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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (693g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

Calories 2078
Calories from Fat 792 (38%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 88.0g 135%
Saturated Fat 34.0g 170%
Monounsaturated Fat 26.3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 23.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 167mg 55%
Sodium 1291mg 53%
Potassium 935mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 310.7g 103%
Dietary Fiber 3.4g 13%
Sugars 270.6g
Protein 17.2g 34%

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Easy Ice Cream Cake

Recipe #37590 | 55 min | 25 min prep | add private note

By: violetmac24
Aug 19, 2002

Tired of regular birthday cake try this one. It really is good, fun and not that much more work.

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 1 (18 ounce) box cake mix, your choice

  • 1 gallon ice cream, your choice

  • 3 (16 ounce) jars frosting

Directions

  1. 1
    Bake the cake according to directions in two round pans.
  2. 2
    While cake is baking let the ice cream soften a bit.
  3. 3
    Spread ice cream, about 1/2 inch thick on buttered cookie sheet, if you can form about the same size as the cake.
  4. 4
    Place in freezer until frozen well.
  5. 5
    When cake is cooled completely (very important) cut each layer in half with long knife.
  6. 6
    Carefully separate layers.
  7. 7
    Place the ice cream in the middle of each layer of cake.
  8. 8
    So it is cake, ice cream, cake.
  9. 9
    Place in freezer about an hour.
  10. 10
    Remove from freezer, frost bottom, place on second layer, frost.
  11. 11
    Place in freezer another hour.
  12. 12
    Frosting should be frozen.
  13. 13
    Wrap in plastic wrap till ready to serve. When you are ready to serve heat knife in hot water before cutting.
  14. 14
    Enjoy.

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From: Sweet Desire

On Jun 14, 2009

You can use a silicone round baking pan for your ice cream. Just grease it really good then put the ice cream in it and freeze (or line it with wax paper, that way you can lift it out). It'll turn out the shape of the cake and will come out easy.

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    From: Chef Casalinga

    On Feb 7, 2009

    I used this for my son's 3rd birthday party. It was very easy, I also did not cut the layers just - cake - ice cream - cake. I used the whipped cream frosting Whipped Cream Frosting. I used a vanilla cake mix with chocolate ice cream and chocolate frosting. I crushed oreo cookies and made a construction scene on top. It was a hit!! However, I have to say that the cake was more popular with the adults because it wasn't that sweet. Next time if using this for a kids party I will use some type of kids ice cream.

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  • From: JedenC

    On Jul 23, 2008

    Cutting the cakes in half didn't make sense to me. I left them intact and put the layer of ice cream between them and frosted the top only.

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  • From: The Donkey Show

    On Mar 17, 2006

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