Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Easy Ice Cream Cake

I've always been a scanner of the newspaper for recipes. Mom happened to have an Evening Sentinel section with recipes from readers. I found this recipe there, have made it often, and passed it along to so many. Vary the ice cream (coffee, strawberry, chocolate chip) but just make it. I usually double it, put it in a large pan (kind of a shallow roaster) and keep it in the big freezer. Great for summer picnics.

24 oreo cookies, crushed ( hold about 1/2 cup)
1 stick margarine
3 squares semi sweet chocolate or 1/2 cup chocolate chips (or make your own with bakers chocolate)
3 eggs
3/4 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream

Spread crumbs in 9 x 13 pan.  Melt stick of margarine and 3 squares chocolate.   Beat into 1 cup confec. sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth. Stir in nuts. Pour over cookie crumbs. Chill in refrigerator until firm.  Spread softened ice cream on top.  Sprinkle remaining crumbs over top and freeze,

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