Red Velvet Icebox Cake

Did it again.

In honor of the new classic film hitting theaters today, Scream 4 or Scre4m, I wanted to make a bloody treat.

I've been counting down to this movie since the summer. Scream holds a dear place in my heart because it was the first R rated movie I had ever seen. All of the cool kids had seen it at school so I begged my parents to rent it. They said I could only if they could watch it with me, to stop it if it gets too bad. I was too smart for that, so one morning I got up at 5 to watch it by myself. By 7, I was watching two kids stabbing each other in the stomach in hysterical laughter.

Needless to say I was probably traumatized from this. I refused to answer the phone. Still hate telephone calls. But I still loved that movie.

With limited red food coloring, this came out pinkish. After I took these pictures they became much more red. So you may, may not, want to add more coloring.

Red or Pink Velvet Icebox cake

What you need:

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon cider vinegar

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 bottle of red food coloring

2 cups heavy cream

1/2 cup sugar

1 box chocolate wafer cookies

What you do:

Mix together the cocoa powder, cider vinegar, vanilla and food coloring in a small bowl. In a large bowl with an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine the heavy cream and sugar on high speed. Then add in the red mixture. Beat until soft peaks form. Put some of the cream on a plate. Place the chocolate cookies on the cream making a circle with one cookie in the center. Spread a laye! r of whi pped cream on top of that. Add another layer of the cookies. Keep repeating this process until all of the cream and cookies have been used. Chill overnight.