coffee ice-box cake

One of my biggest unfulfilled dreams was to be a “Zoomer”--one of those kids on that ZOOM television show.

I would have been SO good.

I know this because when I was younger, I would practice for hours on end the opening song and dance, the closing song and dance, the transition chants, and I’d come up with new Fannee Doolee riddles.

I absolutely love fresh whipped cream!

I remember the exact day when I knew I could have been better than the currently casted Zoomer’s.

I was 11 years old and just came home from school and saw Lynese making a “zebra” cake---also known as an ice-box cake. She was so…eh.  I would have been so much more entertaining and engaging with the at-home audience. And, I would have never said “Like so” or “axe” instead of “ask”. I also didn’t like how she dragged out her lines during 2:11 to 2:16. I wouldn’t have done that. I'm bitter. So what.  ;)

You can see her take below:

I would have been so  much better, right?! LOL, just humor me…

Anyways, I got to thinking about the zebra/ice-box cake this week because it has been so unbearably hot!

I know its July, but this heat is getting to be kind of disrespectful, no?

So hot!

FACT: 85% of the reason why I left Miami, my hometown, was because the heat there is just too reckless.  I don’t deal well with heat and humidity. Yech.

So, because it was so hot and I ate foods that were mostly cold, I figured I’d make this zebra/ice-box cake since it’s a no-bake.

This cake is so good! It's basically cookies and cream which is always an awesome combination.

I added instant espresso powder to the whipped cream to make it coffee flavored and, mmmm!!

Try this cake the next time you need an easy and cool dessert. :)

P.S. I also wanted to be on Barney and Friends and Kidsongs Kids--none of which happened. I blame my mother.

Coffee Ice-Box Cake--

• 1-3/4 cups cold heavy cream
• 1 tsp. of vanilla
• 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
• 1-2 tablespoons of sugar (most  recipes call for 1, but I like my cream sweet)
• 2 packages Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers

1. Whip the cream, sugar and espresso powder until stiff peaks begin to form.

2. On a plate, arrange 2 rows of 3 cookies and put dollops of cream onto each one.Stack another cookie on top and keep doing so until you reach desired  height.

3.When you reach desired height, spread the rest of the cream around the entire cake and then refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Serve and enjoy!

Linked to:
A Well Seasoned Life
Sweet As Sugar Cookies