Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream Cake

Name: Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients: 16 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies; 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine; 1 quart cherry ice cream or 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened; 8 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, coarsely chopped; 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened; 1/2 cup fudge sauce; sweetened whipped cream, if desired; 12 fresh cherries, with stems

9 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

16 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1 quart cherry ice cream or 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
8 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, coarsely chopped
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
1/2 cup fudge sauce
sweetened whipped cream, if desired
12 fresh cherries, with stems

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350°F. Place 16 cookies in food processor. Cover and process until finely ground. Add butter; cover and process until mixed. Press in springform pan, 9x3 inches. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until firm. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
2

Wrap outside of springform pan with foil. Spread cherry ice cream over cooled crust. Freeze 30 minutes.
3

Sprinkle chopped cookies and 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips over cherry ice cream; press slightly. Spread vanilla ice cream over top. Drop fudge sauce over ice cream in small spoonfuls; swirl slightly into ice cream. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips; press slightly. Freeze about 8 hours until firm.
4

To serve, let stand at room temperature 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully remove side of pan. Cut dessert into wedges. Top each wedge with whipped cream and cherry.