Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

instead of pecans, top with crushed Butterfinger candy bar.....amazing.

Crowd pleaser! I took a whole pan to a cookout and brought it home empty:) I loved it because it was so easy, they loved it because it was equally delicious. I took the suggestion of topping it with crushed butterfingers instead of pecans....mmmmmm!

It went fast at the cookout I brought it to! The hot fudge sauce doesn't pour very easily, and so the final layer didn't spread very well. I covered it with foil and the entire top layer stuck to the foil! *Fortunately* I had decided to put the top layer of whipped topping on right before serving. So I scraped all the fudge and caramel off the foil, spread it in an unattractive layer on top, then covered it all with whipped cream, and then red-white-and-blue sprinkles for Memorial Day! Huge hit.

Kids love this! It's less sinful with Skinny Cow ice cream bars, fat free cool whip, and low fat chocolate fudge sauce. Butterfinger or whatever decadent bar on top, of course!

This dessert was so simple and so yummy! Instead of the whipped topping in between, I used a Mocha Almond Fudge ice cream :D Next time I'm going to try a Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream. The possibilities are endless with this :)

Fantastic dessert! Found this and needed a dessert (hostessing a family reunion followed by Bunco at my house on consecutive weeks). For the reunion, used a whole jar of the hot fudge sauce on each layer after reading other comments and it worked well. Also took the idea of nuking the sauce for 30 seconds to make the spreading easier. Layered ice cream sandwiches, fudge sauce, Cool Whip and repeated the layers. For Bunco, a layer of ice cream sandwiches, caramel topping, Heath Bar bits, Cool Whip, ice cream sandwiches, fudge topping, Cool Whip. A hit, again. The best part was that Friendly ice cream novelties were on sale at a local store-buy 2, get 3 free. The following week, Smucker's toppings were a sale item-buy 2, get 1 free. Talk about a delicious, cost effective dessert-I scored!

Klondike bars instead of ice cream sandwiches takes this over the top. Cookies and cream was ridiculous but pick your favorite. Make sure there is something salty and crunchy in between the layers and it will be requested constantly.

Great and easy recipe! I modified it just a little. Instead of all vanilla ice cream sandwiches, I used mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches. And on the top, I added mini York peppermint patties. It was fabulous! I will be using this one again.

It can't be a sin because I got the recipe from watching the Dugger girls do it!! If "cake" has been in freezer overnight, take it out about 20 minutes prior to serving so it isn't rock hard. We love dry roasted peanuts as a garnish but nuts are a "self-serve". Haven't served it to anyone that didn't at least think about having seconds!! Excellent dessert for any occasion.

Super easy to make. I did make a few adjustments. I added chocolate pudding mix to cool whip and did one layer of sandwiches next chocolate pudding cool whip then fudge and caramel. I did plain cool whip for the top and crushed Oreo on top because no one will eat nuts.

O!M!G! Made this for a pot luck at work in January. People went crazy for it. We had another pot luck last week and I was going to make something different, but was told I HAVE TO make this again. I have to make 2 so everyone can have some.

I made this for my mom for mothers day, she loved it. I halved the recipe and fit it in an 8x8 baking dish. I did not top with nuts or any other candy, just the toppings were perfect for us. I'd love to try it with peanuts in the future and try and rip off a DQ Peanut Buster Parfait though :) Thanks so much for sharing.

This was great! I read the other reviews and made the following changes: I started with a layer of ice cream sandwiches, smoothed over a layer of whip cream, then added a layer of homemade caramel ice cream topping. Next put another layer of ice cream sandwiches, & another layer of whip cream. I then froze it for about 6 hours. I didn't cover it, as another person suggested, so the whip cream didn't stick to anything. Meanwhile, I made a recipe of homemade hot fudge ice cream topping & set aside. For serving, I took the ice cream sandwich cake out of the freezer about 15 minutes before cutting into it. I placed individual servings on plates & poured on the warmed homemade fudge topping over each serving. I let everyone dress their own serving with whatever toppings they wanted: Skor bar crumbles (smashed chocolate bars), Reese's peanut butter bar (also smashed into crumbles), honey roasted peanuts & pecan pieces. Definitely a keeper recipe!

I made this for a group of 8 adults and 4 children ( ages 6-10 ). I had so hoped it would be enjoyed by all, but 3 of the children politely declined dessert. My son-in-law, who is normally not a dessert person, loved it! The other adults ate it, but left portions on their plates. I personally found it to be too rich and sweet.

My daughter ask for this every year for her birthday. It's easy to make, I have made with all different types of ice cream sandwiches.

I made it using 1 container of Magic Shell fudge topping instead of hot fudge -- much easier and the shell works as a "glue" to hold everything together. It tastes great and was definitely a crowd pleaser. So easy that my 8 year old can make it without assistance!

Not a review. But what the heck is Bunco? I read a couple reviews that mentioned that term. Thx.

This was a huge hit for my 9 year olds birthday. My husband said it was the best cake he has ever had! my sister said she wants this for her bday but with Reese's peanut butter cups- made this one with crushed butterfingers on top. I have to say this is one of the easiest desserts I have ever made!

I spread a whole jar of fudge on the ice cream sandwiches then top with whipped cream and Heath bits.

So good and so easy!! Me and my girls make this every year for their daddy's birthday ??

easy and I used the butterfingers for toppings (two of them)

So easy! So yummy!

July 28, 2015 - This was a hit!!! I made this over the week-end & took it to a neighbors cook-out. I changed it up a bit. I started w/the Ice cream sandwiches & once I thawed out the COOL WHIP, I added a package of Instant vanilla pudding(powder)to the COOL WHIP. Which I layered on top of the Sandwiches. Next I poured on the choc sauce (need to MW for about 45-60 SEC)then I crushed NUTTER BUTTER cookies & sprinkled them on-top of the choc sauce, then repeated w/the sandwiches, choc sauce, etc. As previous reviews indicated, I put this in the freezer before adding the last layer of COOL WHIP. Froze over night & added the last of the COOL WHIP & drizzled caramel sauce on-top of that. This recipe makes a 9" x 13" pan & will serve approx 20 ~ 24 ppl. This was actually too much, as we were only 4 ppl. I left some w/neighbor & still had half of the pan for next weeks family dinner. Will make again & switch out the NUTTER BUTTERS for Oreos or other cookies/candies. 5 Stars

Easy and family liked it

I made this for my brother's birthday. Everyone seemed to enjoy it!

Yummy. Great summer dessert.

This was great and so easy! I added peanut butter (partially melted) to the middle layer as well and then chopped Reese peanut butter cups on top instead of nuts. Will make again for other occasions!

You can't mess this up. Crushed Oreo cookies and/or crushed pretzels, Heath bar pieces, peanut brittle...etc. I make this in disposable loaf pans. This recipe makes two. Save a couple in my freezer to bring to new neighbors or ailing friends. No need to be in a hurry to eat it!

Made a half recipe in an 8x8. Mix whip topping with one package pudding mix (vanilla or chocolate), saving some plain whip topping to frost top after freezing (also fudge sauce to drizzle when serving). Will try with a layer of melted peanut butter and also with magic shell and oreos. Yum! Use parchment to line the pan, and either don't cover it in the freezer or use toothpicks to keep the foil off the top so it doesn't stick. Set up a topping bar with hot fudge, peanuts, pecans, crushed oreos or nutter butters, ...

Easiest recipes ever and absolutely fantastic. This is a huge hit with people of all ages! Since I love to serve this where there are kids, I don't add pecans or nuts.

Didn't make any changes... Will make again

Substituted cashews for pecans. Great!

This comes up as a request now all the time. So simple, so delicious. I have made this exactly as prescribed, which is perfect. If you would like to amp it up like I do, make your own whipped cream with heavy cream, powdered sugar and a little kahlua. Really takes it to the next level.

very good

I took this to a summer picnic and it was a big hit! I did not add the nuts as a topping, just in case someone might have a sensitivity to them. Next time I will add colored sprinkles to make it look even more festive.

This was fantastic, I made it for a birthday and everyone raved . about it. You can customize it and use any filling you want - hot fudge, caramel, candies, butterscotch, nuts or fruit. Absolutely easy and yummy!

Halved the recipe and made it twice. All I can say is my son's first words were "OH MY GOSH - THIS IS SO GOOD"!!! Easy to make - will definitely do it again. Tip - - if frozen longer than an hour, it's easier to serve - I made it the day before. UPDATE: I've now made this multiple times when taking dinner to friends for various reasons - they can't get enough of it and now one family asks for it as their birthday cake(s)!

So delicious! My 16 year old son named it "Jesus in a Bowl!"

Wow! Easy and tasty as written I'm sure. My changes: only 16 ice cream sandwiches; only 1 container of cool whip mixed with one small pkg of chocolate instant pudding and 1 cup of milk. I "iced" the sides of the cake as well. Excellent! As noted by previous reviewer, take out of freezer about 20 minutes before serving.

Would put hot fudge on top just before serving

Come on who would not love this. It is the families best dessert.

This is the easiest and fastest dessert I've ever made. Guests seemed to love it. I'm not a fan of cool whip and wonder if someone could recommend a viable alternative. Perhaps real whipped cream stabilized with gelatin...? I'd hate to waste the $15 or so on ingredients and have it not work. Thanks!

I took this dish to a party and EVERYONE (men, women, and children) loved it. I was asked to bring it to every party from now on.

One of my lifelong favorites, but with these changes: Use only 12 oz. of whipped topping. Use more pecans, 1 1/2 c., TOASTED, for great flavor. Hint: Don't layer the hot fudge; save it to heat later (microwave in jar) & drizzle over servings.

I have made this many times and it does go very fast.

I use real whipped cream, blueberries and walnuts on top. My favorite ice cream is dark cherry vanilla. You can fit anyone's favorite ingredients in the versatile and delicious recipe. I first heard it two years ago on public radio.

awesome and super easy!

Everyone loves this! and they always are amazed that its so simple to make. I find it easier to spread the chocolate fudge directly on the ice cream sandwiches followed by caramel then the whip topping. If you have tried making this then you know its impossible to spread anything on top of whipped topping. Also you don't really want to be heating up the fudge because it melts the ice cream fast. So many variations for this recipe but awesome as is

Very good and so easy to make. Make sure to get high quality ice cream bars (makes a huge difference).
I used Heath English Toffee Bits instead of pecans and got rave reviews from my family. Will definitely make this again.

Everyone loved it. I needed something quick and delicious, this recipe was both. I did add extra caramel sauce, but only because it is everyone's favorite.

Absolutely delicious!!

This was amazing! Instead of pecans, I toasted about 1/2 cup of slivered almonds (put in the toaster oven on the broil setting about 3 minutes) and sprinkled the almonds between both layers. I made it the day of our party, placed it in the freezer without the foil on top, then 3 hours later took it out and sliced it with a knife into large squares. It was fabulous and got rave reviews from my guests.

I made this when my kids and grandkids came over. The older kids loved it just as much as the grandkids! My 13 year old grandson has requested I make this for his birthday party. Sometimes I only do one layer vs the two. Either way it is always a hit.

Add M'M's on top.....or Reese's pieces...soooo good.

Served it to 10 and had 10 requests for the recipe. Yummy. I used heath toffee chips instead of peanuts.

I broke up kit Kat bars and sprinkled it on top! I also used chocolate/vanilla ice cream sandwiches. Cherries on top of each piece would have been good. Next time. It was a super easy recipe and we enjoyed iti

Super easy, super good. This one would be great to make with a child who likes to help and could be done days before a party. This recipe makes a lot of refreshing, fun, summertime dessert. Thanks for the recipe!

I have made this several times and it is always a hit. The first time I made it exactly as the recipe reads. After, I realized it was easy to change it up by using hot fudge versus chocolate, caramel versus butterscotch, syrup vs hard shell, etc. Use your favorites and it seems to always turn out wonderfully!

Made for church luncheon. Folks LOVED it. I used instant chocolate pudding in the cool whip for the middle layer and regular ice-cream sandwiches for the first and third layer. Regular cool whip for the final topping along with the drizzled caramel, hot fudge sauce and peanuts. Once sliced, the layers looked fantastic with the chocolate cool whip layer in the middle. Also, I froze it without covering it, to avoid all the toppings from sticking. When I served it, I filled a large pan with ice and placed the dessert pan on top. It kept really well on the serving table.

This was AMAZING! I made it for my hubby's birthday because he requested an ice cream cake. It was so easy to put together. I used chopped up peanut butter cups in place of the pecans because that's his favorite candy. I would have preferred the pecans, but it wasn't MY birthday! hehe :)

So easy and so yummy! I topped with mini m&m's and and heath bar bits.

I used Klondike Ice Cream Sandwiches, they are a little bigger and fatter so you don't need as many ( you can cut in halves to fill the gaps).... I used Smucker's Salted Caramel.. Was yummy... I bought two Heath Bars and put in ziplock bag and broke into little pieces for the top...easy recipe and delicious!!!

For me, since I usually make everything from scratch, this was an expensive dessert to make considering the purchase of the ice cream bars, the cream, the peanuts, the hot fudge and caramel sauces. And after all that, it wasn't that good. And it really needs to be frozen overnight--30 minutes is ridiculous. I would much rather have an ice cream sundae, hands down. I will not make this again.

I’m not much of a baker and prefer to just assemble desserts so this was a perfect recipe for me - and it didn’t disappoint! In fact, it was shockingly delicious. I used a combination of traditional vanilla and caramel ice cream sandwiches, less whipped topping than called for, replaced the hot fudge with a drizzle of plain chocolate syrup and caramel sauce, and topped with chopped honey roasted peanuts instead of pecans - it was delicious. The most time consuming part was unwrapping the ice cream sandwiches. So good!!

I actually made this for my "Grands" to enjoy but the grownups ended up eating just as much as the kids. I left out the pecans and use toffee bits. Really rich......delicious.....for a quick dessert.

Just make it!! You can't go wrong, everybody loves it. So good!

I've made this several times. It's easy and quick and good! (I only make 1 layer, though). Great for summer when it's too hot to cook!

The family loves this cake. Disappears quickly. Made per recipe.

i didn't use chopped nuts....i used chopped oreos in place of nuts.....so good!!!!!

I have made this 4 times and have gotten rave reviews. Once i changed out vanilla with chocolate chip ice crean sandwiches. Used hot fudge topping. Yummy

Amazing

We made this for our church kids camp family night and OH my, my!!! It was a hit to say the least. The only thing we did different was left off the nuts (due to a child with allergies). Definitely a dessert that I will make again!!

I made this for my grandaughter's birthday. Everyone loved it. I did use chopped walnuts...didn't have pecans. I sprinkled some rice krispies in between layers for crunch. Wouldn't do it again, they got soggy after awhile.

Every year, my oldest granddaughter asks for this ice cream sandwich cake as her birthday cake. It's easy to make, no baking involved, and it's always yummy. Her birthday is in mid-June, so it's a cool treat. It takes only minutes to make, and can be made the day before and frozen. There's never any left overs.

This is a nice quick desert that everyone loves. A bit on the sweet side so I use half the amount of sauces and add one layer of length cut bananas for banana split sandwich cake. Don't forget the cherries on top with the nuts. Yummm!

This is Too rich! I actually made a cake cut in 2 layers and added in layers center and top. Iced with whipped cream and sprinkled with nuts and syrups. Still rich but not as much. Cut in small pieces.

OMG! is all I can say!! This was EXCELLENT! Will make again and again--have another ice cream dessert I made for my son all the time, can't wait until he tries this one!!

no changes except I put caramel and chocolate sauce on instead of fudge. My husband loves this!

Huge hit at bbq. So easy to make. I put hot fudge & caramel sauce on the ice cream sandwhiches then put the cool whip on.

Although, it looked great, I just wasn't crazy about this. I used store brand ice-cream sandwiches. Perhaps if I had used a more premium ice-cream brand, it would have tasted better. I may try again with a premium ice-cream.

Great dessert that tastes like you worked all day on it! Although, I did make a few changes. I added Magic Shell, (which hardens when you put it on something cold) and I put it on the cool whip when making the layers. It gave a nice little crunch to the dessert. I also used dark chocolate syrup and caramel syrup, so it was a little runny, but I just poured whatever ran out, on top when dishing. Delicious dish and will make it again!

Very rich, but it was easy to make, looked impressive, and was a big hit with the kids.

Oh my gosh, to die for and ridiculously easy! I almost felt guilty making such a simple dessert but glad I did! I didn't think it would actually fit in a 9x13 but it did--barely. Don't pass this one up, and don't think about the calories. I used peanuts and swore it tasted like frozen snickers bars. yummmm

Made this for my family , and they loved it. Did not change a thing. So good.

Delish!

It was an easy to make dessert for the summer. I didn’t want to turn on the oven. I didn’t use the full amount of the hot fudge or the caramel, and I used dry roasted peanuts on top. I used the extra creamy cool whip, which I think is better than regular cool whip. Got compliments on the dessert. Would make again.

I took it to a family gathering & everyone young & old loved it! I used crushed Cadbury Crispy Crunch chocolate bar instead of pecans.

This recipe was very easy to make and looked delicious after the final product! Took it to a dinner party and everybody thoroughly enjoyed it! I left out the peanuts and used crushed butterfingers. I will definitely be making this again!

First rate. Absolutely wonderful. Yummy.

I make this dessert all the time in the Summer. It’s a hit to take to a cookout. I sometimes put crushed pineapple or sliced strawberries between the layers.

Delicious

It is super good

Fabulous recipe, especially when you want don't want bake. Was afraid this was going to be too sweet but nope, just the right combo. It actually ends up being a relatively light dessert and SUPER simple to make. Not a bad thing to make ahead and have on hand!

So easy to make and so delicious! It's now one of our summer favorite desserts.

I added crushed butterfinger bar was so great.. Yes I would make it again.

Had to omit the nuts, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly and it was wonderful. Everyone gave this 5 stars and thumbs up!!

This is a super easy and much loved summertime dessert in our family. Quality of ingredients does make a difference. Love that it can easily be modified to please your group such as omitting nuts, adding or omitting suace(s).

delicious!!!

This was a very big hit at a potluck. Very yummy dessert!

We used ice cream sandwiches that have chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream and did sprinkles in place of pecans. huge hit!