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Mocha Chocolate Chip Icebox Cake

Decadent is the word for this chocolate chip icebox cake. Layers of chocolate chip cookies and a mousse flavored with cocoa and a touch of Kahlua.
Prep Time25 minutes
Additional Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 25 minutes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Mocha Chocolate Chip Icebox Cake
Servings: 10
Calories: 485kcal
Author: Michaela Kenkel

Ingredients

  • 2 dozen thin chocolate chip cookies
  • 1 1/2 8 ounce containers mascarpone cheese
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup Kahlua
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 1/2 cup shaved dark chocolate curls for garnish

Instructions

  • In your mixer bowl, using the whisk attachment, combine the mascarpone, cream, sugar, Kahlua, vanilla, cocoa and espresso powder, slowly. As mixture begins to thicken, increase whipping speed, whipping until stiff peaks form.
  • Assembling the Cake: Cover the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan with cookies, breaking them to cover completely. Divide mousse into 5 parts. Top with 1/5 of the mousse. Repeat cookie layer, then mousse layer, 5 times. Ending with the final mousse layer. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight to chill.
  • Loosen the spring form pan sides, carefully run a knife around the outside of the cake, and top with shaved chocolate pieces.
  • Cut and Serve cold.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 485kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 147mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g