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Icebox Cakes

Cookies and Cream Icebox Cake

Ingredients

• 2 packages chocolate chip cookies

• 2 packages cream cheese, softened

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 4 cups heavy whipping cream

Instructions

• Beat the softened cream cheese with electric mixer until creamy

• Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract to cream cheese mix ad combine

• Add in whipping cream and mix until you see peaks

• Using a baking dish of your choice in size, spread cream mixture onto the bottom of the dish then add a layer of cookies

• Continue to layer cream mix and cookies until you fill the dish, finishing with a layer of cream

• Top with cookie crumbles

• Refrigerate overnight

• TIP: add chocolate chip cookies to heavy cream for 30 minutes and strain out cookies to infuse the cream with a stronger cookie flavor


Classic Nabisco Chocolate Wafer Icebox Cake

• Uses only whipped cream (no cream cheese)

• Use Oreo Thins in lieu of now discontinued chocolate wafers

• Follow layering and refrigerating instructions noted in above recipe


Ingredients

Cookies and Cream Icebox Cake

Ingredients

• 2 packages chocolate chip cookies

• 2 packages cream cheese, softened

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 4 cups heavy whipping cream


Classic Nabisco Chocolate Wafer Icebox Cake

• Uses only whipped cream (no cream cheese)

• Use Oreo Thins in lieu of now discontinued chocolate wafers

• Follow layering and refrigerating instructions noted in above recipe

Preparation

Instructions

• Beat the softened cream cheese with electric mixer until creamy

• Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract to cream cheese and mix to combine

• Add in whipping cream and mix until you see peaks

• Using a baking dish of your choice in size, spread cream mixture onto the bottom of the dish then add a layer of cookies

• Continue to layer cream mix and cookies until you fill the dish, finishing with a layer of cream

• Top with cookie crumbles

• Refrigerate overnight

• TIP: add chocolate chip cookies to heavy cream for 30 minutes and strain out cookies to infuse the cream with a stronger cookie flavor


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Celebrating The Icebox Cake: History & Demo

Summer is all about no bake desserts. And the icebox cake reigns supreme in this category. Join me for a demo as I make a few types of icebox cakes and discuss the history behind the origins of this iconic treat.

Nabisco’s Famous Chocolate Wafers are the building block of the classic icebox cake. However, they were discontinued earlier this year after roughly a century on the shelves. I will talk about Nabisco’s role in promoting the icebox cake and also make suggestions for substitutions of the all important chocolate wafer that is no more.

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