Description
A layered ice cream cake with cookie dough ice cream, chocolate cake, and M&M’s mixed in for crunch and color
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients required: eggs, oil, water)
- 1½ quarts cookie dough ice cream (softened)
- 1 cup mini chocolate chip cookie dough pieces or chunks
- 1 cup M&M’s (plain or mini)
- ½ cup chocolate sauce or fudge topping
- 1 cup whipped cream or whipped topping
- Optional: extra M&M’s or cookie dough bits for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven and bake the chocolate cake according to package instructions in a round springform (or suitably sized) pan; let it cool completely.
- Line the cake pan (or a cake ring) with plastic wrap, leaving overhang to cover the top later.
- Scoop softened cookie dough ice cream over the cake layer, spreading evenly.
- Sprinkle the cookie dough pieces and M&M’s over the ice cream layer, gently pressing them in.
- Drizzle chocolate sauce/fudge topping over the layer.
- Fold over the plastic wrap and freeze until firm (several hours or overnight).
- Once firm, unmold the cake, top with whipped cream, and garnish with extra M&M’s and cookie dough bits.
- Return to freezer until ready to slice and serve.
Notes
- You can use homemade chocolate cake instead of a box mix.
- If your cookie dough pieces are large, chop them small so slices cut cleanly.
- Let slices sit for a few minutes at room temperature before cutting for easier slicing.
- Store leftover slices in airtight containers in the freezer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: ≈ 450 kcal
- Sugar: ≈ 38 g
- Sodium: ≈ 210 mg
- Fat: ≈ 22 g
- Saturated Fat: ≈ 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: ≈ 8 g
- Trans Fat: ≈ 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: ≈ 55 g
- Fiber: ≈ 2 g
- Protein: ≈ 5 g
- Cholesterol: ≈ 45 mg
