Photo by American Heritage Chocolate on Unsplash
Just before my husband turned 40 this month, and everything in our house started breaking and falling apart, I had organized some fun things to ring in this new decade for him! One thing was an ice cream cake! Our family loves ice cream, so very much. But looking up the cost, I was determined to just make my own and save the money. With help from an online recipe, a couple of tweaks, and my mom’s chocolate trifle recipe, this homemade ice cream cake is going down in the annals of the Harris Family Chronicles, or at least onto a recipe card for my recipe box. Its easy, its not quick, and its cost-effective!
First, you need to bake the cake portion and cool it, so its good to give yourself time for that. Here’s my mom’s Chocolate Trifle recipe:
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups white flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup baker’s cocoa
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
This recipe makes 2 round cake pan size chocolate cakes. Use just one for the ice cream cake and wrap the other in plastic wrap and freeze for another occasion!
Directions:
-put all ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix for 3 mins.
-pour the batter into two round cake pans
-bake @ 350 F for approx. 25 mins (consider your elevation and oven temps)
-let the cake cool
Once the cake round is cooled, you can follow the steps on the photo posted (back and front of my recipe card) and build your ice cream cake! I gotta run and pick up my kiddos!
Enjoy!
