Chocolate Malt Ice-Cream Cake

looneytunesfan's Note:

Here's a cake that's a party just waiting to happen!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate fudge topping
• 1 1/2 quarts vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
• 2 cups malted milk balls, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup whipping cream (heavy)
• 1/4 cup chocolate fudge topping
• additional malted milk balls, if desired

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom and side of springform pan, 9x3 or 10x2 3/4 inches, with shortening; lightly flour. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Stir vigorously about 1 minute or until well blended. Immediately pour into pan.
2. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3. Spread 1 cup fudge topping over cake; freeze about 1 hour or until topping is firm. In large bowl, mix ice cream and coarsely chopped candies; spread over cake. Freeze about 4 hours or until ice cream is firm.
4. In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
5. Remove side of pan; place cake on serving plate. Top with whipped cream. Melt 1/4 cup fudge topping; drizzle over whipped cream. Garnish with additional candies.

Reviews

[gailanng]

Subbed caramel topping with the chocolate topping and loved the frostiness because my temperature elevates with the intensity of my personal power surges.

[Sherrybeth]

Goodgawdamighty! This takes a little bit of effort, but this cake is to die for!! Made it for my little brother's birthday and he now thinks I'm a WORLD CLASS baker!! Thank you SO much for this recipe. It will be a favorite with us for YEARS to come!!