CHOCOLATE-COFFEE BEAN ICE CREAM CAKE

Chocolate-Coffee Bean Ice Cream Cake image

At our school, we celebrate faculty birthdays. I needed a quick recipe that would be appealing to everyone. This tall, impressive dessert certainly fit my needs and it was a huge hit.-Karen Beck, Alexandria, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 15m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (about 28 wafers)
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 quarts coffee ice cream, softened
1/3 cup chocolate-covered coffee beans, finely chopped
2-1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate curls and additional chocolate-covered coffee beans

Steps:

In a small bowl, combine wafer crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Freeze for 10 minutes., In a large bowl, combine ice cream and coffee beans; spoon over crust. Cover and freeze for 2 hours or until firm., In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar, cocoa and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over ice cream. (Pan will be full.) , Cover and freeze for 4 hours or overnight. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with chocolate curls and coffee beans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 512 calories, Fat 36g fat (20g saturated fat), Cholesterol 105mg cholesterol, Sodium 185mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (34g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 7g protein.