Best Fudgy Ice Cream Cake Recipes

FUDGY ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Lightly coat an 8-inch square cake pan with cooking spray; line pan with plastic wrap, leaving a 6-inch overhang on two sides. Freeze pan at least 10 minutes.
• In a medium pot, combine corn syrup, 1/4 cup cream, butter, granulated sugar, cocoa, and pinch of salt; bring to a boil, whisking, over medium-high. Remove from heat and let fudge sauce cool. Meanwhile, remove 1 pint ice cream from freezer and let soften, about 15 minutes.
• Evenly press softened ice cream into pan. Top with a single layer of graham crackers, breaking to fit. Drizzle with 1/4 cup fudge sauce and freeze 15 minutes. Repeat twice, omitting sauce on final layer. Wrap in plastic and freeze until firm, 8 hours (or up to 3 days). Cover and refrigerate remaining fudge sauce.
• To serve, invert pan and run under tepid water to loosen cake. Invert onto a platter and remove plastic. Microwave fudge sauce in 30-second increments until pourable. Pour over cake and freeze to solidify, 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, using a mixer, whip 1 1/2 cups cream and confectioners' sugar on high until stiff peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes. Dollop cake with whipped cream and dust with cocoa. Serve immediately.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM PRETZEL CAKE.

Steps:

• 1. Line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper.2. In a food processor, pulse together the pretzels and peanuts into semi-fine crumbs. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture holds together when pinched. Press into the bottom of the pan, and about 1-inch up the sides, making sure to pack tightly.3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened chocolate ice cream and about 1 cup of peanut butter until just combined, leaving streaks of peanut butter throughout the ice cream. Spread the ice cream over the crust in an even layer. Top evenly with chocolate fudge sauce. Cover and freeze 30 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the freezer, add the vanilla ice cream and remaining peanut butter, gently swirling the peanut butter throughout the ice cream. Cover and freeze for 4-6 hours or preferably overnight.4. To make the "magic shell". In a microwave safe bowl, melt together the chocolate and coconut oil until melted and smooth, about 1 minute. Let cool 5-10 minutes. Remove the cake from the freezer and release from the spring-form pan. Pour the magic shell over the cake. Working quickly, top with pretzels, then return the cake to the freezer until ready to serve.5. Remove the cake from the freezer 10 minutes before slicing. Slice and serve immediately.

FUDGY ICE CREAM CAKE [VEGAN!] RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Preparation: Chocolate Ganache: Melt 2.5 cups dark chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips in 1 cup almond milk. I use a microwave-safe bowl to heat the milk, then gradually whisk in the chocolate. Keep returning to microwave for 6 seconds if the mixture cools too much. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and glossy. Cookie Crumbles: In a food processor, pulse a bag of Oreos into crumbs. Ice cream layers: Before spreading each ice cream layer, take the pints out of the fridge for about 5 to 10 minutes to soften at room temperature. The outside will melt while the core should still remain quite cold. Dump the pint into a bowl and stir vigorously with a spoon until the entire batch reaches the consistency of soft-serve ice cream. It should spread easily in your cake pan. Assembly: Start by pressing down a layer of cookie crumbles into your cake mold. Spread chocolate ice cream evenly over this layer . Cover with more cookie crumbs and place in freezer to harden. Spread vanilla ice cream over the cookie crumbs Return to freezer to harden. Pour ganache over vanilla layer. Return to freezer. Optional: Decorate with vegan whipped cream