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German Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
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German Chocolate Ice Cream Cake

A frozen twist on the classic German Chocolate Cake – has a chocolate cookie crust with a chocolate ice cream filling, delicious coconut pecan topping and chocolate ganache drizzles on top.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Freeze time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Servings 20 servings
Calories 393kcal

Ingredients

For the crust

  • 24 chocolate creme filled sandwich cookies crushed
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted

For the ice cream

  • 1 package The Curious Creamery Ice Cream Cake Mix German Chocolate flavor
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 ¼ cup cold heavy whipping cream
  • 1 ⅛ cup cold milk

For the coconut pecan topping

Instructions

For the crust

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix together cookie crumbs and melted butter until well combined. Pour into a 9" springform pan. Press onto bottom and slightly up the sides of pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool.

For the ice cream

  • Follow package instructions which are to add 1 packet of The Curious Creamery Ice Cream Cake Mix to a large bowl along with sugar, cream and milk. Beat with an electric mixer on low until combined, then turn up to medium and beat for 3-5 minutes or until soft peaks form. Pour into the cooled crust. (Or if you can't find the Curious Creamery Mix, use 4-5 cups of softened chocolate ice cream and omit the other ice cream ingredients.) Freeze for 2-6 hours or until firm.

For the coconut pecan topping

  • Combine milk, sugar, butter and egg in a saucepan. Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool for a few minutes. Stir in salt, vanilla, coconut and pecans. Let cool completely, then spread onto top of cake. Return cake to freezer until set. Add more chopped pecans on top before serving, if desired.

For the ganache

  • Add chocolate chips to a medium glass bowl. Set aside. Place cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Let it just come to a bowl, then immediately pour over chocolate chips. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit for 10 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let it cool. Pour into a small plastic sandwich bag. Seal the bag then cut off a tiny corner and drizzle ganache onto cake. You will have extra ganache to drizzle onto each serving of pie.

Notes

If you can't find The Curious Creamery Ice Cream Cake Mix, you can substitute use 4-5 cups of your favorite brand of chocolate ice cream and omit the other ice cream ingredients. Pour into cooled crust and continue with the recipe above, freezing, then adding the topping and ganache.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 187mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 682IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg