Best Peppermint Ice Cream Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Melt butter with chocolate in heavy small saucepan over low heat. Finely grind cookies in processor. Add warm chocolate mixture; blend just until crumbs are moistened. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture in small bowl. Press remaining crumb mixture onto sides, then bottom of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Freeze.
• For glaze:
• Bring cream and corn syrup to boil in heavy large saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth. Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 1 hour.
• For filling:
• Working quickly, mix ice cream, 1 1/4 cups crushed candies, and extract in large bowl just until blended. Spoon half of ice cream into crust; spread evenly (place remaining ice cream mixture in bowl in freezer). Sprinkle reserved 1 cup cookie crumbs over ice cream in pan; press gently. Pour 1 cup chocolate glaze over ice cream in pan. Freeze 1 hour. Top with remaining ice cream; spread evenly. Freeze until firm, about 4 hours. Stir remaining glaze over low heat just until pourable but not warm. Pour glaze over ice cream; spread evenly. Freeze overnight.
• Run sharp knife between crust and pan sides to loosen cake. Release pan sides. Transfer cake to platter. Garnish cake with peppermint candies and serve.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• For the crust: Cut the butter into pats and add to a medium heatproof bowl along with the chocolate chips. Place the bowl over 1 inch of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. Once the butter and chocolate start to melt, stir to combine and remove from the heat. Finely crush the chocolate wafers in a food processor until it becomes a fine meal. In a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs with the melted chocolate and blend until the crumbs are moistened. Reserve a heaping 1 cup crumb mixture in a small bowl. Press the remaining crumb mixture in the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch diameter springform pan with 3-inch high sides. Freeze 1 hour.
• For the glaze: In a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan, bring the cream and corn syrup to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and whisk until it melts. Set aside to cool until room temperature, about 1 hour.
• For the filling: Quickly mix the ice cream, crushed candies and extract in a large bowl with a wooden spoon until blended. Put half the ice cream mixture onto the frozen crust and spread out. Evenly scatter the reserved cookie crumbs over the ice cream in the springform pan, pressing the crumbs down gently. Pour half of the chocolate glaze over the cookie crumbles and ice cream Freeze for about 3 hours.
• When you about ready to repeat the layers, place the glaze back over low heat, just until pourable, but not warm. Remove the springform pan from the freezer and repeat with the remaining ice cream and glaze. Place back into the freezer for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Remove the cake from the freezer about 20 minutes before serving for easy removal of the springform sides. Release the pan sides and transfer the cake to a platter. Break off irregular pieces of the Candy Brittle and peel off the foil as you go. Press the brittle upright, candy side out, onto the top and sides of cake.
• In a small, heavy bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat, cook the sugar, 3/4 cup water and corn syrup until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat and boil, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 300 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
• Place a 24-inch long sheet of foil on your work surface. Be extremely careful, the syrup is extremely hot. Pour the boiling syrup in wide zigzag lines across the foil. Working quickly and using an oiled offset metal spatula, spread the syrup evenly onto the foil, leaving a 1-inch border. Immediately sprinkle with all the candies, pressing the larger pieces into the syrup to make sure they stick. Be careful not to touch the syrup. Cool completely.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• For crust, melt butter with chocolate in heavy small saucepan over low heat.
• Finely grind cookies in processor.
• Add warm chocolate mixture; blend until crumbs are just moistened.
• Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture in small bowl.
• Press remaining crumb mixture onto sides, then bottom of 9 inch springform pan with 2 3/4 inch sides.
• Freeze.
• For Glaze, bring cream and corn syrup to boil in heavy large saucepan.
• Remove from heat.
• Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth.
• Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 1 hour.
• For filling, working quickly, mix ice cream, 1 3/4 cups crushed candies, and extract in large bowl, until just blended.
• Spoon half of ice cream into crust; spread evenly. (Place remaining ice cream mixture in bowl in freezer).
• Sprinkle reserved 1 cup cookie crumbs over ice cream in pan; press gently.
• Pour 1 cup chocolate glaze over ice cream in pan.
• Freeze 1 hour.
• Top with remaining ice cream; spread evenly.
• Freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
• Stir remaining glaze over low heat just until pourable, but not warm.
• Pour over ice cream.
• Spread evenly.
• Freeze overnight.
• Run sharp knife between crust and pan sides to loosen cake.
• Release pan sides.
• Transfer cake to platter.
• Garnish with peppermint candies and serve.

PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Place cereal in large bowl; set aside. Grate or shave 2 tablespoons of chocolate from candy bar; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, melt butter and remaining chocolate; stir until smooth. , Pour over cereal and stir to coat. Press into the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Freeze for 30 minutes. , Spoon ice cream over crust. Freeze for 15 minutes. Spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with the shaved chocolate. Cover and freeze for several hours or overnight. , Top with candy. Remove cake from freezer 5-10 minutes before serving. Remove sides of pan; cut with a sharp knife and serve immediately.

PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Coat 2 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
• Line bottom of each pan with waxed paper.
• Combine cocoa, ¾ cup boiling water, and butter, stirring with a whisk until blended. Cool.
• Combine brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl, stirring well until blended.
• Add egg substitute; beat with a mixer 2 minutes or until light and creamy.
• Add the cocoa mixture, and beat 1 minute.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture; beat 1 minute or until blended. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack.
• Remove from pans.
• Wrap in plastic wrap, and freeze for 2 hours or until slightly frozen.
• Spread ice cream in an 8-inch round cake pan lined with plastic wrap.
• Cover and freeze 4 hours or until firm.
• To assemble cake, place one cake layer, bottom side up, on a cake pedestal.
• Remove ice cream layer from freezer; remove plastic wrap.
• Place ice cream layer, bottom side up, on top of cake layer.
• Top with remaining cake layer.
• Combine whipped topping and peppermint extract, and stir until blended.
• Spread frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Sprinkle with crushed peppermints.
• Freeze until ready to serve.
• Let cake stand at room temperature 10 minutes before slicing.

PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CANDYLAND CAKE

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 15x10x1-inch baking sheet; line with parchment. Butter parchment. Whisk first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Melt butter in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate chips; stir until melted. Whisk in 3/4 cup water, cocoa, and vanilla until blended. Whisk in egg. Add to dry ingredients; whisk to blend. Pour batter onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out with some moist crumbs attached, about 22 minutes. Cool cake on baking sheet on rack 15 minutes. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto sheet of foil; cool. Cut cake crosswise into 3 equal strips. Freeze cake strips 1 hour.
• Place 1 cake strip on platter. Working quickly, spoon 3 1/2 cups peppermint ice cream in dollops over cake; spread evenly to edges. Top with second cake strip; spoon 3 1/2 cups ice cream in dollops over cake; spread evenly to edges. Top with third cake strip; freeze 1 hour. Spread enough remaining ice cream over top and sides of cake to cover generously (about 6 cups). Freeze until firm, about 3 hours.
• For candy brittle:
• Place 20-inch-long sheet of foil on work surface. Mark off 16x12-inch rectangle. Stir sugar, 1/2 cup water, and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush. Increase heat and boil without stirring until candy thermometer registers 300°F, tilting saucepan slightly to submerge bulb, about 15 minutes.
• Being very careful (syrup is extremely hot), pour boiling syrup in wide zigzag lines across foil. Working quickly and using offset metal spatula, spread syrup evenly to 16x12-inch rectangle. Immediately sprinkle generously with candies, pressing larger pieces into syrup to adhere (do not touch hot syrup). If syrup hardens before all candies have been applied, slide foil with brittle onto large rimless baking sheet and place baking sheet directly over burner set on high heat to soften syrup, about 10 seconds, rotating sheet, then remove from heat and immediately apply remaining candies. Cool completely.
• Starting at 1 end of brittle, break off irregular pieces, peeling foil as you go. Press brittle upright, candy side out, onto top and sides of cake and freeze. DO AHEAD: Cake can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep frozen.
• For chocolate sauce:
• Bring water to simmer in small saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until smooth. DO AHEAD: Sauce can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm sauce before continuing.
• Slice cake and serve with sauce.

PEPPERMINT CANDY ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment.
• Combine the melted butter and crushed wafer cookies in a medium bowl. Press the mixture into the bottom and almost up the entire side of the prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool completely before using.
• Fold the peppermint candies into the ice cream. Scoop the peppermint candy ice cream onto the cookie crust, packing it in tightly. Spread with an offset spatula to make a smooth top. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Unmold the cake by running a knife around the edge, then unhinge the springform and remove. Invert the cake onto a sheet of plastic wrap and remove the bottom of the pan and the parchment. Place a serving plate on the bottom and invert once more. Keep in the freezer until ready to frost.
• Put the chocolate in a medium heatsafe bowl. Bring the heavy cream to a simmer in a small saucepan. Pour the cream over the chocolate and stir until smooth. Allow to cool 10 minutes before using.
• Frost the top and sides of the cake with the ganache and top with the crushed peppermint candies. If the cake begins to get too soft, put it back into the freezer for a few minutes.
• Freeze another 1 1/2 to 2 hours or up to overnight. Let the cake sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes before slicing and serving.

PEPPERMINT SKILLET CAKE WITH PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Prepare the cake mix according to the package's egg white method. Add the peppermint extract and mix to combine. Pour the cake batter into the prepared skillet. Bake until the cake is set and a toothpick inserted comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Let the cake cool until the top of the cake is cool to the touch.
• Pulse the candy canes in a food processor until you get pea-sized candy, 5 to 6 times. Add 1/2 cup of the crushed candy canes to the Frosting and fold to combine. Frost the cake with the Peppermint Frosting, then sprinkle the remaining crushed candy over the entire cake. Serve slices with scoops of peppermint ice cream.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), beat the confectioners' sugar together with the butter until well combined. Add the heavy cream and continue to beat until extremely light and fluffy. Beat in the peppermint extract until combined.

PEPPERMINT PATTY ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Split cake into three horizontal layers; place bottom layer on a serving plate. , In a bowl, combine ice cream, peppermint patties, pecans, extract and a few drops of food coloring if desired. Spread a third of the mixture over bottom cake layer. Top with a second cake layer and another portion of ice cream mixture; repeat layers. , Cover and freeze for up to 1 month. Remove from the freezer just before serving.

(PEPPERMINT) ICE CREAM CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• 1. heat oven to 350. Grease two 15 X 10 inch jelly roll pan; line with waxed paper and grease again. *Generously sprinkle 2 clean towels with powdered sugar.
• 2. In a large bowl beat eggs at highest speed for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored. Reduce speed to low; add water. Gradually add cake mix; blend until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at highest speed. Spread 1/2 batter in each prepared pan. Bake one at a time on middle rack of oven or arrange oven racks to bake both cakes at same time. Bake at 350 for 14-15 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. DO NOT OVERBAKE!
• 3. Immediately once you have removed cakes from oven INVERT cake onto towel; carefully remove waxed paper. Starting at shorter end of cake, roll up cake in towel; cool completely while rolled up in towel.
• 4. Carefully unroll cooled cake but do not lay flat; remove towel. Spread each cake with 1 quart ice cream; roll up loosely. Wrap each in foil; freeze until firm. To Serve, cut into 1 inch slices or larger; drizzle with fudge topping, a dollop of whipped cream, and Sprinkle with crushed candy cane. Store in freezer.
• 5. This recipe makes 2 cake rolls..so if you would like you could fill each one with a different flavor of Ice cream. Use your imagination..and enjoy this delicious dessert just the way you like it!!!

COOKIES AND PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• In batches of 5 cookies at a time, pulverize the cookies in a blender until fine. Set the last batch of 5 crumbled cookies aside; place the remaining cookies into the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan, and smooth into a crust.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, and stir in the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, and vegetable oil into a smooth mixture. Pour in the beaten eggs, and whisk constantly until the mixture is hot (do not boil) and thickened to a fudgy consistency, about 5 minutes. Pour the thickened fudge over the crushed cookie crust, smooth into a layer, and freeze cake at least 30 minutes.
• Set the peppermint ice cream out to soften for about 10 minutes. Cut the softened ice cream into slices, and place the ice cream slices over the fudge filling. Smooth the ice cream out into an even layer, and sprinkle reserved crushed cookies on top for garnish. Freeze the dessert for 1 to 2 hours before serving.