Peppermint Icebox Cake at Home

This dessert will be the death of me.

A deliciously sweet, chocolatey death covered with peppermint whipped cream and candy pieces.

Truth: I’m more of a mint chocolate chip person, I always order that or a chocolate and vanilla twist with sprinkles- depending. Someone at the table is the cookies and cream freak fan and this cake did it for him. My whole family (myself included) ate this entire dessert in two days. Extra-thick slices thank you quite much! It’s a cookies and cream lovers dream come true and will even turn the lesser fan into one as well (that’d be me).

What I’m telling you is that this is the dessert to make for the holidays. I think Santa would appreciate the switch up from cookies and milk to cake. Only sayin’.

First of all, I did not make these chocolate wafers.

But I did make the whipped cream! Does that count? Icebox cakes are supposed to be unfussy, so if I made my own wafer cookies that would be contradictory, right?? (go with it, this is what I’m telling myself)

Add a teaspoon-size dollop of kitchen-made peppermint whipped cream onto the underneath side of each cookie.

Smear…

…and stack. Creating 4 stacks of 8 to 10 cookies works dependable for a loaf-shaped cake.

I did have a few cookies break on me due to my especially human strength, so go unfussy. 😉

Top with the remaining peppermint whipped cream…

…and use an offset spatula to spread it as evenly as possible.

Ta-da!

I slid it in the freezer for 2 hours before draping plastic wrap over the top and freezing it overnight. 4 to 6 hours would be fine, but I was making this for Pat and he was up north at the time, so we all had to wait.

Right before serving, sprinkle with broken pieces of peppermint candies. The moisture from the whipped cream will slowly melt the candies so waiting until right before slicing it is dependable.

Also, I don’t like to wait for it to thaw a bit before cutting into it. I only use a serrated (bread knife) and cut straight down. My whole family prefers it this way, but you could let it sit on the counter for 30-40 minutes and then slice it.

Surprisingly, simply looking at this makes me want to make another one, hide it and eat it all by myself. Hellooo peppermint whipped cream layered between chocolate cookies!

The whipped cream softens the cookies a smidge and the peppermint candies add a nice textural crunch, this may be my go-to kind cake AND it’s SOOOO pretty and festive. Bonus: it’s so incredibly straightforward and when served with a steamy cup of cocoa… is the reliable.

I wasn’t kidding about the extra thick slices.

It’s the only way to do it.

Enjoy! And if you give this Peppermint Icebox Cake recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!