Description
Creamy layers of Ice Cream Cake blend classic dessert elements with nostalgic charm. Chocolate cookie crust and velvety ice cream create a delightful celebration centerpiece you’ll savor to the last delicious bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cake layer (any flavor)
- 2–3 pints (0.95–1.4 liters) ice cream
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) cookie crumbles
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) chocolate fudge sauce
Topping and Decoration:
- 2 cups (480 milliliters) whipped cream
Instructions
- Prepare a sturdy cake foundation by positioning a pre-baked or freshly made cake layer securely in a springform pan, ensuring complete base coverage.
- Extract ice cream from the freezer and allow gentle softening at room temperature for approximately 10-15 minutes, creating a spreadable consistency.
- Carefully distribute the softened ice cream across the cake layer, creating an even, smooth surface with a consistent thickness of about 1-2 inches.
- Crush cookies into fine, uniform crumbles and generously scatter them across the ice cream layer, ensuring comprehensive and balanced coverage.
- Gently drizzle chocolate fudge sauce in artistic, zigzag patterns over the cookie crumble layer, enhancing visual appeal and flavor complexity.
- Optional: Add an additional ice cream layer for increased richness and depth, maintaining consistent spreading technique.
- Transfer the assembled dessert into the freezer, maintaining a stable temperature of 0°F, and allow thorough solidification for 4-6 hours or overnight.
- Remove from freezer and embellish with delicate whipped cream piping, complemented by decorative elements like colorful sprinkles, luxurious caramel threads, or fresh fruit garnishes.
- Allow minimal thawing for 3-5 minutes before slicing to ensure clean, precise cuts and optimal serving presentation.
Notes
- Choose a sturdy cake base like chocolate or vanilla sponge that won’t become soggy when frozen.
- Work quickly when layering to prevent ice cream from melting too much during assembly.
- Let ice cream soften for 5-10 minutes at room temperature for easy spreading without becoming too runny.
- Use a hot knife when cutting layers to get clean, smooth slices through frozen cake.
- Swap traditional cookies with gluten-free alternatives for celiac-friendly version.
- Experiment with different ice cream flavors like salted caramel, mint chocolate chip, or strawberry for unique combinations.
- Wrap cake tightly in plastic wrap before final freezing to prevent freezer burn and preserve flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 45 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg