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I am always in need of an easy dessert recipe and this Ice Cream Sandwich Cake is such a easy ice cream cake made with simple ingredients that everyone will love.
You can dress this ice cream sandwich cake recipe up if you want to use it as a birthday cake at your next birthday party, or it is perfect to serve on a hot summer day.
Make this simple vanilla ice cream sandwiches dessert recipe for any special occasion or with any dinner recipe and it will be a huge hit.
Ingredients for Ice Cream Sandwich Cake:
- Ice Cream: you will need to use wrapped ice cream sandwiches in the freezer section at the grocery store
- Fudge: use your favorite brand of hot fudge sauce for the chocolatey center
- Whipped cream layer: you will need to use thawed whipped topping fo the creamy layer
- Toppings: use mini M&M’s and caramel sauce (optional) for drizzling on the top at the end
How to make Ice Cream Sandwich Cake:
Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper make sure the parchment paper is hanging over the edges so you can pull the entire cake out of the baking dish easily once frozen.
Unwrap 12 of the ice cream sandwiches and layer them in the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish. You may need to trim some of the sandwiches to fill in the edges.
Spread half of the hot fudge topping evenly over the ice cream sandwiches.
Add half of the whipped topping over the fudge layer.
Repeat the layers: add the remaining ice cream sandwiches, then top with the remaining fudge and whipped topping.
Freeze the dessert for about 2 hours.
Sprinkle mini M&M’s over the whipped topping, and if you like, drizzle with caramel sauce.
Pull the entire ice cream cake out of the baking dish and slice.
How to store this ice cream sandwich cake recipe:
Fridge: Either place the lid on the 9×13 dish on top or use a layer of saran wrap to cover the top of the cake. Then place it in the freezer for at least 2 hours before serving. Leave the cake in the freezer for up to 7 days for the best results.
Tips and tricks for making a delicious ice cream sandwich cake:
Ice cream sandwiches to use:
If you want to make homemade ice cream sandwiches, more power to you! But to keep it simple, I like to use the ice cream bars from the freezer aisle and remove the plastic wrap from each one.
You can use either vanilla or chocolate ice cream sandwiches, depending on what your family likes.
Favorite toppings to make the perfect dessert:
Toppings can make this delicious ice cream sandwich cake stand out even more. Pick your favorites and have some fun with them:
- Caramel syrup
- Chocolate chips (mini chocolate chips)
- Chocolate syrup
- Crushed Ore cookies
- Waffle cones broke into pieces
- Reese’s pieces
Can I use homemade whipped cream?
If you want to get the best results out of this recipe I would suggest using a store bought whipping topping. However if you want to use homemade whipped cream, I would suggest using powdered sugar with the heavy cream instead of granulated sugar since that will be the best way to stablize the whipped topping. Then use a stand mixer or electric mixer and whip everthing until they form stiff peaks.
More no bake dessert recipes:
- Strawberry Pretzel Dessert
- No Bake S’mores Bars
- No-Bake Hershey’s Chocolate Pie
- Easy No Bake Cheesecake
Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
Equipment
- 9×13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 24 ice cream sandwiches
- 16 oz hot fudge topping
- 16 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed
- ½ cup mini M&M’s
- Optional: caramel sauce for drizzling on the top at the end
Instructions
- Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper make sure the parchment paper is hanging over the edges so you can pull the entire cake out of the baking dish easily once frozen.
- Unwrap 12 of the ice cream sandwiches and layer them in the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish. You may need to trim some of the sandwiches to fill in the edges.
- Spread half of the hot fudge topping evenly over the ice cream sandwiches.
- Add half of the whipped topping over the fudge layer.
- Repeat the layers: add the remaining ice cream sandwiches, then top with the remaining fudge and whipped topping.
- Freeze the dessert for about 2 hours.
- Sprinkle mini M&M’s over the whipped topping, and if you like, drizzle with caramel sauce.
- Pull the entire ice cream cake out of the baking dish and slice.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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