Funeral Potatoes – it’s a virtual restaurant bringing new flair to classic, nostalgic comfort food recipes. While whipping up tasty dishes, co-owners Alexis and Eve are also on a quest to get a brick-and-mortar restaurant up and going.

Here in our Studio 41 kitchen to give us a taste of one of those dishes and to tell us more about Funeral Potatoes, Executive Chef and Co-Owner Alexis Thomas-Rice.

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Malted Peanut Butter Mocha Icebox Cake

Makes 3 individual cakes

  • 1 cup peanut butter dark chocolate ganache (nutella and/or any nut butter butter also works)
  • 3 cups malted mocha cookie bits (any cookies will work for this recipe)
  • 3 cups toasted marshmallow creme (can substitute pudding, whipped cream, or even cream cheese frosting)
  • 1 cup cherry preserves (any preserves, jelly, jam, or fresh fruit works) cocoa for dusting

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