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ENGLISH TOFFEE ICEBOX CAKE
David Ford, Chef-Consolidated Restaurants
Ingredients
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 4 Tbsp. cocoa
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup softened butter
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Method
- Sift sugar, measure and resift with cocoa and salt. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add unbeaten egg whites. Line loaf pan with butter and wax paper or 9" round pie tin and spread 1/2 crumbs on bottom. Pour toffee mixture in then top with remaining crumbs (optional). Freeze, portion, and serve with whipped cream.