Leave the cake on the bottom of the pan and transfer to a serving dish or cake stand, then slice and serve.

CHOCOLATE ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• Add milk gradually to cream cheese in large bowl, beating after each addition until blended. Add dry pudding mix and melted chocolate; beat 1 min. Stir in COOL WHIP.
• Line 8x4-inch pan with parchment, with ends of parchment extending over sides. Arrange 1/4 of the cookies on bottom of prepared pan, overlapping as necessary to make even layer; cover with 1/3 of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cookies. Refrigerate overnight.
• Use parchment handles to remove dessert from pan before slicing to serve.

CHOCOLATE WAFER ICE BOX CAKE

Steps:

• Whip 1 1/2 cups of the cream, 1/4 cup of the confectioners sugar and the vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until you have soft peaks.
• Stack 6 cookies on top of each other, spreading about 1 tablespoon whipped cream on top of each wafer, and topping the final wafer in the stack with some whipped cream.
• Repeat until you have 6 stacks of 6 wafers.
• Lay the cookie stack on their sides, next to each other, on a rimmed baking sheet to make a 14" log.
• Wrap the log in plastic wrap and freeze till firm, at least 6 hours.
• When ready, combine the remaining 1 1/4 cups heavy cream, the remaining 1/4 cup confectioners sugar, and the cocoa powder in a medium bowl and whip with mixer until it holds stiff peaks.
• Spread the cocoa whipped cream evenly over the log.
• Loosen the cake from the baking sheet with a wide spatula and carefully transfer to a long serving platter.
• Let stand at room temperature for 15-20 min before slicing.
• Sprinkle the nonpareils just before serving because they might bleed from the moisture.

MINT CHOCOLATE ICE BOX CAKE

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine heavy cream, sugar, and mint extract. Beat on medium-high speed until medium peaks form.
• Add green food coloring, drop by drop, until cream turns mint green.
• Continue beating until stiff peaks form; do not overbeat.
• Using an offset spatula, spread a thin layer of mint cream to a 7-inch round on a serving plate.
• Arrange 7 cookies side by side on top of the circle, keeping one cookie in the center.
• Spread with ½ cup cream.
• Repeat with remaining cookies and cream, making 9 layers and ending with a layer of cookies. (Note: you will have cookies leftover.).
• Reserve remaining cream for topping. Cover reserved cream and cake and transfer to the refrigerator, six hours or overnight.
• When ready to serve, top with reserved cream, sprinkle with crushed cookies, and garnish with fresh mint.

CHOCOLATE ANGEL ICE BOX CAKE

Steps:

• Line 9x3" loaf pan with plastic wrap by placing a 16" strip lengthwise and a 12" strip widthwise.
• Slice store bought Angel Food Cake into 1" slices. Set aside.
• Coarsely chop Chocolate Almond Bar(s) (enough to equal 6 ounces). Can use plain bar(s), but we like the texture and flavor of chopped almonds in the finished cake.
• Place in double boiler with semi sweet chocolate chips, have water below at a strong simmer.
• Stir chocolate constantly until melted and mixed thoroughly.
• Using stand mixer, whip egg whites until stiff.
• In separate bowl, with clean beaters, whip one 1 cup cream, until thick. Set aside. (Save remaining cream until following day.).
• In separate bowl, beat egg yolks til thick (about 5 minutes).
• Slowly stream melted chocolate into egg yolks, beating thoroughly. Set aside.
• Carefully fold stiffly beaten egg whites into Chocolate mixture. Then fold in Whipped Cream.
• Line bottom of loaf pan with angel food cake slices.Place heaping spoonful of chocolate/cream mixture, fully covering cake slices. Place angel food slices over, layering with chocolate cream mixture, ending with cake slices.
• Fold plastic wrap over securely.
• Place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours; overnight is preferred.
• Prior to serving, whip remaining cream until stiff, adding confectioners' sugar and vanilla.
• Remove chilled cake from loaf pan. Remove one layer of plastic wrap. Use other layer to place cake on serving plate, removing wrap carefully. Frost with whipped cream. Can decorate with shave chocolate or drizzle with melted chocolate. Slice into 12 servings, about 1/2 thick.
• Cover and refrigerate any leftover cake.

CHOCOLATE WAFER ICE BOX CAKE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• 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 7 cookies side by side in a circle, keeping 1 cookie in the center.
• Spread with 1/2 cup whipped cream, making a 7-inch circle. Leave the tips of the cookies showing.
• Spread layer of strawberries.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients, making 5 layers of cookies and 5 layers of strawberries and ending with a layer of cream.
• Crumble any leftover cookies.
• Top with whole strawberries and cookie crumbles.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, dust top lightly with cocoa powder or chocolate shavings.
• Time does not include overnight refrigeration. The refrigeration is important so the cookies go soft and cut easily.