Comments on: Magnolia Bakery Chocolate Wafer Icebox Cake

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:11:26 +0000

thank you suz!!!

By: suz

suz — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:01:49 +0000

omg this looks amazing.
great pictures too. makes it all the yummier :]

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:44:51 +0000

amber- that sounds like a good idea! i might have to try that one day....

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:30:55 +0000

Wow, this looks soooo fantastic! I'm envisioning that if you used normal vanilla wafers, this would end up very similar to an English Trifle. Wonder how alternating layers of vanilla and chocolate wafers would be.

The photos are absolutely gorgeous, btw. I'm envious!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:11:55 +0000

Cat- how delightful! I like the name Ripple- I think I'll refer to this cake as such! ;)

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:40:08 +0000

What an evily delicious cake!

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:34:41 +0000

hahahahahahaha I always thought that this was a purely Australian dessert!
We have a biscuit here called a Chocolate Ripple (Made by Arnotts) & we have always called it the Chocolate Ripple Cake... I had forgotten about it until I was talking to my grandma the other day whilst baking a different cake.
Chocolate Ripple cake always brings back good memories of family & friends... Usually a Christmas dessert in our family :o)

Thanks for the memories & the knowledge that it's not just us "backward" Aussies that are happy to call this a real dessert!

By: Zebra cake lover

Zebra cake lover — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:45:04 +0000

My family makes Zebra Cake (as we've always called it) for every birthday and any other occasion we can think of! Great to find it online. Here are our family secrets:

-- Always make it the night before you want to serve it. It needs ample time in the fridge for the cookies to soften up and absorb the richness of the whipped cream.

-- Make sure the whip cream to cookie ratio is just right, otherwise it's too dry. You want about 2:1 whip cream: cookie.

-- You can make the cake into cylinders if you stack the cookies on their thin end and make cylinders. Then we shape the cylinders into numbers, animals, etc. Save enough whip cream to slather the whole thing afterwards.

-- Cut slices on the diagonal to get the zebra striping. HAVE FUN!