Frozen Lime Cake

Name: Frozen Lime Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 9 servings.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups ground almonds; 3/4 cup crushed gingersnap cookies (about 15 cookies); 1/3 cup butter, melted; 2 pints pineapple-coconut or vanilla ice cream, softened; 2 pints lime sherbet, softened; Whipped topping, optional

Block parties, cookouts or anytime you need a supercool dessert, we’ve got just the thing. The crust is a snap, and the ice cream and sherbet layers are delish. Everyone loves this! —Kathy Gillogly, Sun City, California

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups ground almonds
3/4 cup crushed gingersnap cookies (about 15 cookies)
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 pints pineapple-coconut or vanilla ice cream, softened
2 pints lime sherbet, softened
Whipped topping, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine almonds, cookies and butter. Press onto the bottom of a 9-in. square pan. Freeze 15 minutes.
Spread ice cream over crust. Cover and freeze at least 30 minutes. Top with sherbet. Cover and freeze 4 hours or overnight.
Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving. Garnish servings with whipped topping if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece (calculated without whipped topping): 499 calories, 29g fat (13g saturated fat), 98mg cholesterol, 203mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (40g sugars, 4g fiber), 8g protein.

Originally published as Frozen Key Lime Cake in Simple & Delicious June/July 2012

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sara.r

Oct 27, 2014

very nice
basilandthyme

Jul 14, 2012

Served this to my church group on a hot summer evening and they said "it's a keeper". I'm loving every bite of the leftovers. Serves more than 9 if you don't cut huge pieces.