Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe

Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches?  Yes, please!

Make your own flavor combinations with this easy Ice Cream Sandwich recipe!  I like ice cream sandwiches any time of the year, but I find the basic chocolate cake / vanilla center a bit tired.  I do enjoy the strangely green mint sandwiches, but  why limit myself?  Make a dairy-free version, or use frozen yogurt instead.  Why not make vanilla cake with that awesome lemon cookie ice cream that place down at the corner makes?  (hmm. . . that's a good idea.  I'll be right back. . .)

Step 1: Ingredients

Ok, I'm back!  Here's a basic recipe for your chocolate ice cream sandwich cake.  Fill it with whatever your heart desires.  I'll keep working on the vanilla cake (same recipe, minus the cocoa), and let you know how it goes! 

• 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup (100 grams) white granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (65 grams) all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup (25 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups (2 pints) (950 ml) Ice Cream (Homemade or Store Bought), slightly softened - see what happens in step 6 if you let it get too melty!!
• 10 x 15 inch (25 x 38 cm) rimmed baking sheet
• Parchment paper

Comments

[zurichko]

This was easy and the wait was painful but well worth it! I used a pizza cutter once it was cooled for nice clean edges. Thanks for the recipe, I'll definitely make this again!

[mason0190]

nice idea!

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[cairotaiva]

use a whoopie pie recipe and just make the cookoes. my foster parents did this and they are my favorite

[Frikkie[RSA]]

I don't know what I did wrong, but my cake isn't drying out and becoming cookie like. I used brown sugar in stead of white sugar and I used cake flour. Am I missing something? It's been in the oven for half an hour :| Oh and they also didn't have parchment paper so I just buttered my baking tray thoroughly. Any suggestions for what I'm doing wrong?

[ntodaay]

Looks yummy. Isn't that brownies?

[SeminoleFan]

I subbed Bob's Red Mill gluten-free all-purpose flour and added 1/4 tsp xanthan gum and it worked great! From a Celiac who has missed this treat, THANK YOU!!

[TheMacyC]

Awesome !
Will be definitely trying that during the week :)!

[gnatquill]

I made the cakey part but then realised I only had choc ices rather than ice cream.
Not visually as exciting as yours but yummy all the same!

[jediwhiz3]

yum

[robotmaker]

great recipe,but i use my homemade icecream

[hammer39]

I remove the ice cream from the carton and slice it. Then organize it like a puzzle on one half of the cake. then top with the other half. Keep the ice cream fully frozen and use a bread knife or a sharp knife that has been put under running hot water.

[Batness]

Two questions! 1. Could you modify a boxed cake mix to make the sandwich part? 2. The ice cream looks...different from Step 7 to Step 8. It went from lumpy and not completely filled out between the layers to smooth and delicious looking. How did you make the ice cream completely pressed between the "sandwich" layers?

[scoochmaroo]

Good questions, and good observation!

1. It depends on the cake mix, but I feel confident that you can.  Consider what ingredients I listed above, and how many of those would be in your existing cake mix.  The final product I made is much thicker than a typical cake mix, and creates a lot less of this!  Keeping this in mind, the final product can be whatever consistency you  prefer, really.
2. I cut off the edges of the sandwiches so they would be all nice and smooth!

[Semilove]

You could make them bite size and dip them in chocolate, but don't forget to add a Popsicle stick for less mess! Great idea for kids -- who am I kidding?! I'm eating them all! Better yet, maybe I won't cut them at all and make one big one! Ha, ha!

[Kindhamster]

hmmm, I just finished a foods course and the teacher said that to make a chocolate-free version of anything, you just replace the cacao with the same amount of flour

[Xial]

I'm going to have to try this once I get my weight back under control. ... but seriously, it's crazy. You post food things, I want to make them. :)

[jimbom]

Awesome. I really appreciate you showing where things didn't work quite right.

[sassier299]

I have also made ice cream sandwiches with a brownie mix instead of chocolate cake. Gosh it's good! I am going to try your recipe for sure.

[Morningshadows]

Sounds so good. But I can't find the amount of cocoa I should use...

[rattyrain]

What keeps any moisture in the cake from solidifying?

[scoochmaroo]

It's a very dense cake - almost like a cookie. It does get all frozen up, but it's only about 1/8" thick.

[rattyrain]

Ah, I see.

[ladybanksia99]

okay, so here's my final thought on these... cut them into small squares, say 2" x 2" or even 1-by's, freeze 'em solid, then dip these bad boys in melted chocolate coating stuff so that they'd have a thin, hard shell on the outside. Little 2-biters that would be easy to serve at a party or just keep all to oneself! I'm gonna go get the stuff right now to make these for dessert tonight!

[scoochmaroo]

YES DO IT

[lej619]

thanks for this. I love icecream sandwiches! now i can make my own. no to go and get the ingredients!

[teamcoltra]

What would you doooOOOoooo for a scoochmaroo bar? :)

[scoochmaroo]

Ahahahahahahah

[traitor561]

cool now i will make some

[scoochmaroo]

If you post a picture, you'll be eligible for the I Made It contest!

[traitor561]

sweet but first need to get ingredients

[BlueSalomon]

my doctor said , NO!, but my stomage said ,why not!. Que rico

[1Petitchou]

Thank you for this recipe. It looks really easy and delicious. And it's nice cause you can use homemade ice cream! Can't wait to make it!

[Savage_Rice]

Why am I drooling....

[farzadbayan]

I like this recipe very much !

[zurichko]

Eres mi nuevo heroe!

[qwertyoctopus]

I though it was "Eres mi heroe nueva!" because she's a girl and the adjective comes first. I could be wrong though. I only got a B in Spanish. And it was only Spanish II so you could easily be right. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[saracatalina]

Haha, in spanish, just as english, there are lots of "exceptions to the rule". Adjectives are one of them. In many cases you can put them first or last and the sentence will mean the same and be correct in both ways, like this case. It even sounds better as how zurichko said it... i can't explain why though :/ I think it has to do with emphasizing the word ("heroe" in this case). BUT as the author's a girl, you should put not only the adjective, but also the noun as femenine: "Eres mi nueva heroína" Hope it helps you! Ahh enough with the lesson, I'm off to cook! this ice cream looks delicious :) Thnx 4 the recipe!!

[zurichko]

A hero, is a hero no matter what. By the way, the instructions are easy and totally doable. Mine were delicious!! Thanks Scooch!

[SinAmos]

So yummy I'm going to die.