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Better Than DQ Ice Cream Cake

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My husband’s favorite birthday cake is (still) a Butterfinger Blizzard ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. This year, I decided to make my own and will never go back to store-bought! So yummy, and SO easy, and best of all … so much cheaper!

Ingredients

  • 1 quart Butterfinger Ice Cream
  • 20 whole Oreos (crushed)
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
  • 1 jar (16 Oz. Or 2 Cups) Hot Fudge Sauce, Plus More To Drizzle On Top
  • 1 quart Vanilla Ice Cream
  • 4 bars (regular Size, About 2.1 Oz. Each) Butterfinger Candy, Crushed

Preparation

Take out the Butterfinger ice cream to soften.

Line a round springform pan with plastic wrap. Stir together the crushed Oreos and melted butter. Firmly press the Oreo mixture into the bottom of the lined pan and place into the freezer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, place the hot fudge jar into a pan of simmering water to warm slightly.

Remove the pan from the freezer, and scoop the softened ice cream in small spoonfuls evenly over the crust. Spread with a spoon dipped in warm water to fill in any holes and to smooth the top of the ice cream. Pour the entire jar of sauce over the ice cream, quickly smoothing the top. Freeze for at least one hour.

Take the vanilla ice cream out of the freezer to soften for about 20 minutes. Remove the cake from the freezer and quickly spoon the vanilla ice cream over the fudge sauce, again smoothing with a spoon dipped in warm water.

Press the crushed candy bars into the top of the soft ice cream, cover with foil, and freeze for at least 8 hours, or up to a week.

Let sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes before un-molding and slicing. Serve drizzled with more chocolate sauce and topped with whipped cream!

Note: obviously, you can use any ice cream/candy combinations you would like! Personally, I would do coffee ice cream, caramel sauce, dulce de leche ice cream and crushed toffee candies. But it’s not my birthday!

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clombardi on 5.31.2010

This was awesome! I am a serious Butterfinger lover and nothing can beat that top layer. I also did a layer of 15 crushed oreos in the center above the hot fudge, mostly because I was so excited that I stopped paying attention to the recipe. It worked out great and was the hit of the Memorial Day party!

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Heidi Malott on 5.18.2010

Thank you so much for this recipe! No more boring cakes in this house. I just made this 2 weeks in a row for 2 B-days. What a money saver! The variations are endless too. Thanks again!

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Heidi Malott on 12.9.2011

I can’t thank you enough for this recipe. My wallet thanks you also. Birthdays have changed for the best in our house. A few members are not fond of regular cake and store bought ice cream cakes are expensive and gross if you ask me. This version is much richer and yummy/gooey. I love modifying it for each family member for their favorite candy bar. The oreo crust stuck together just fine for me, I think they worked well because the oreo frosting helped them stick. Thanks for posting this!

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shezachef on 1.16.2011

I had a little trouble with this. The Oreo crust basically was just crumbs on the plate, they didn’t form any kind of crust or stick to the ice cream. I think maybe some melted butter added in would have helped it stick together better.
Maybe my freezer wasn’t freezing cold enough, but when we took it out 20 minutes ahead of time, the cake was dripping and melting quickly. It had been in the freezer about 22 hours beforehand, but unless you have it in a deep freeze, you may not want to wait 20 minutes to cut into it.

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