Description
Enjoy a homemade Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake with layers of chocolate and vanilla ice cream, Oreo cookie crunch, fudgy middle, and whipped cream frosting. Perfect for summer parties or birthdays, this copycat dessert is creamy, indulgent, and easy to make with step-by-step instructions.
Ingredients
- Chocolate Ice Cream: 1 ½ quarts
- Oreo Cookies (crushed): 10 cookies
- Butter (melted): 1 ½ tablespoons
- Semisweet Chocolate Chips: 1 cup (about 6 oz)
- Light Corn Syrup: 3 tablespoons
- Vanilla Extract: ½ teaspoon
- Heavy Whipping Cream: ½ cup (for fudge), 2 cups (for frosting)
- Vanilla Ice Cream: 1 ½ quarts
- Powdered Sugar: 1 cup (about 120 g)
- Sprinkles: optional for decoration, about 2 tablespoons
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine crushed Oreos with melted butter and spread on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 8–10 minutes, then break apart large chunks and set aside.
- Line an 8×3-inch round cake pan with plastic wrap, covering the bottom and sides.
- Allow chocolate ice cream to soften for 20 minutes. Spoon into the lined pan, smooth the surface, and freeze for 30 minutes.
- Prepare fudge: combine chocolate chips, light corn syrup, and vanilla. Heat heavy cream until simmering, pour over chocolate mixture, wait 3 minutes, then whisk until smooth. Pour over chocolate ice cream layer and freeze for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle baked Oreo crumbs evenly over fudge layer. Freeze 2–3 hours until firm.
- Soften vanilla ice cream for 20 minutes, then spread evenly over cookie crumbs. Freeze for 2 hours.
- Lift cake from pan using plastic wrap and place on serving plate.
- Whipped cream frosting: beat heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until firm peaks form. Frost cake and decorate with sprinkles. Freeze until ready to serve.
Notes
- Line the cake pan with plastic wrap to remove cake easily.
- Dip serrated knife in hot water and dry before slicing for clean cuts.
- Freeze at least 8 hours or overnight before serving.
- Store leftovers covered in freezer up to 4 weeks.
- Allow 15–30 minutes to thaw slightly before serving for easier slicing.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake/Freeze
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 869 kcal
- Sugar: 75 g
- Sodium: 488 mg
- Fat: 43 g
- Saturated Fat: 25 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 110 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 98 mg