My BR Knockoff...

For my birthday this year I decided to make myself an ice cream cake. I ordered one for Tracey from Baskin Robbins when she came through and it was like 1/3 this size and $24! EEEK! This one probably cost me...hmmm...around $10. It was SO easy to make, too!!

I got the recipe here. This comment really helped me out, too:

"I was a cake decorator for Baskin Robbins and this is exactly how they did it! The only thing I would add is a great frosting that is really yummy is plain old vanilla ice cream. Freeze the cake overnight in your freezer and then take a quart of vanilla ice cream - mix it up in your mixer until it is a smooth frosting consistency and then frost your cake - put it back in the freezer for 4 hours or until frozen again and then decorate! You can even go to Baskin Robbins and ask to purchase a quart of their vanilla frosting ice cream - it is completely white with no yellow in it. HTH." - LAMRO

I baked one Devils Food Chocolate cake mix in a 9x13 pan (very well PAMed for ease of getting out, of course) and let it cool completely.

I then took out my Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream and tried out the recipe's dental floss method of cutting it in half...OUCH. About cut my fingers in half before the ice cream, so I decided to use my bread knife...worked much better (my friend and I also tried wrapping said dental floss around a couple forks -see below- and pulling it through. FAIL.)! I even read another recipe that said to cut right through the box. I opted not to do that to avoid cardboard shreds in my cake.

I then placed the two halves of my ice cream on top of the cake and used my frosting knife to smooth out the seam in the middle. I also cut off the excess cake around the edges.

Here are my edge scraps. The kids had a good time eating these. :)

Then into the freezer for the night:

Next day was frosting day! I scooped a few scoops into my mixing bowl and let is sit until softened and then whipped it good,

blobbed it on,

spread on a crumb layer, put it back in the freezer to harden,

then put my final layer on. I smoothed it out a bit by dipping my frosting knife in hot water.

Then came the fun and yummy part! Adding the FUDGE (it really makes it! I used LOTS!...ain't that right, AG?)

and the Magic Shell drizzle!

and Voila!

cut, serve...but only after you have finished your dinner...

and ENJOY!!