The Log Cake: Holiday Dessert Recipe

This is a great dessert for your Thanksgiving feast this week. This was always a favorite of mine growing up and this year maybe it will be a hit for you and yours.

It is like a melted Oreo extravaganza with a side effect that is well, odd shall we say. This dessert will make your poop dark.

I know it sounds gross but I think you will appreciate the heads up. Now that your appetite is completely destroyed, here is the recipe:

2 box Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers
2 pint whipping cream
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
one plate

~Mix up the whipped cream, as per carton instructions, and add vanilla
~Spread whipped cream on a cookie, then add another cookie, making it like an Oreo. Don’t squeeze them together, stack them loosely.
~Place it on its side on the plate and add more cookies and whip cream, building a row of cookies.
~Create a second row of cookies next to the first.
~Once you have used all the cookies, cover the whole thing with whipped cream making sure to completely cover all of them.
~Let sit covered in the fridge for 48 hours

(When covering something like this, use toothpicks to keep the plastic from sticking to the cream.)

You can use Kool Whip or a whipped cream that is pre-made but the taste is not as good. Trust me, I tried. You can also vary the way you stack the cookies. You can go with two rows like I do, or maybe stack them into bunches of smaller rows going in different directions.

Of course as fate would be so cruel, a few years ago I found out that a great family recipe was actually the same one on the bottom of the cookie packaging, as well as online. One of my childhood fantasies was shattered that day. But hey, if Jerry Seinfeld’s wife can rip off someone’s cookbook and make a ton of money, why can’t my family incorporate a common recipe for holiday cheer?

Besides, they use less cookies then I do. Then again, maybe that is how to counter the side effect.

Enjoy the dessert everyone and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

(Picture source: AAA Recipes)

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