Shelly's Recipe

PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE ICE BOX CAKE

Category: Desserts

1 pkg chocolate wafer cookies or other chocolate sandwich cookie and scrape out the centers
2 cups cold heavy whipping cream, divided
1 tsp vanilla extract/paste
2 tbsp powdered sugar

1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup creamy peanut butter not all-natural style
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract

2-3 tbsp of chocolate curls or crushed cookies (optional)

In a bowl, beat the cream until soft peaks form. Add the powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or paste and mix until well combined. Transfer the whipped cream to a different bowl.

Beat cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, butter, and vanilla until smooth and very, very light. This will take at least 2 minutes on medium speed. Slowly fold in half of the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture and set aside.

To assemble the desert, start with a layer of 6 cookies in the bottom of the bowl or a plate. Spread about 1/2 - 3/4 cup peanut butter cream on top of the cookies and evenly spread it out. Top with a thin layer of whipped cream, smooth out, and top with a layer of cookies. It is okay if the cookies do not touch.

When you run out of cookies, top with a final layer of peanut butter cream and whipped cream. Top with chocolate curls, crushed cookies, or nothing. Let it sit in the fridge for at least 8 hours. This will give the cookies adequate time to soften.