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Summer Celebration Ice Cream Cake

I wanted to make my youngest son an ice cream cake one year for his summer birthday, as he prefers ice cream to the traditional cake. He picked the flavors and I decided to try my favorite brownie recipe as a crust. It worked!

9 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + freezing

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons orange yogurt
1 egg
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
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1-3/4 quarts vanilla ice cream, softened
4 to 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon shortening
Mixed fresh berries

Directions

Line an 8-in. square baking dish with foil and grease the foil; set
aside. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, yogurt, egg,
orange peel and vanilla until blended. Combine flour and cocoa; stir
into sugar mixture. Add chocolate chips.
Spread into prepared dish. Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or
until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist
crumbs. Cool on a wire rack.

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Summer Celebration Ice Cream Cake (continued)

Directions (continued)

Spread ice cream over cake. Cover and freeze for 3 hours or until
firm.
Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving. In a
microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until
smooth. Using foil, lift dessert out of dish; gently peel off foil.
Cut into squares. Garnish with berries and drizzle with chocolate.
Yield: 9 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 505 calories, 24 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 79 mg cholesterol, 133 mg sodium, 71 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein.