AKA Cookies and Milk For a Crowd

Many apologies for the long delay in posting; I’ve been a little busy helping plan the birthday party to end all birthday parties…until next year, obviously.

My niece turned 1 on September 17 so we threw her a big ol’ Coco themed fiesta! And before you get all “She’s one, she won’t care”, Izzy is a social butterfly and LOVED having all the people there.

If you are curious as to why a 1-year-old’s party took up so much time, I present these images:

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That’s right. We are awesome. Shout out to A Sweet Design for the amazing cake!

Because the planning and execution of the most awesome birthday party ever took up so much of my head-space, I had no time to add to the blog until now.

For any fellow Jews out there reading this blog: L’Shanah Tova! Happy New Year! For everyone else going “huh?”, it’s Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year.

Happy 5780 everyone!

Rosh Hashanah usually means apples and honey, but I don’t like honey. You know what I do like? Oreos. So I made an Oreo Ice Box Cake!

This is not as quick as most ice box cakes due to me being a bit bougie. I know this shocks you. In fact, it can take most of the day to prepare; not because it’s a lot of work, but because you have to infuse your heavy whipping cream with Oreo flavor. I let them soak most of the day before putting it through a fine mesh strainer, but you could get away with about 4 hours.

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Once your whipping cream is ready to go, things get a whole lot easier. Just add cream cheese (for body), a little powdered sugar, and some vanilla, and whisk until smooth.

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I know what you’re thinking: That looks grey and completely unappetizing. But like Lumiere once said:

To assemble you want to have about 2 cups of milk handy. You start by dipping each Oreo in milk before adding it to a 9×13 dish. You will have to break a few in half to completely cover the bottom of the pan.

Once you have a full layer, spread about a third of your frosting over the tops of the Oreos. Repeat these steps until you have 3 layers of Oreos and 3 layers of frosting.

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I know, I know. It still looks a little blah. But that’s what extra Oreos are for! Crush those suckers over the top to make it look a little nicer. Your hand will be messy…do try not to lick it clean…unless you want to…no judgement here.

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After that, you have to let it chill in the fridge for at least 8 hours, but better if you can let it sit overnight. Once the cream was strained, it only took me about a half hour to make the frosting and assemble it, so I highly recommend doing it the night before if you are able. Which leaves you plenty of time to play with your puppies!

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Once your cake has set, you can serve it immediately; no waiting for it to thaw, no letting it warm to room temp, just cut and serve! It really does taste like Oreos dipped in milk, but so much easier to serve to a crowd. Enjoy!