Birthday Cake: Nothing up my sleeve!

My beloved Jennis birthday was Monday, so we had family dinner Sunday night. As many of you know, we ALWAYS have her favorite dinner : weinersnitzle, for her birthday dinner. This year she surprised me by asking for something different, unfortunately, it was a seasonal dish thats best made in the summer time. I promised her the grilled dinner this summer, and we had weinersnitzle for dinner, complete with loaded mashed potatoes and sauteed green beans with shallots and pancetta. (also her favorite.  I made ALOT because they disappear so quickly!)
  I cheated on the dessert. I did.  It may not look like it, but I did. This is what I do when Im planning a dinner party and feel pressed for time, I cheat. It turns out different each time, but here is what I did this time.

Go to the bakery counter at your local grocery store and ask them for two layers of chocolate cake, unfrosted. I also bought one big can of chocolate frosting, one small carton of cool whip and four "heath" candy bars.
I put half the cool whip in a bowl with two broken up candy bars and used it to stick the two layers of the cake together.  I iced only the sides of the cake with the frosting, and then I used a piping bag to put rosettes all around the edge of the cake. Then I put the rest of the cool whip on the top of the cake, and then topped it with broken up candy bars, once again.

voila~  a beautiful and yummy cake.  Caution: this cake needs refrigeration.  The cool whip melts at room temperature. Susannah gave me a great hint: combine it with cream cheese for more stability.  Next time I will do that!