Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake

Ingredients

Steps

In large sauce pan, over medium-low heat,  melt chocolate chips, hot fudge topping, and water, stirring often.  Remove from heat when melted and well blended
Slice pound cakes into 1/2" slices.  Then cut each slice diagonally so you end up with triangles
Arrange cake slices in 10" by 3" spring form pan to cover bottom.  Use small pieces to fill in any gaps
Spread 1 quart of ice cream evenly over first layer of cake.  Cover pan with foil and freeze until ice cream is solid (about 2 hours)
Remove pan from freezer.  Stir chocolate sauce.  Only when you are sure that sauce is near room temperature, spread a 1/4" layer on top of frozen ice cream layer
Sprinkle chopped Oreo cookies on chocolate sauce layer, then spread another 1/4" layer of chocolate sauce on top of cookies.  Half of chocolate sauce should be left over in pan
Arrange remaining cake slices on top of chocolate sauce layer.  Use small pieces to fill in any gaps
Spread second quart of ice cream evenly over second layer of cake.  Cover pan with foil and freeze until ice cream is solid (about 2 hours)
Remove pan from freezer.  Stir chocolate sauce.  Spread remaining chocolate sauce on top of frozen ice cream layer to top of pan and level it off
Leave foil cover off this time and refreeze cake.  When chocolate sauce is set on top of cake, cover cake with waxed paper
Remove from freezer when time to serve.  If desired, quickly decorate cake with candies and candles.  Use a sharp heavy knife to cut cake.  This cake is very decadent.  Serve small slices. 

Recipe adapted from Bon Appétit - June, 2000, page 133


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Last revised: November 09, 2004