Choc-Cherry Tiramisu Ice-Cream Cake

mickeydownunder's Note:

This recipe JUMPED out at me! Creamy, dreamy, yummy as can be! Posted as special request, TRUE! This recipe comes from super food ideas DECEMBER 1009/JANUARY 2010 too! If anyone would like a photo, how it does appear, Send me a zmail now or in the New Year :) The photo can be found in the AUS/NZ forum as well!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 24

• 2 tablespoons instant espresso coffee powder
• ¼ cup marsala
• ½ cup boiling water
• 250 g cream cheese , softened
• 2 liters vanilla ice cream , softened
• 250 arnott's choc ripple biscuits
• 300 g frozen pitted cherries , halved
• 2 liters triple chocolate cream , whipped
• frozen cherries , crumbled Flake chocolate bar, white chcolate curls and silver cachous, to serve

Directions:

1. Grease a 9cm-deep, 20cm (base) square cake pan. Line with baking paper, allowing a 6cm overhang on all sides. Place coffee, marsala (if using) and boiling water in a shallow dish. Stir to dissolve coffee. Set aside to cool.
2. Using and electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add vanilla ice-cream, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Spoon half the cream cheese mixture into prepared pan. Smooth surface. Dip 9 biscuits, 1 at a time, into coffee mixture, turing to coat. Place, in a single layer, over cream cheese mixture. Add Cherries to remaining cream cheese mixture. Stir until just combined. Spoon cherry cream cheese mixture over biscuits. Smooth surface. Dip 9 biscuits, 1 at a time, into coffee mixture, turning to coat. Place, in a single layer, over cherry cream cheese mixture. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze 1 to 2 hours or until firm.
4. Spoon chocolate ice-ceam into a large bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes to soften. Stir until smooth. Dip remaining 9 biscuits, 1 at a time, into coffee mixture, turing to coat. Place, in a single layer, over chocolate ice-cream. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze overnight or until firm.
5. Stand at room temperature for 5 minutes to soften slightly. Turn out onto a plate. Top with cream, cherries, Flake, chocolate curls and cachous. Serve.
6. NOTE: For a non-alcoholic version, omit marsala and add extra 1/4 cup boiling water to coffee in step 1.

Reviews

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Thank you thank you. I have made this and just love it. I copy it from a friends Super food Ideas. But lost the note I put it in. Went looking for it tonight so I could put it into my Recipe folder and no where to be found (bugger) Did a google for it and your recipe came up. Your a life saver :) as I am doing this for Christmas day lunch. So once again thank you :) will now have a happy family as they where all lining up for it.