Back in October my brother asked for an ice cream cake for his birthday. We were celebrating it at Thanksgiving because that was the only time everyone would be together. Layne's birthday (my future Mother in Law), was right after Thanksgiving, so she also got her name on the cake. Unfortunately, my brother ended up having to work, so we enjoyed his birthday cake for him.
Thanks for the back story, right? I know, here is the recipe.
Supplies
Chocolate ice cream
Vanilla ice cream
Smucker's Magic Shell (or equivalent)
Oreo's (or equivalent)
Cool Whip - optional
Hot Fudge
Gel icing (for writing)
Spring-form pan
Parchment paper
Step 1: Make your homemade chocolate ice cream (recipe here)
- Now, before you put the ice cream in a tub to freeze, cut a piece of parchment paper to fit a little wider than the bottom of your spring-form pan. Press it into the bottom of your closed pan, and press it against the edge so it kind of covers the small gap between the bottom and the sides (mine leaked a little when I put it in the freezer, and then it stuck to the metal bottom, parchment paper should fix this).
- Scoop your fresh ice cream into the pan, only going about a third of the way up. Make sure you scoop into the centre, then use an offset spatula to guide it to the edge (this will reduce the amount of ice cream you get on the top 2/3 of the pan).
- Put it into the freezer.
Step 2: Hot fudge layer
- Once your chocolate ice cream is frozen, it's time to start on the next layer.
- Heat the fudge, but don't make it too hot, you don't want to melt the ice cream you pour it onto, just warm enough to make the chocolate fudge easy to pour.
- Pour it over the chocolate ice cream so you have a good layer.
- Put it back into the freezer.
Step 3: Chocolate crunchies layer
- Put about 2 rows of Oreo's into a plastic bag (I believe most bags have 3 rows). Using a heavy can or a rolling pin crush the cookies. You don't want them to be too fine, or it will become a paste, making cutting your cake near impossible. You want about 2.5 cups, and chunks are good, believe me. Transfer this mixture into a bowl.
- Squirt your Magic Shell chocolate into the bowl of crushed Oreo's, just less than half the bottle (remember, you can add more, but you can't take it out). You want the cookie crumbs to be coated, but not turned into a paste.
- Spread the cookie crumbs evenly over the chilled fudge layer. If you need to make more, make some more.
- Put it back into the freezer.
Step 4: Make your homemade vanilla ice cream (recipe here)
- Scoop your ice cream over the cookie crumb layer and smooth it out even with the top of the pan with an offset spatula.
- Put it back in the freezer.
Step 5: Decorating (Optional)
- Remove your cake from the freezer and from the spring form pan.
- Without letting it thaw too much, spread Cool Whip evenly over the top and sides. For extra detail, you can pipe rosettes, stars, or shells (stay tuned for a post on proper piping and terminology, once I learn it at work)
- Freeze to solidify again.
- Write your message using a gel icing writer. This should be done just prior to serving.
- Remove the cake from the freezer (and from the spring form pan if you didn't decorate).
- Let it sit out for about 10 minutes.
- Using a warm knife, cut the cake and serve.
- Eat the cake (it's delicious).
Whether you make this for your birthday, for someone else's birthday, or just because you want a homemade version of the classic DQ cake (but better), this is the cake for you. Try experimenting with different flavour combinations. I think a homemade cookie would be fantastic in it too.
Enjoy!
Mel
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