Description
A creamy and crunchy ice cream cake with chocolate cake layers, cookie crust, and whipped topping, perfect for Father’s Day celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- Cookie Crust:
- 1 ½ cups chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Ice Cream Layers:
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
- 1 quart chocolate ice cream, softened
- Cake Layer:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (or your favorite homemade chocolate cake batter), prepared as directed
- Whipped Topping:
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Optional Garnishes:
- Chocolate shavings
- Fresh berries
- Chopped nuts
- Additional:
- Nonstick cooking spray for the pan
Instructions
- Lightly spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick spray. Mix crushed cookies with melted butter until it holds together. Press evenly onto the bottom of the pan. Freeze to set.
- Prepare cake batter as directed. Pour into greased 9-inch round pan. Bake 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.
- Let vanilla and chocolate ice cream soften for 10 minutes. Remove pan from freezer. Spread vanilla ice cream evenly over crust. Freeze until firm.
- Spread cake layer on top of vanilla ice cream. Freeze again to set.
- Spread chocolate ice cream evenly over cake layer. Freeze until firm.
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Spread whipped topping over ice cream layer. Decorate with optional garnishes.
- Freeze the completed cake for several hours or overnight before serving. Let sit 10 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- Use softened ice cream for easy spreading.
- Freeze between layers to keep cake firm.
- Customize layers with different ice cream flavors.
- Decorate with chocolate shavings or fresh berries for presentation.
- Allow cake to sit before cutting for clean slices.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/10 of cake)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: ice cream cake, Father's Day dessert, chocolate cake, frozen dessert, creamy, crunchy