Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake

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The best and easiest dessert I've ever made. Huge hit on Mother's Day for my mom who loves tiramisu. The whipped cream mixture really reminded me of it. Because my sister doesn't drink, I substituted the 1/4 c of kahlua for 1/4 c of brewed coffee (after it cooled. I didn't preorder the cookies Ina recommends early enough, so I picked up Trader Joe's Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies. They were fantastic! Will definitely be making this again this summer.

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Big, huge hit on Mother's Day. Next time I will make a thinner cookie. I am also thinking it does NOT have to be a chocolate chip cookie. I think I'll use a plain thin butter type cookie, and sprinkle the filling layers with mini chocolate chips only. It is just decadent and I will make it again. (Footnote: I wanted to avoid buying two mascarpone containers because I only needed a small amount from the 2nd container so I made up the difference with neufchatel cheese. Worked great. The filling is fluffy and beyond delicious.

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I want to thank Ina for this recipe!This cake is amazing. The heavy cream/ mascarpone mocha cream is soooo good! I didn't buy cookies. I baked my own thin crisp chocolate chip cookies. This is the cake that you can make for any party to amaze your guests!

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Thanks Ina, Loved this recipe. Was very easy to make and I use a substite for the mascarpone cheese and it can out wonderful. My guests would not believe that I made the icebox cake. Best part is that everything was easy to find in the store or home and had such a decadent flavor and looked. Very rich and freeze or eat within a day or 2 or the cake dries out i guess because the whipped filling absorbs the dryness of the cookies. EXCELLENT! Will be added to my all time favorites.

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i have been mulling over a dessert recipe in my head that would appeal to the inner child in all of us...peanut butter and jam...so, what i did was substitute housemade peanut butter cookies and Gedney's State Fair strawberry+rhubarb jam (see footnote about Gedney's >>> hence, a peanut butter and jelly souffle icebox cake garnished with fresh strawberries...delicious!!!

the only thingg i did not account for was how quickly it warmed...i still held its shape well enough to serve but now i know...

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Amazing cake! Easy to make and your friends and family will love this cake. I didn't make it until a few hours before my dinner party so I just brushed the cookies with the Kahlua. It was almost better as there was just a little crunch. I also put it straight into the freezer so it would set up. It was in the freezer for about 3 hours and then transferred to the frig about an hour before I served.

Substitutions: I made a lemon raspberry version. I added lemon curd to the cream and marscapone, cut the sugar in half, used limoncello, grated lemon zest and lemon extract. I used pepperidge farm lemon cookies. I put a layer of fresh raspberries after each cream layer. OMG was the response. I have also used blueberries.

I made an orange pineapple version. Added orange marmalade, orange extract, orange zest and grand marnier. Used mandrian oranges and crushed pineapple as the fruit layer. Sugar cookies were the base.

The possibilities are endless!

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This is a fabulous, special occasion dessert that I make in advance for dinner parties. I never remember to order the Tates cookies in advance, so I usually just make my own recipe for thin, crispy chocolate chip cookies. The one thing I do differently is to spread the cookie dough out on parchment paper, slightly smaller than an 8 inch circle. That way, I have several large crispy cookies to layer with the mascarpone cream mixture. It saves a little bit of time!

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This is the best dessert EVER!!! I agree with everybody that is raving about it, and the most wonderful thing - IT IS EASY AS PIE!!! Gotta try this out, thanks Ina!!!
PS: Make sure there are plenty of people around to share, or else you will gain 5 pounds over night, because you just can't quit eating it.

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Oh my goodness!!!! This is one of the best desserts I have EVER had!!! So incredibly easy and was a huge hit with family and friends!! I've already made this twice and will definately be making it again!!! So good!!!

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Ina does it again! This is the BEST (and easiest cake I have ever made! The combination of the chocolate and kahlua is heavenly. I could not get instant espresso, so I substituted instant coffee, which worked well. I cannot recommend this cake highly enough!