Choc-Cherry Tiramisu Ice-Cream Cake

Submitted by mickeydownunder

"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!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons instant espresso coffee powder
• 1⁄4 cup marsala
• 1⁄2 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.