Some of you may remember that we recently put together an eBook of 10 great cakes that you can make yourself at home for well under $20 ($5.95) with out good friend Sarah from The Sugar Hit. We have decided to share a few with you on the site to inspire you.

Malteser Ice-cream Cake

Ice cream cake! Two layers of fudgy chocolate cake, sandwiched with a layer of creamy vanilla ice cream, rippled with crushed Maltesers, topped with melted chocolate and MORE Maltesers. RIDICULOUS! And of course, this ice cream cake is totally adaptable – honeycomb ice cream with Crunchie shards, raspberry ripple ice cream with fresh berries, chocolate ice cream with peanut butter ripples, mint chip ice cream with peppermint patties, the possibilities are as endless as they are delicious.

Ingredients

• 1 x Classic Chocolate Cake, baked in two layers
• 1L Vanilla Ice Cream
• 250g Maltesers
• 100g Dark chocolate

Method

1. Get the ice cream out of the fridge for about 10-15 minutes (less if it’s a hot day) to soften up – you don’t want it melting, just scoop-able.
2. Smash or chop up the Maltesers in whatever way you like – placing them into an open freezer bag and then smashing them with a rolling pin is easy, and stress-relieving. Take about a third of the crushed Maltesers and set them aside to decorate the cake.
3. Line an 18cm cake tin (or whatever size tin you baked the cakes in) with two layers of plastic wrap, leaving plenty of overhang and making sure there are no gaps in the plastic.
4. Trim the cake layers, and place one of the cakes into the lined tin.
5. Scoop in about a third of the ice cream and then scatter over half of the Maltesers.
6. Scoop in another third of the ice cream into any gaps, scatter over the rest of the Maltesers, and then finish with the last of the ice cream.
7. Top the ice cream with the remaining cake layer, and press down gently to level the top. Cover with plastic and place into the fridge for at least 3-4 hours to set firm (well-wrapped this cake can hang out in the freezer for at least 3-4 days).
8. When you’re ready to serve, break up the 100g of chocolate into a heat-proof bowl and melt in the microwave (short 20-second bursts, stirring well in between works well, but you know your microwave best).
9. Remove the ice cream cake from the tin, and then carefully peel back the plastic wrap from the cake and place it onto a serving plate.
10. Pour the melted chocolate over the top of the cake, and quickly spread it to the edges, so that it drips down the sides.
11. Scatter over the reserved Maltesers to decorate. Serves 10-16.

Video

We even made a quick video to show you how 🙂

For more great cakes like this check out our eBook of 10 great cakes that you can make yourself at home for well under $20 ($5.95) with out good friend Sarah from The Sugar Hit.

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