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    Home » Recipes » Famous Chocolate Wafer Cake

    Famous Chocolate Wafer Cake

    Published: May 16, 2017 · Modified: Apr 29, 2020 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    Famous Chocolate Wafer Cake, with it’s chocolatey and sweet cream goodness, is one of easiest and most delicious no-bake desserts you will ever make!

    Chocolate Wafer Cake recipe sliced on a silver platter

    In our house we actually call this “Grandma’s Chocolate Cake” since my husband’s grandmother was the one that first made it for him. Whenever we need/want a simple, and extremely delicious dessert by the way, the words are spoken. Can we make Grandma’s Chocolate Cake?

    While in Florida a few weeks ago, my mother-in-law and daughter made it to serve at a small dinner party she had and I thought it was high time I shared it with you. If you have never made this, you are in for a surprising treat!

    The chocolate wafers become a soft cake as it refrigerates in the sweet cream creating one of the most amazing ice box cakes eva. It’s magical!

    Disclosure: I’m not promising it’s the “prettiest” little thing but the taste makes up for that ten fold!

    Closeup of a slice of Chocolate Wafer Cake with silver platter in the background

    Note: I find the Nabisco Famous Chocolate wafers in the cookie aisle, usually up high on the shelf.

    Box of Famous Chocolate Wafer Cake

    Famous Chocolate Wafer Cake Ingredients

    FAMOUS Chocolate Wafers

    Whipping Cream

    Sugar

    Vanilla

    How to Make Famous Chocolate Wafer Cake

    Beat cream with mixer on high speed

    Add vanilla and sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.

    Bowl of whipped cream with beaters over top

    Spread a couple of teaspoons of whipped cream onto each wafer and begin stacking on top of each other.

    As it gets longer lay it down on edge on a long platter and continue adding the additional wafers.

    Famous Chocolate Wafer Cake layers in a glass dish with a bowl of whipped cream in the background

    Frost with remaining whipped cream.

    Chocolate Wafer Cake in a glass dish

    Top with shaved chocolate or chocolate sprinkles if desired.

    Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

    Cut diagonal slices to serve.

    ENJOY!!

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    Chocolate Wafer Cake recipe sliced on a silver platter

    Famous Chocolate Wafer Cake

    Famous Chocolate Wafer Cake, with it’s chocolatey and sweet cream goodness, is one of easiest and most delicious no-bake desserts you will ever make! 
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 4 hours hours
    Total Time: 4 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 667kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 19 oz pkg. FAMOUS Chocolate Wafers
    • 16 oz carton whipping cream
    • 2 tablespoons of sugar
    • 1 tsp. vanilla

    Instructions

    • Beat cream with mixer on high speed
    • Add vanilla and sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
    • Spread a couple of teaspoons of whipped cream onto each wafer and begin stacking on top of each other.
    • As it gets longer lay it down on edge on a long platter and continue adding the additional wafers.
    • Frost with remaining whipped cream.
    • Top with shaved chocolate or chocolate sprinkles if desired.
    • Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
    • Cut diagonal slices to serve.
    • ENJOY!!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 667kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 648mg | Potassium: 245mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 1120IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 3.6mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    Chocolate Wafer Cake recipe sliced on a silver platter

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    Comments

    1. jean9

      July 26, 2022 at 4:04 pm

      If you love Oreos you will love this cake. I had it and it tastes just like Oreos

      Reply
      • Sherri

        July 28, 2022 at 2:46 pm

        It’s SO true!! There are never any leftovers in our house. 🙂

        Reply
    2. Miz Helen

      May 30, 2017 at 3:28 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday! Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us real soon.
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    3. April J Harris

      May 26, 2017 at 10:42 pm

      5 stars
      I love family recipes like this! I can just imagine how delicious this Chocolate Wafer Cake tastes, Sherri. Thank you so much for sharing it with us at Hearth and Soul.

      Reply
    4. Judee@gluten free A-Z Blog

      May 24, 2017 at 9:21 pm

      5 stars
      OMG! I have to make this with the grandkids- tt looks like so much fun and so delicious. Saw this on Full Plate Thursday

      Reply
    5. Cheryl

      May 24, 2017 at 12:57 am

      Yum! My mother used to make this. Maybe it’s my turn now! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply

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