Double Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
Recipe from
Midwest Living
Layer the ice cream with a mixture of cookie crumbs, chocolate pieces, and pecans to make this frozen dessert. It's great for any summer party.

Servings:
Makes 12 servings.
Ingredients
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3 cupspackaged chocolate cookie crumbssee savings

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1 cupminiature semisweet chocolate piecessee savings

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2/3 cupbutter, meltedsee savings

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1/2 cupfinely chopped toasted pecanssee savings

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1 pint (2 cups)chocolate ice cream, softenedsee savings

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1 pint (2 cups)vanilla ice cream, softenedsee savings

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1 8-oz. containerfrozen whipped dessert topping, thawedsee savings

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1/2 cupcoarsely chopped toasted pecanssee savings

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Directions
1.
Place a 9-inch round sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper over the base of an 8-inch springform pan. Attach sides of pan to base, clamping the paper in place. Set pan aside.
2.
In a large bowl combine cookie crumbs, chocolate pieces, butter, and finely chopped pecans. Press 1/3 of the cookie crumb mixture onto the bottom of the prepared pan. Carefully spread the softened chocolate ice cream with the back of a large spoon over the cookie crumb layer. Cover and freeze for 1 hour.
3.
Sprinkle half of the remaining cookie crumb mixture over the chocolate ice cream, pressing gently to form a crust. Carefully spread the vanilla ice cream over the cookie crumb layer using the back of a large spoon. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over the vanilla ice cream, pressing gently to form a crust. Cover and freeze for 1 hour.
4.
Remove sides of pan; lift cake from bottom of pan and peel paper off bottom of cake. Place frozen cake on a serving platter. Frost with whipped dessert topping. Top with coarsely chopped pecans. Loosely cover and freeze 4 to 24 hours or till firm. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving. Makes 12 servings.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 480, Total Fat 32 g, Saturated Fat 15 g, Monounsaturated Fat 13 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 59 mg, Sodium 289 mg, Carbohydrate 46 g, Total Sugar 29 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 6 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 6%, Iron 13%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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