I found Ina Garten's recipe when I was looking for something simple to make for my work potluck. I was thinking of doing the traditional icebox cake which is typically in a log form, but I wanted something that looked a bit fancier, so this was perfect! Just some notes: The original recipe calls for mascarpone cheese, but I remember when I bought that for a tiramisu cake, I was upset since it tasted exactly like cream cheese but was 3x the price! So you can use cream cheese instead, it's a lot cheaper. Also, don't waste your time buying espresso powder (if you don't have any on hand), you can simple grind some instant coffee. For the cookies, I used 2 packages of Mr. Christie's Chocolate Wafer cookies (you can use any kind of thin chocolate cookie). I also had a few left over cookies to make a mini icebox cake just for myself :) Original recipe here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/mocha-chocolate-icebox-cake-recipe/index.html My semi-modified recipe is below: Ingredients: 2 C cold heavy cream 12 oz. cream cheese 1/2 C sugar 1/4 C coffee liqueur (Bailey's, Kahlua,etc.) 2 Tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tbs. instant coffee powder, ground 1 tbs. pure vanilla extract 2 (200g) packages of Mr. Christie's Chocolate Wafer Cookies Shaved semisweet and white chocolate, for garnish (you can add coffee beans too!) Directions: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the heavy cream, cream cheese, sugar, coffee liqueur, cocoa powder, coffee powder, and vanilla. Mix on low speed to combine and then slowly raise the speed, until it forms firm peaks. To assemble the cake, arrange chocolate chip cookies flat in an 8-inch springform pan, covering the bottom as much as possible. (You can break some cookies to fill in the spaces.) Spread a fifth of the mocha whipped cream evenly over the cookies. Place another layer of cookies on top, lying flat and touching, followed by another fifth of the cream. Continue layering cookies and cream until there are 5 layers of each, ending with a layer of cream. Smooth the top, and shave some chocolate to garnish the top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate or freeze overnight. (If freezing, let the cake thaw a bit before eating). Run a small sharp knife around the outside of the cake and remove the sides of the pan, cut in wedges, and serve cold. Enjoy :D Like, sub, and leave a comment below! :) Don't forget to visit my FB page to see pics of food that I don't make videos of: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emiiidesu/230580573621896 Stalk me on instagram: http://instagram.com/eeemmmmiiiii Background music from www.incompetech.com Wallpaper -- Kevin MacLeod, 2011 Royalty-Free Music License available at: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/ The above is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

• published: 20 Oct 2013
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