Brownie Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake is a layered cake of brownie, cookie dough, and chocolate ice cream drizzled with hot fudge.
My kids proudly rave about my cooking to their friends, which is so sweet—but when they start planning epic menus for hangouts, the pressure can get a little overwhelming! Still, seeing their excitement makes it all worth it.
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Years ago, our son Madden and his friend came up with a list of dessert ideas—this ice cream cake included. We happened to be having friends over that evening, so we whipped it up on the spot. Naturally, I promised Drew and Madden it would make its way to the blog!
The “oh-no” moment hit when I realized we hadn’t taken photos of the dessert before serving it. Madden was a bit disappointed, but luckily two slices were left for pictures the next morning. It turned out just as delicious as the first time!
Of course, you don’t get to see the whole cake, but you can still glimpse its best part—the layers of pure indulgence. This ice cream cake is topped with the richest hot fudge sauce—a combo that’s simply unbeatable.
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Brownie Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 1 brownie mix
- 1.5 quart chocolate ice cream
- mini chocolate chips I use Nestle Toll House
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 cup flour
- 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Best Ever Hot Fudge Sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
Instructions
Brownies
- Prepare 9 inch spring-form pan by spraying with cooking spray.
- Make brownies according to package directions, using spring-form pan to bake. If using my homemade brownie recipe, click here for recipe directions and bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Remove brownies from oven and let them completely cool. To get the brownies to cool quickly I will stick them in the fridge, while I am preparing the other layers.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- Beat together butter and sugars until combined. Add vanilla and stir, then gradually beat in flour and cornstarch. Set aside. Full recipe here
Hot Fudge Sauce
- In a small mixing bowl stir together brown sugar and cocoa powder, set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, add butter and milk, bring to a slow boil, and let it bubble for 3-5 minutes. Stirring occasionally. Add cocoa and brown sugar mixture, stirring constantly and cook for 2-3 minutes and sauce is smooth.
- Immediately remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Set aside to cool..Once hot fudge has cooled to room temp, set the in fridge until ready to serve. I will store this in a large mason jar, until ready to use. Full Recipe here
Assemble
- Press the chocolate chip cookie dough onto the cooled brownies. Make sure that your brownies are completely cooled so that you don’t have melted chocolate chip cookie dough.
- Once you have the chocolate chip cookie dough spread evenly over the brownies, add chocolate ice cream. I do this by scooping the ice cream over the dough then spreading gently with a knife, to make a smooth surface.
- Set in the freezer for 1-2 hours, until chilled and firm.
- Slice cake and drizzle with hot fudge. Serve & devour.
