It is July 21st and it National Ice Cream Day! I thought this Easy Ice Cream Sandwich Cake would be a prefect frozen dessert to share on this special day.
This may surprise you but not until recently did I discover this totally awesome ice cream dessert. My husband, our two girls, and I drove up to visit his Grandma (aka GiGi) in Palm Desert a couple of weeks ago and she surprised us with this easy, delicious, out of this world ice cream dream dessert. I honestly thought it was the best ice cream dessert I have ever had. When I found out how EASY it was to make I knew once I got home I had to remake it and share the recipe with the world!
So thank you Grandma GiGi for passing this dessert recipe down to us. This will be a recipe that will never be forgotten and made on a regular basis in our home.
How To Make Easy Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
First, gather all your ingredients.
- 16 Vanilla Ice Cream Mini Sandwiches (I used Annie’s), unwrapped
- 1 (8 ounce) container of whipped topping (Homemade recipe below)
- 1 jar (12.8 ounce) of hot fudge, warmed (or Homemade chocolate ganache, recipe below)
- 1 jar (14 ounce) of caramel sauce, warmed (or Homemade Caramel Sauce)
- 1/2 cup peanuts, more or less to your liking
SUPPLIES:
- 8×8 baking dish
- Aluminum foil
Next, arrange a layer of 8 Vanilla Ice Cream Mini Sandwiches on the bottom of a 8×8-Inch baking dish.
Now place half of the (8 ounce) container of whipped topping on top of the ice cream sandwiches.
Then drizzle some warm hot fudge and caramel sauce on top of the whipped topping.
Repeat layering with remaining 8 ice cream sandwiches, the other half of the (8 ounce) container of whipped topping, and a drizzle of hot fudge and caramel sauce. Top if off with a sprinkle of peanuts.
Cover dish with aluminum foil and freeze until set, at least 30 minutes.
Homemade Sweet Whipped Cream
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
In the chilled bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, or in a large bowl using a handheld mixer, whip the cream, confectioners sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks from, 2 minutes.
Cover and chill until ready to use.
Homemade Chocolate Ganache
INGREDIENTS:
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup heavy cream
DIRECTIONS:
Place the chocolate in a medium bowl.
In a medium saucepan, bring the cream just to a boil.
Pour the cream over the chocolate and let sit for 1 minute, then gently stir (don’t stir vigorously, this adds too much air to the ganache) until the chocolate has melted and the ganache is smooth.
Tips & Tricks:
- You can use any brand of ice cream sandwiches you like. They will be larger so you might need to cut some to fit the baking dish. You can also use any flavor you want. This is what is so nice about this recipe is that you can make it to your own liking using different ice cream sandwiches and toppings.
- You can make homemade whipped cream (recipe above), chocolate ganache (recipe above), and you also make Homemade Caramel Sauce.
- Toppings are endless on this ice cream cake! You can use:
- Sprinkles
- Any type of nut (peanuts, almonds, walnuts, cashews, pecans)
- Crumbled Brownie
- Chopped pretzels (Chocolate-Covered Pretzels)
- Cereal (Golden Grahams, Fruity Pebbles, Fruit Loops, Lucky Charms, Trix)
- Candy (M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces, Peanut Butter Cups, Gummy Bears, Chocolate-Covered Raisins)
- Crushed candy bars (Heath, Butterfinger, Whoppers)
- Crumbled cookies (Oreos, Nila Wafers, Graham Crackers, Wafer Cookies)
- Caramel Corn
- Granola
- Mini marshmallows
- Chocolate chips (White Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Toffee, Andes Mint Chip)
- Chocolate sauce
- Strawberry sauce (Homemade Strawberry Sauce)
- Butterscotch sauce
- Honey
- Jam (Apricot, Raspberry, Cherry)
- Nutella
- Fruit (Strawberries, Bananas, Blueberries, Raspberries, Pineapple, Cherries, Coconut flakes)
- You can also double this recipe and use a 9×13-inch dish pan.
- Since I bake quite often I like to buy stuff in bulk. I love buying my flour, sugars, pure vanilla extract, butter, oil, eggs, and spices at Costco.
- Costco, Target, & Amazon are my favorite stores to shop at!
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Easy Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
Ingredients
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