Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 Okay, this does sound good, but I am a bit dense and first off cannot think of what kind of chocolate waffer cookies you might be refering to. Are they the same as those boxes of chocolate graham crackers, or some other type? Also, just to get it clear in my head, you take one waffer then coat it top with more waffer, and repeat about 7 or 8 times, making a layered stack, right? Then you turn it on its side coat with whipped cream, add a waffer, turn, repeat all the way around to make it like a sort of squared off log shape? Sorry, I am just trying to get a visual picture in my head. Let me know if I got it wrong and next time you go buy the supplies, let me know what the waffer brand name is. BTW, (one more question) how long is this cake-log? Thanks, Pat. It sounds very good. ~ P_T ~ Understanding a person does not mean condoning; it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge placed above him. -Erich Fromm, psychoanalyst and author (1900-1980) ~~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~*~~~ , Pat Meadows <pat@m...> wrote: > It reminds me of the old-fashioned 'Ice-Box Cake'. > > This is WONDERFUL, and also needs to be refrigerated > overnight. It's very rich and small portions suffice... > > You buy chocolate wafers - plain chocolate wafers. (They > are still available in supermarkets, I've seen them recently > but can't remember the brandname.) > > Then you make a 'log' of the chocolate wafers and whipped > cream (or Cool Whip, if you prefer). > > You put a wafer down flat on the plate, and coat the top > with whipped cream, then another one and another one, etc. > When you've got about 7 or 8 wafers done this way, you can > turn them on their side, so they'll resemble a 'log'. > > You complete the log using up all of the wafers - or as many > as will fit on your plate. It's alternating wafers and > cream, all the way. > > Then you coat the outside of the 'log' completely with the > whipped cream. I suppose you could sprinkle something > decorative on top (chocolate sprinkles? cocoa powder sifted > through a sieve?) but I never have. > > Then you refrigerate it overnight and the next day you will > be a VERY happy person......Slice on the diagonal, and each > person gets alternating bands of lovely (by then) soft > chocolate and whipped cream. > > I think this would rate as one of my five favorite desserts, > although I've not done it in years. Must do it soon. It > could hardly be easier. > > Pat > > You > -- > Pat Meadows > Books, books! Low prices. > Music CDs too! > http://www.wellsborocomputing.com/sales.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 On Sat, 30 Nov 2002 20:02:31 -0000, you wrote: >Okay, this does sound good, but I am a bit dense and first off cannot >think of >what kind of chocolate waffer cookies you might be refering to. Are >they the >same as those boxes of chocolate graham crackers, or some other type? No, not chocolate grahams. They're plain chocolate wafers, round, they come in a box with cellophane top, and I cannot for the life of me remember their name. However, in the absence of these, I think chocolate grahams would work pretty well. >Also, just to get it clear in my head, you take one waffer then coat >it top with >more waffer, and repeat about 7 or 8 times, making a layered stack, >right? Right. >Then you turn it on its side coat with whipped cream, add a waffer, >turn, >repeat all the way around to make it like a sort of squared off log >shape? No, a long skinny log shape. However, the shape doesn't matter all that much: the principle is layered wafer-cream-wafer-cream. >Sorry, I am just trying to get a visual picture in my head. Let me >know if I got >it wrong and next time you go buy the supplies, let me know what the >waffer >brand name is. BTW, (one more question) how long is this cake-log? As long the plate you make it on! Or, the length is roughly the same as the diameter of a dinner plate. OK, I've put it on my grocery list: check chocolate wafers - so hopefully I'll remember. If I can remember to check, I'll tell you their exact name and manufacturer. We plan to do our shopping on Tuesday - one of the local stores gives a 'senior citizen' discount on Tuesday and 55 is the age limit. I'm over 55. DH (who isn't) always un-chivalrously says 'My WIFE gets the discount'. He could at least say 'We get the discount.' Hehehe. I however get my revenge because they always ask DH (who has gray-hair) if he gets the discount and no one ever asks me - I don't have gray hair yet (naturally). My mother died at age 82, just beginning to turn gray so I don't anticipate it any time soon. People most likely think I dye my hair (which is dark brown), but I can't help that. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 Round? *LOL* Now I am really flummoxed. Yes, please do jot down that brand name if you remember. I am sure one can't really go wrong, no matter what the log ends up looking like, it is sure to taste good. ;-) Lucky you on the haircolor gene. I think I got my first grey hair when I was 17. Of course, the extent of my grey hair is known only to me since I have colored it (every shade of the rainbow) at one time or another since I became a cosmetologist right after highschool graduation in the '80s; a wonderful time for haircolor... or really scarey time depending on your take of the 80s. Right now I am a pleasant " normal " shade of dark brown. My days of Cindy Lauper red, orange, blue and green are over thankfully. ~ P_T ~ We don't understand life any better at forty than at twenty, but we know it and admit it. -Jules Renard, writer (1864-1910) ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ , Pat Meadows <pat@m...> wrote: > No, not chocolate grahams. They're plain chocolate wafers, > round, they come in a box with cellophane top, and I cannot > for the life of me remember their name. > However, in the absence of these, I think chocolate grahams > would work pretty well. > OK, I've put it on my grocery list: check chocolate wafers > - so hopefully I'll remember. If I can remember to check, > I'll tell you their exact name and manufacturer. > We plan to do our shopping on Tuesday - one of the local > stores gives a 'senior citizen' discount on Tuesday and 55 > is the age limit. I'm over 55. > > DH (who isn't) always un-chivalrously says 'My WIFE gets the > discount'. He could at least say 'We get the discount.' > Hehehe. > > I however get my revenge because they always ask DH (who has > gray-hair) if he gets the discount and no one ever asks me - > I don't have gray hair yet (naturally). My mother died at > age 82, just beginning to turn gray so I don't anticipate it > any time soon. People most likely think I dye my hair > (which is dark brown), but I can't help that. > > Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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