Tropical Ice Cream Cake
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
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Crust
- 2 whole graham crackers, 2 squares each
- 1⁄2 cup macadamia nuts
- 3⁄4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
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Ice Cream Cake
- 2 (14 ounce) containers pineapple-coconut ice cream (Haagen-Dazs)
- 2 pints mango sorbet
- 1 pint strawberry sorbet or 1 pint raspberry sorbet
- 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping
- 1 ripe mango, peeled and diced, garnish
- shaved fresh coconut or sweetened flaked coconut, for garnish
directions
- Remove bottom of a 9x3-inch springform pan, line bottom with nonstick foil and attach pan sides.
- Crust: Pulse crackers and nuts in food processor until fine crumbs form (nuts will be finely chopped).
- Add coconut and butter, pulse until combined (mixture will clump when pressed together with fingers).
- Press firmly over bottom of prepared pan.
- Freeze 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place a container of pineapple-coconut ice cream in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to slightly soften.
- Pack into crust in an even, smooth layer.
- Freeze 15 minutes or until firm.
- Repeat layering and freezing as above with 1 pint of the mango sorbet, the strawberry sorbet and the remaining pint of mango sorbet.
- Top with remaining pineapple-coconut ice cream.
- Cover and freeze overnight or up to 1 week.
- With a thin, sturdy knife, carefully cut around edge of ice cream; remove pan sides.
- Invert cake on a plate; remove pan bottom.
- Reinvert cake onto a serving plate.
- Spread top with whipped topping; garnish with mango and coconut, if desired.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingONTheSide
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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