Chocolate And Peppermint Icebox Cake
Icebox cakes are a no-brainer when you need an easy dessert, and this chocolate and peppermint one is perfect for the holidays. With only 5 ingredients, you can make a delicious dessert without even turning your oven on!
Ingredients
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- ¼ cup crumbled peppermint candy
- 1 19-oz package thin chocolate wafers reserve 3-4 wafers for cake toping
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and peppermint extract. Using a hand mixer (or a stand mixer) mix on high speed until cream thickens and forms stiff peaks.
- Line a serving plate with wax paper. To assemble the cake, create 6 small stacks of wafers, using 6 wafers per stack, layering the peppermint whipped cream between each wafer. Arrange the stacks into a rectangle. (If making a larger cake, just increase the number of wafers per stack, or increase the number of stacks.)
- Using the remaining whipped cream, ice the rest of the cake. Don’t worry about it being perfect - it’s ok of some of the stacks show through the cake.
- Place the assembled cake in the freezer and wait at least 3-4 hours, or overnight.
- Create your toppings by crushing 4-5 small candy canes in a towel and pressing with a rolling pin. Crush 2-3 chocolate wafers and place in a separate bowl. Set toppings aside.
- Once ready to serve, remove the cake from the freezer, and top with crumbled peppermint candy and crumbled wafers.
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