Prison Cookie Cake - Contributed by a Real, Live Convict

    Chocolate cream, strawberry, or duplex cookies (14 oz)

    1 can Dr Pepper soda

    1 small bowl (for icing)

    1 oblong Tupperware bowl (2 qt) for cake

    * bowls should be microwaveable

    To make this cake, simply separate the icing and cookie portions into

    separate bowls.  Use a plastic knife to scrape off the icing.  It's really

    easy to do.  Use the bowl you intend to bake in to crush your cookies.

    (Some use the soda can, but a coffee cup does a great job, and you can

    use both hands and sit while doing it.)  Take your time and do a good

    job, because I believe the better you crush the cookies, the more the cake

    will rise in the microwave.

    After crushing the cookies, pour about 10 oz of Dr. Pepper over the cookies

    and stir.  DO NOT OVER-STIR!  The remaining 2 ounces of Dr Pepper are

    for the cook to enjoy.  After cooking several cakes with different cookies and

    soda, I think Dr Pepper and chocolate cream cookies make the best cake,

    although others work just fine.

    Some people use coffee, soda, or peanut butter in their icing, but I think it

    makes the cake taste funny.  This is a personal thing and you can try diff-

    erent things, but sticking to the basic makes a great cake.

    The cake requires for minutes in the microwave, and it's recommended to

    rotate your cake 1/4 turn every minute if your microwave doesn't have a

    turntable.  If you turn your cake, don't spend a lot of time admiring it with

    the door open.  Just  give it a quick turn and let it cook.  If you don't, your

    cake might settle and not be as high as it could be.  Let the cake cool a

    little before icing.

    To make a simple icing, just add water in small amounts (a teaspoon at

    a time) to the bowl with your cookie icing and mash until it's smooth and

    creamy. Spread icing on cake.  For the more adventurous, after cooling

    your cake you can divide the cake in half with dental floss and ice the

    center of the two layers.  The icing absorbs into the cake, making it very

    tasty.

    Let the cake set up.  This is fantastic.  Enjoy!