Brownie Ice Cream Cake – The Ultimate Frozen Dessert
This Brownie Ice Cream Cake combines a fudgy brownie base, creamy ice cream, and rich chocolate ganache, topped with whipped cream. It’s a decadent, make-ahead frozen dessert perfect for celebrations or indulgent treats.
Ingredients
Brownie Layer:
- Unsalted butter: ¾ cup melted
- Granulated sugar: 1 ½ cups
- Large eggs: 2
- Vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- All-purpose flour: ¾ cup
- Unsweetened cocoa powder: ½ cup
- Salt: ¼ tsp
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips: ½ cup
Ice Cream Layer:
- Ice cream any flavor: 1.5 quarts
- Chocolate Ganache:
- Heavy cream: ½ cup
- Semi-sweet chocolate chopped: 8 oz
Whipped Cream:
- Heavy cream cold: 1 cup
- Powdered sugar: 2 tbsp
- Vanilla extract: ½ tsp
Optional Toppings:
- Chocolate shavings sprinkles, or crushed nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F; line and grease a 9-inch springform pan.
- Mix brownie batter (butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, cocoa, salt, chocolate chips); bake 20-25 minutes; cool completely.
- Soften ice cream, spread over cooled brownie, and freeze 2 hours.
- Heat cream, pour over chocolate for ganache, cool slightly, pour over cake, and freeze 30 minutes.
- Whip cream with sugar and vanilla, pipe/spread on top, add toppings, and freeze 1 hour.
- Let sit 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Equipment
- 9-inch springform pan
- Parchment paper
- Mixing bowls
- Whisk or electric mixer
- Spatula
- Small saucepan
- Heatproof bowl
- Piping bag (optional)
- Sharp knife