Icebox Cake...

One of the simplest, most eye-catching desserts ever is for a delicious, not too sweet, 14-inch long icebox (that's a refrigerator for those born after WWII) cake made simply by sticking together thin chocolate wafers into a "roll" with lightly flavored whipped cream and frosting the roll with more of the delicious cream. Once chilled, the whipped cream firms up nicely and the wafers soften to look and taste like very thin cake layers. The cake is sliced at a 45-degree angle so that each serving resembles a piece of multi-layered cake.

I’m talking about the Famous Nabisco Chocolate Wafers Icebox Cake. It has got to be one of the easiest, simplistic recipes around. It’s the same luscious icebox cakes our grandmothers and mothers made back in the 50s and 60s. These dark chocolate wafers are crunchy; thin and tasty and appear to have not been changed over the years. The wafers continue to be the product of choice in recipes calling for a chocolate crumb crust.


Growing up, I was always attracted to the picture on the box of chocolate wafers, covered with whipped cream. It soon became my most requested dessert… and luckily, my mom’s, too.

Famous Chocolate Wafers are the chocolate wafers kids in my generation grew up with. They were delicious munched out of hand and good with a cold glass of milk when we burst through the door; home from a day at school.

If you have never tasted the icebox cake illustrated on the box of Famous Chocolate Wafers; you need to, for its simplistic taste is a real treat. I recently made this for a birthday dinner - and it was a tremendous hit. It's so easy to make, and in just a few hours ~ you have a delicious dessert!



Famous Chocolate Wafer Icebox Cake

3 cups heavy cream
5 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 boxes Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers

In a chilled metal bowl, whip the cream until very frothy; add sugar and vanilla, and continue whipping until fairly stiff peaks form. Spread one-half tablespoon whipped cream. Begin stacking wafers so they stand on edge on the platter to make a 14-inch log. Once finished stacking the wafers, neatly frost the log with remaining whipped cream.

Chill for four to six hours or overnight. Garnish with chocolate curls, chocolate sprinkles and slice at a 45-degree angle so each serving has zebra stripes.

Serves about 8-10

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George’s notes:

• If possible, make this cake on an aluminum pan or glass plate; that will help chill this cake to perfection.
• Sometimes these wafers can be hard to find. But, believe me they are worth the hunt.
• You can order Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers through Amazon.com, but I have never tried that method.