All work and no play

makes this blogger a very cranky girl.

i have been slammed with work and personal commitments in the past several weeks, and there appears to be no real end in sight. all of this means there is no time for me to conjure up an intelligible blog, which is why this page has been a bit quiet over the last little while.

since i can't come up with anything exciting to write, instead, i am going to share a delicious (and easy!) recipe for a dessert to share with you. It is simply delectable, and I suggest it for anyone who needs to take a dessert! i promise to write soon...

Icebox Cake
Adapted from The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook

3 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 (9-ounce) packages chocolate wafer cookies [or, make your own!]
Unsweetened cocoa (or chocolate shavings)

In a large bowl, beat cream, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.

On a flat serving plate, arrange 7 cookies side by side in a circle, keeping 1 cookie in the center.

Spread with 1/2 cup whipped cream, making a 7-inch circle. Repeat with remaining cookies and cream, making 11 layers of cookies and ending with a layer of cream (there will be a few cookies left over). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

To serve, dust top lightly with cocoa powder or chocolate shavings.

enjoy! eat some for me...you can find me with my head in the icebox trying to get rid of this perpetual headache I have.

aformerblonde.