Cut Down on Hassles for the Kid’s Next Birthday Cake

Mint Chocolate Chipe Ice Cream Cake Recipe

I love throwing birthday parties for the grandkids, but we all know what a zoo it can be. You are the only thing standing between a dozen grabby little hands and sugar. So why not take a little of the stress out of doling out the cake and ice cream by doing it all in one fell swoop?

The problem with traditional ice cream cakes is that the ice cream is too thick and it gets hard to cut. That’s where Matilda’s 4 Layer Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream Cake comes in.

First, make a traditional chocolate sponge cake in two round pans. Out of the box works fine–the kids want sugar after all, not an epicurean gastronomical experience.

Let them cool, and then slice them in half lengthwise with a sharp knife. You’ll have 4 thinner round cake layers. For best results, freeze these 4 cakes for about an hour or two. If you don’t, some of the melted ice cream will soak into the cake. This is not a bad thing, necessarily, if you don’t mind that. (I like it either way.)

Microwave the mint ice cream for a few seconds to soften it a little, or just put it in the mixer to get it that easy-creamy consistency. Then put a thin layer of ice cream on top of one of the cakes. Add a cake layer on top of that. Put in a layer of chocolate frosting. Another ice cream layer. Another cake layer. Repeat until you are left with a cake layer on top. Put frosting on the exterior. Use as many ice cream layers as you want–I think two layers is about right. I’ll use a whole gallon of ice cream, but you are free to dial it down.

Make sure to use chocolate fudge icing, as the normal fluffy stuff won’t always do a great job of containing melting ice cream. Also, you’ll need about twice as much icing because the ice cream will make the cake a lot taller.

Cover it and stick it in the freezer until an hour before your party. Letting it thaw a little makes it easier to cut.

This trick may save you ten minutes of ice cream scooping, and those ten minutes can seem like ten hours when you have kids screaming and ice cream melting! My youngest son, now 40, still requests this cake every birthday from his lovely wife!

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8 Comments

  1. Hi So am I the only one who comments on the great page you have. I love all the ideas they keep giving me cookbook ideas and great fun at the same time.

    thanks Matilda

  2. I love chocolate cake, and with the icecream, makes it sound even better.
    Im in heaven.

  3. dis cake looks lovely lol im goin 2 make it 4 my m8s party lol

  4. im goin to try this 4 my sisters birthday…wud other icecream flavours taste good aswel?

  5. Mint chocolate is my ultimate weakness. Maybe – if I play my cards just right – I can get a certain someone to make that cake for my 19th birthday. =) I’m drooling just looking at it. It’s the perfect cake for me.

  6. ohhh….this cake sound dreamy:) i could most definately use this.

  7. I will be making this tomorrow for my neice’s birthday… Thanks for the recipe.

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