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What's Cooking? with Jan D'Atri

What’s Cooking? with Jan D’Atri

Black Forest Ice Cream Cake

Whoever came up with the combination of cherries and chocolate hit a home run! That combo is especially delicious in Ingredients: - 1 box chocolate cake mix or fudge brownie mix (or store-bought cake or brownies) Black Forest Ice Cream a black forest cake with layers of cher- 1 quart cherry or cherry chocolate ice cream, ry filling, chocolate cake and whipped cream. Have you ever thought about a thawed - 1 package (12) ice cream sandwiches - 1 tub, Cool Whip, thawed in the refrigerator frozen version of this favorite dessert? - 1 package Oreo cookies, thin or regular It’s delicious. Th is cake starts with a thin layer of choc- 1 small jar maraschino cherries - 1 can cherry pie fi lling - Fresh berries like blueberries, raspberries and olate cake or brownies on the bottom, then layers of cherry ice cream, ice cream sandblackberries, optional - Chocolate coating, optional ice cream. Top the ice cream sandwiches with the remainder of the melted ice cream. Cover and freeze wiches and whipped topping make this recipe a frozen dream. It all gets topped with fresh berries, cherry pie fi lling and Directions: Line an 8-by-8-inch square cake pan with foil, extending enough foil on both ends to be able to lift overnight. When cake has hardened, spread Cool Whip over the top and sides of the cake. If desired, put some Cool Whip in a piping bag to decorate the maraschino cherries for color. I screamed, the cake out when frozen. Bake the chocolate cake or top. Combine about 1/2 cup of the cherry pie fi lling and you’ll scream for this refreshing gourmet ice cream cake! fudge brownies according to package instructions in a shallow baking sheet pan so the cake is only about 1 inch high. When done, cut the cake or brownies to fi t with several fresh berries, mixing gently to combine. Spoon the berry mixture in the center of the cake. Press Oreo cookies around the top of the cake so that the 8-inch cake pan. (You can also use a store-bought they are standing up. Rinse maraschino cherries and

Watch my step-by-step how-to video frozen chocolate cake or store-bought brownies.) place a few around the top of the cake. for black forest ice cream cake: Thaw the cherry ice cream in a container enough (Optional: In addition to the bright red cherries, you jandatri.com/recipe/ no-bake-black-forest-cake-3 so it can be spreadable. Spread about 1/2 to 3/4 inch of the melted ice cream over the cake bottom. Place the ice cream sandwich bars over the ice cream can also dip cherries in chocolate coating. Let harden, and place around the cake.) Return to freezer for several hours. When ready to so that they all fi t snuggly together. Press down on serve, cut cake immediately and serve while cake is the ice cream sandwiches so they press into the still frozen.