I wanted to make something for my chocoholic coworker’s last day of work, but not actually have to burn the midnight oil or worse, skip the gym, to do so. Though Luisa and I (whose significant other is also a Billly’s icebox cake fanatic) had schemed a few weeks ago to make one completely from scratch in the near future, icebox cake’s temptation wore me down sooner. You simply cannot lose when you make this cake. If you can get past this one thing: THREE CUPS of heavy cream! Mon dieu! This, plus two packages of cookies, a few tablespoons of sugar and possibly, a heart doctor, is all you will need (though I suggest buying a third package, as many of these humble, unlovable wafers, wedged into a bottom shelf in your grocer’s cookie section will inevitably arrive broken), though in the future I may toy with whipped cream flavorings from mint extract to raspberry liquor. Update: Want to make your own chocolate wafers for this cake? Now you can! But there’s no reason for you to be that kind of crazy I’ve got more than enough for all of us. I had a customer ask me yesterday if i made an “ice box cake”. I called Mom and she then when on a 30 min journey into her childhood and explained why these cakes were so popular “back in the day”.
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who would want a “cake” made from cookies and wip cream when they could have a beautifull 4 layer chocolate cake thats sitting in the case!! I was somewhat insulted by his request.
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and this schmuck wants cookies and wip cream? OY (in my snarky inner voice i was like, go buy some oreos pal and call it a day) omg, look at all the options I have here.
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Yeh, so this morning, i wake up, see this and caught myself drooling.DUDE im impervious when it comes to cakes and stuff like that now. i can totally do without sweets… and now this? It’s like i have to race to the shop now and make this just so i can have a slice. What does it look like after its sat? JanuSoooo not cool deb!įortunately this guy is a very regular customer of mine and i will oblige him and make it. You know, I’ve been making this cake since I was a kid (in the 80’s) – a friend’s mom made it for her birthday party, and my mom begged her for the recipe.