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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake

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Does summer make you want to eat ice cream? Like all the time? I’ve been having a bowl of it every night after the kids are in bed. Shhh…don’t tell!

For my 8 year old’s birthday he wanted an ice cream cake. I used the same recipe that I did in this Peanut Butter ice cream cake, I just used different flavors of ice cream this time. Today I give you a wonderful, yummy, easy mint chocolate chip ice cream cake recipe:

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake Recipe

But….even better than that I am going to show off a whole BUNCH of summer recipes that you can make to go WITH the ice cream cake to create a whole summer dinner. Each recipe is at a different blog-think of it as a progressive dinner if you will.

Summer Progressive Dinner

Appetizers:
1. Best Guacamole Ever from White House Black Shutters
2. Melty Caprese Appetizer from Cook the Story
3. Skinny Southwest Chicken Dip from Yellow Bliss Road
Salads:
4. Blueberry Quinoa Salad from Clean and Scentsible
5. Quinoa and Grape Salad from A Place for Us
6. Spicy Marinated Tomatoes from Kokocooks
Main Course:
7. Grilled Greek Pork Tenderloin from Katie’s Cucina
8. Mama’s Sweet Marinated Chicken from Craft Quickies
9. Mexican Grilled Corn from Nest of Posies
Desserts:
10. Triple Berry Cheesecake from The Lilypad Cottage
11. Mini Berry Pies from A Pumpkin and a Princess
12. Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake from Crazy Little Projects
Beverages:
12. Perfect Italian Cream Soda from Ella Claire
13. Mango & Mint Lemonade Chiller from Sweet C’s Designs

AND, there’s a MAJOR giveaway attached. Who likes KitchenAid? World Market? And there’s a new company in town…Woot Froot!

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Enter the giveaway down below. Here’s my recipe for you.

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 gallon tubs of ice cream-I used chocolate for the bottom and mint chocolate chip for the top
  • 1 package of Chocolate cookies-I used Grasshoppers to enhance the minty flavor of the cake
  • 1 Jar of Hot Fudge-you can use store bought hot fudge or you can use this amazing recipe here. Just make sure to make it ahead of time.

You’ll also need foil and 2 round cake pans.

Instructions:

First thing, pull your ice cream out of the freezer and set it out to thaw a little while you make the rest of this cake.

Take your cookies and toss them in a bag and beat them with a rolling pin till they are crushed.

Crushcookies

Line your 2 round cake pans with foil:

Foillinedpan

And poor the cookies into the bottom-half in each.

Then poor the warmed up hot fudge on top:

Hotfudgeoncake

And gently spread it around:

Spread

Now scoop your ice cream on top. Use one tub per cake pan-use the whole thing and spread it around until it is smooth:

Icecreamcake

Now pop your foil out and the whole cake should come with it:  Popitout

Stack one on top of the other and then top it with more hot fudge, mini chocolate chips, or cookie crumbs.

I was going to show you a lovely picture of a slice of this cake but when I went to get it I found large bites taken out of it and little finger prints on the freezer door….

Mint chocolate chip ice cream cake recipe

I guess at least you know that it is taste tested and approved by my kiddos.

 

Now for the Giveaway!

First, KitchenAid is giving away a great product. It’s a 5 speed hand blender. Yes, I would love one of these. LOVE one of these. Would you? Learn more about it here. Also, did you know that KitchenAid has a new blog? Check it out! The Kitchenthusiast.

The Kitchenthusiast

Next up, one of my all time favorite stores, World Market, is giving away a $200 gift card. Oh man-I could do some damage at that store with $200!

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  2. Katie says

    Oh wow! This ice cream cake looks so good. I love making homemade ice cream cakes–great idea for a summer dinner party (or birthday party)! 🙂

  4. Suzanne says

    I’ve always wanted to make an ice cream cake! And I love mint chip ice cream. Now I just need a party or gathering to make it for.

  6. Dawn says

    Wonderful!! My hubby’s favorite is mint chocolate chip ice cream and what’s even better is his birthday is next week. You have solved the birthday cake delima. Thank you!

  11. Deborah says

    This cake looks delicious! But, I have a question. I understand taking the cake layers out of the pans, but how do you get the foil off and then get one cake layer on top of the other? I am imagining myself making a complete mess of it 🙂

    • Amber says

      Very carefully. In theory the foil should peel off very easily but I’ll admit that I had a problem with it for the first time on a cake this week.

  12. Nadia says

    Hi! Just a few questions: do you refrigerate the two “cakes” before assembling? I would imagine the base would need time to cool and harden, but I didn’t see it in the instructions.
    Also, Canada doesn’t have Grasshopper cookies, so what is the weight of one package to substitute with? And lastly, what is the liquid content of one jar of fudge?

    Thanks!

    • Amber says

      I freeze the two layers in between. A package of any sort of mint chocolate cookie should work and really, any size jar of hot fudge. None of these measurements are exact. Or you can use my recipe for the hot fudge.

  13. Kelly says

    When do you take out the ice cream from the cake pan foil? Do you do it when it is frozen or right after you spread the ice cream in the pan? I can’t wait to make this for my son’s birthday!

  14. Erin says

    I liked the idea of this cake and all the ingredients make for great flavors, but my experience with assembling it as described here was disastrous. The cookie layer mostly stuck with the foil. I think this would probably work better in a springform pan so that you assemble all layers in one pan, freeze it with the form on, then take the form off before serving and the sides should be all nice and neat. Just a suggestion! Thanks for sharing your creation!

    • Deborah says

      I would love to know how I can freeze in a springform pan without breaking it. When I have tried freezing in the past, I break the latch when I try to release the cake from the pan.

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