Have you ever just really had the urge to make something sweet? I know my sweet tooth is unhealthy sometimes, but it is very capable of putting up an excellent argument. Tonight was one of those nights where my sweet tooth was particularly persuasive. I got a text from my brother to go over to a friend's house and make muffins, and "something tasty." After about 45 min, of "I don't know, what do you want to make?" We finally settled on ice cream cake. I wish I could credit the blog from where we got the recipe, but I can't seem to remember the name. No worries though, I do remember the recipe.
Fudge Brownie Ice Cream Cake
Fudge Brownie Ice Cream Cake
Cake
2 sticks of butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 t baking powder
1 t salt
1 t espresso powder
1 t vanilla
1 1/2 c flour
2 c chocolate chips
1 Quart of Ice Cream
We were lazy and just bought Snickers Ice cream from the store but I imagine any chocolaty, caramel-y, or coffee-y ice cream would be good.
Fudge Sauce
1 1/2 cup chocolate Chips
2 T butter
1 t espresso powder
Toppings
Nuts, Caramel Sauce, Powder Sugar
2 sticks of butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 t baking powder
1 t salt
1 t espresso powder
1 t vanilla
1 1/2 c flour
2 c chocolate chips
1 Quart of Ice Cream
We were lazy and just bought Snickers Ice cream from the store but I imagine any chocolaty, caramel-y, or coffee-y ice cream would be good.
Fudge Sauce
1 1/2 cup chocolate Chips
2 T butter
1 t espresso powder
Toppings
Nuts, Caramel Sauce, Powder Sugar
Directions:
Cake
Preheat oven to 350F
In sauce pan over low heat or microwave, melt butter. Remove from heat and add sugar. Turn burner back to low or put back in microwave and stir until butter/sugar mixture looks shiny and smooth.
In separate bowl, mix together eggs, coco powder, baking powder, salt, espresso powder, and vanilla. Add butter to mixture. Stir until well combined. Add flour and chocolate chips.
Spread batter into 2 lightly greased 9 in round pan. Try to make the pans close to even. Bake for about 20 min. After cake is done, allow to cool, loosen from edges, then move to cooling racks. If time allows, cover and refrigerate.
While cakes are cooling, trace one of the 9 in pans onto wax/parchment paper and cut out circle. Place wax paper into pan and scoop 1 quart of ice cream into pan, smooth, cover, and freeze until hard.
Cake
Preheat oven to 350F
In sauce pan over low heat or microwave, melt butter. Remove from heat and add sugar. Turn burner back to low or put back in microwave and stir until butter/sugar mixture looks shiny and smooth.
In separate bowl, mix together eggs, coco powder, baking powder, salt, espresso powder, and vanilla. Add butter to mixture. Stir until well combined. Add flour and chocolate chips.
Spread batter into 2 lightly greased 9 in round pan. Try to make the pans close to even. Bake for about 20 min. After cake is done, allow to cool, loosen from edges, then move to cooling racks. If time allows, cover and refrigerate.
While cakes are cooling, trace one of the 9 in pans onto wax/parchment paper and cut out circle. Place wax paper into pan and scoop 1 quart of ice cream into pan, smooth, cover, and freeze until hard.
Fudge:
Melt all ingredients over low heat in sauce pan or in microwave safe bowl. Make sure not to burn.
When Ice Cream is hard and cake is cool stack cake, then ice cream, then cake. Depending on how long you let the fudge sit, you may need to reheat it. Drizzle over Ice Cream Cake and add toppings.
Warning: This cake is very rich. Cut very small slices when ready to serve.
Melt all ingredients over low heat in sauce pan or in microwave safe bowl. Make sure not to burn.
When Ice Cream is hard and cake is cool stack cake, then ice cream, then cake. Depending on how long you let the fudge sit, you may need to reheat it. Drizzle over Ice Cream Cake and add toppings.
Warning: This cake is very rich. Cut very small slices when ready to serve.
We only did a half recipe, but doesn't it look good?
I recently got a new camera, so I had to practice taking some pictures. My friend made Mango, Apricot, Lemon, Poppy Seed muffins and Carrot, Apricot Muffins. Here are some fun, food, practice, pics.
