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Easy Ice Cream Cake Recipe
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
This Easy Ice Cream Cake Recipe is customizable with your favorite store-bought ice cream, crushed Oreo cookies in between the layers and on top, optionally, you can decorate with meringue cookies and cake topper figurines. (Makes 8 servings)
Easy Ice Cream Cake Recipe
Hi Everyone, have you ever tried to make your own ice cream cake? It's easier than you think and so customizable.
That's actually what inspired this recipe, I searched for an ice cream cake at the grocery store and they only had chocolate and vanilla but my kids wanted to choose their current favorite ice cream flavors.
This recipe uses 2 flavors of store-bought ice cream, Oreo cookies, and whipped topping (like Cool Whip or the generic store-bought variety)
Ingredients
Here is a list of ingredients for this recipe:
- 2 (1.5 quarts) ice cream containers, you flavors of choice
- 1 sleeve of Oreo cookies
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- Meringue cookies, for decorating, amount to taste
- Figurines, for decorating
Kitchen Tools
Here is a list of helpful kitchen tools:
- 2 round cake pans
- ice cream scoop(s)
- offset spatula
- wax or parchment paper
- aluminum foil
- knife for cutting
- food processor
How To Make Easy Ice Cream Cake
1.) Preparation: Line 2 round cake pans with parchment paper or wax paper. You can use clothes pins to hold the paper in place and crinkling the paper up before lining it helps it form the shape of the cake pans.
2.) Make the Cake: Scoop the 1st ice cream flavor into the 1st cake pan, using an offset spatula, smooth out the ice cream into an even layer, cover, and put it into the freezer to firm up. Repeat with the 2nd ice cream flavor.
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Easy Ice Cream Cake Recipe
Yield:
8 servings
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
1 minute
Additional Time:
8 hours
Total Time:
8 hours 21 minutes
This Easy Ice Cream Cake Recipe is customizable with your favorite store-bought ice cream, crushed Oreo cookies in between the layers and on top, optionally, you can decorate with meringue cookies and cake topper figurines. (Makes 8 servings)
Ingredients
- 2 (1.5 quart) ice cream containers, you flavors of choice
- 1 sleeve Oreo cookies
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- Meringue cookies, for decorating, amount to taste
- Figurines, for decorating
Instructions
- Preparation: Line 2 round cake pans with parchment paper or wax paper. You can use clothes pins to hold the paper in place and crinkling the paper up before lining it helps it form the shape of the cake pans.
- Make the Cake: Scoop the 1st ice cream flavor into the 1st cake pan, using an offset spatula, smooth out the ice cream into an even layer, cover, and put it into the freezer to firm up. Repeat with the 2nd ice cream flavor.
- Process the Oreos: Place the Oreos into a food processor, and pulse until the Oreo cookies are finely crumbled.
- Assemble the Ice Cream Cake: Lift the 1st layer out of the cake pan. Spoon the crumbled Oreo cookies on top of 1 of the layers evenly. Reserve some of the Oreo mixture to sprinkle on the finished cake. Turn the 2nd layer onto the top of the 1st layer, sandwiching the crumbled Oreos in between. Check to make sure that the layers are evenly placed. If the ice cream starts to get soft and melty, return the cake (or cake layers to the refrigerator for at least a ½ hour so that it can firm up.
- Top the Cake: Once the layers are established, add the whipped topping to the top of the cake using an offset spatula, and evenly spread the topping to cover the cake. Optionally, add more crumbled Oreo cookies on top and meringue cookies. Freeze the cake until the whipped topping is frozen though. Before serving, optionally, add any cake toppers, enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 112Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 15mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 0gSugar: 8gProtein: 1g
Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best. If you make this recipe and love it, remember to stop back and give it a 5-star rating – it helps others find the recipe!
- This recipe was photographed and filmed on 5/1/2022 and first posted on the blog on 8/12/2022.
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