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RECIPE FOR ICE BOX CAKE

 
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FROM DORIS HUMPHREY, AMERICAN DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY

THIS DESSERT WAS FREQUENTLY MADE BY DORIS FROM THE BOX OF NABISCO FAMOUS CHOCOLATE WAFERS. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS “FAMOUS CHOCOLATE REFRIGERATOR ROLL”

 
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“According to Charles Woodford, Doris Humphrey’s son, the American dance pioneer was not a foodie, although she did make icebox cake and pineapple upside down cake. A fun fact: her favorite number was 5, so when she went out to dinner she simply picked the 5th item on the menu.”
— Dante Puleio, Artistic Director of The José Limón Dance Foundation

SERVES:
14

PREP TIME:
30 MIN

TOTAL TIME:
4 HRS 30 MIN


INGREDIENTS
2 cups whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 9oz package of Famous Chocolate Wafers

DIRECTIONS

Beat cream with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently stir in vanilla. 

Spread 1-1/2 tsp whipped cream onto each wafer and stack in piles on a platter. (You may stand the wafers on their edges if you’d like.) Frost all together with remaining whipped cream. 

Refrigerate for 4 hours. Garnish with fresh fruit if desired. Cut into diagonal slices to serve.

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