Ice Cream Cake

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2022

Ice cream is always a thrill. But layer your favorite flavor with tender cake and fudge sauce, and you’ve got a statuesque sweet with a real sense of occasion.

SERVES10

TIME2¼ hours, plus 8 hours 10 minutes cooling and chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

DIY ice cream cake is a fun, customizable project. It's also the ultimate make-ahead dessert since each element is easy to put together and can be prepared days, if not weeks, in advance. Building the cake upside down (the ice cream went in...

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