This Death by Chocolate Icebox Cake was a huge hit! Layers of chocolate ganache, chocolate mousse and chocolate graham crackers are topped with chocolate sauce for a decadent treat that’ll put you in a chocolate coma!
If you’re a chocoholic like me, you should also check out my Hot Chocolate Cake and my Drunken Chocolate Truffle Cake!
Death by Chocolate Icebox Cake
So you know what I don’t love? Jeans shopping. If I want to feel not so hot about myself, jeans shopping will surely do it. That must be why I usually wear my jeans until they start to have holes in them before I’m willing to go shopping for them again.
I did a little jeans shopping on Sunday and Monday and the experience was as expected. I tried on mountains of jeans and barely found some that actually fit. Seriously, why is it that every. single. pair. fits differently. I could try on the same size of jeans but because they’re different styles they’d all fit differently. Some big, some so small I can’t put them on.
What is up with that?
And then I find a pair that actually fits well and they come with holes in them. That’s the exact problem I was trying to get rid of to begin with.
Fortunately I was able to find a couple pairs. My favorites were from Express, surprisingly enough. They fit quite well.
Then I did some shoe shopping, which I sometimes have the same problem with. I love shopping for fun shoes like heels. I could buy those babies all day long. But when looking for the basics that I wear most of the time, it’s hard to find stuff I like that fits well.
I finally walked holes right into the bottoms of my favorite flats so I had to get new ones. I literally got the same brand and size assuming they’d fit just as comfortably. Then I wore them for a little bit yesterday and already had problems with them rubbing. Grrr.
I’d rather shop for cute dresses, tops and heels any day. I just don’t like to wear those every day. Darn it!
I would eat this chocolate icebox cake every day, however. Only problem is, I’d end up jeans shopping again because they wouldn’t fit me anymore if I ate this every day. I will certainly eat my share though.
Tips for Making This Decadent Chocolate Icebox Cake
I absolutely love the simplicity and ease of making icebox cakes. And you can mix up the flavors, making them fun to play with.
This time around I decided to go all in with the chocolate. I mean, when is tons of chocolate not a good idea?
The chocolate mousse-like layer is not a true mousse, but is very mousse-like in texture. It’s also delicious. The chocolate ganache is thicker, so they contrast each other nicely.
The chocolate graham crackers help give the cake it’s structure and hold everything together. Plus, they’re more chocolate.
Then it’s topped with chocolate sauce and mini chocolate chips. Heavenly, I tell you. And if you wanted, you could totally add more chocolate sauce between the layers. You know, if that’s your kind of thing.
This cake was a big hit. All my taste testers were fans. Some of my favorite taste testers are my co-workers kids and I hear there was an argument over who got the last piece of this particular cake. 🙂
Other Chocolatey Treats to Try
Nutella Biscoff Icebox Cake
Cinnamon Apple Icebox Cake
Chocolate Cake Recipes for Any Occasion
Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Icebox Cake
Death by Chocolate Devils Food Cake
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Death by Chocolate Icebox Cake
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 15-18 slices
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Microwave
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Death by Chocolate Icebox Cake was a huge hit! Layers of chocolate ganache, chocolate mousse and chocolate graham crackers are topped with chocolate sauce for a decadent treat that’ll put you in a chocolate coma!
Ingredients
- 14.4 oz box of Chocolate Graham Crackers
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp milk
- 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 8 oz cool whip (or homemade whipped cream*)
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- 11 oz semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips (about 2 cups)
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM AND TOPPINGS
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Chocolate sauce (I used Smucker’s Chocolate Sundae Syrup)
- Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
TO MAKE THE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
TO MAKE THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
TO MAKE THE CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 452
- Sugar: 36.1 g
- Sodium: 168.5 mg
- Fat: 27.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 50.7 g
- Protein: 5.1 g
- Cholesterol: 35.6 mg
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This looks divine! One question though. The ganache calls for 11oz chocolate chips (about 3 cups) but I think 11 oz is a little less than 2 cups, if I’m not mistaken. Could you clarify? I’m hoping to make this for a large dinner at my church 🙂 Thanks!
You are correct – it’s about 2 cups. I’ve updated it. Thanks!
I made this death by chocolate cake today & will probably not go thru the trouble again!! First of all it is impossible to spread the mousse over Graham cracker crumbs!! Mine is in clumps as it wouldn’t spread evenly at all. Would love to know how you spread it evenly?? Then having to have to attempt to do again on second layer!! Finally the chocolate whipped topping also did not spread on top either!!! So glad I didn’t make for guests because it looks awful!!!
Hi Cindy, I’m sorry you had trouble with it. You should actually be using the graham crackers in whole form, not crumbs. I imagine it was difficult to spread over crumbs. I looked back over the instructions – was there a part that was confusing and led you to think it would be crumbs? I’d like to fix it, if so. Thanks.
Hi Lindsay, me bad! I do so apologize for my comment on the graham cracker crumbs! I did not read the recipe correctly. I should have known that I was doing something way wrong & reread it. It still was good as my husband & I spooned it into bowls & ate every bit of it:)
It calls for cocoa and cocoA powder I guess I don’t know the difference
Sorry, for the confusion. They are the same.
Girl, I’m right there with you with the jeans shopping!! It’s why I love full-time blogging so much… I can wear yoga pants or leggings or dresses with tights and nobody judges me. Well, unless I reveal that little detail on the blog… But you’re right, jeans never fit the same. Even the same brand, same line will change their cut from year to year. It drives me nuts! I’d totally eat your cake until it disappeared though… All that chocolate is a chocoholic’s dream! 🙂 Pinned!
Love all the chocolate in this dessert! Never enough in my opinion!!
As for jeans, I have been told that sizes can vary within sizes because they cut the jeans in a stack, say like 20 pairs at a time, thus providing a lot of variance. (I have even seen video, bascially think of a saw cutting through materiral) Since I learned this I always grab several of the same size to see how each fits – the length is usually what frustrates me the most. too short to be average, too tall to be petite.
That makes perfect sense. I’ve noticed that too – that the same size can vary. I’ve been having the same problem with length too. What a pain!
This cake has made me so so so very happy in life girl lol. Amazing!
Someone pass me a napkin to wipe up the drool.
Chocolate is definitely the way I want to go! This cake looks easy and so chocolatey!! Gorgeous photos as always!
Ugh jeans shopping is pretty much a guarantee that I will leave feeling depressed and fat…usually without jeans…I’m glad you found some!!
just had death by chocolate ice cream on Monday and now I feel like this death by chocolate icebox cake is the next overly chocolately thing that I need to consume. love this!
I can see why this cake was a huge hit! It’s really hard to say no to all that chocolate! I would probably have fought someone over the last slice, too!