Ice Cream Cake

Ice Cream Cake has become a staple at every birthday party we have around here. My Tiny Man had his 5th birthday party on Saturday, so I figured I'd snap a few photos of the ice cream cake process and post them here. It's super easy and we rarely have leftovers!

Ingredients:
1 package Oreo cookies (or, you know, the off-brand... no one will know the difference)
Chocolate syrup
1 box cookies and cream flavored ice cream
1 small container Cool Whip, thawed (I put mine in the refrigerator two days before hand)
chocolate sprinkles


Directions:

Put Cool Whip in the refrigerator to thaw!

Place about 3/4 of the Oreos in a Ziploc bag (you won't need them all unless you want a deeper "crust" layer. Beat them to death with a meat mallet until they're all crunched up. Then place them in an even layer on the bottom of a 9x13 dish. Like so...

Drizzle the chocolate syrup over the cookies. You don't need a whole lot - just enough to make a nice layer, like so...

At this point, I covered with foil and put the whole thing in the freezer. Later that day, I set the ice cream out to soften. After about 5 minutes, you can slice the ice cream and place it over the top of the cookies. Spread it around until you have an even layer, then cover with foil again and place in the freezer to harden again. You can also drizzle chocolate syrup over the ice cream, if you want.

The next morning, I spread the thawed Cool Whip over the ice cream layer, then sprinkled with chocolate sprinkles. You can also save a few crushed cookies to sprinkle over the top instead, or drizzle some chocolate syrup over it. I went with sprinkles.

When it's time to serve, let it sit out on the counter for about five to ten minutes so it's soft enough to cut through all the layers. Enjoy! (Also excellent for breakfast before all the kids wake up.)