Brownie Ice Cream Cake Recipe

5 from 11 votes

This recipe is easy to make and beyond delicious. Two brownie cake layers, a 3-ingredient chocolate fudge sauce, and lots of creamy ice cream.

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Freeze Time12

Total Time12 45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 434kcal

Author: Sabine

Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Line two 9" (23cm) springform pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl stir together butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla* just until combined. Don't use a hand or stand mixer or you have too many air pockets in the batter, and this makes the brownie layers cakey instead of fudgy. Stir by hand with a whisk.
Sift in cocoa, flour, and salt and stir just until combined. Divide into the two prepared pans equally and bake for 25-30 minutes until the brownies don't jiggle anymore and are just set to touch. A toothpick should come out dirty. Don't overbake the brownies or they are getting cakey. I baked mine for exactly 29 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. They will keep baking in the pan. Then remove from pan and transfer with the baking paper to a wire rack and let cool completely.

Place chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream in a heat-proof bowl and microwave for about 2 minutes until it has the typical chocolate fudge sauce consistency. Stir every 20 seconds, that the chocolate doesn't get too fast too hot.

Place one layer into the bottom of a 9" springform pan. Spread half of the chocolate fudge sauce all over it. Fill with 3-4 pints of ice cream of your choice and spread evenly. Take care that you don't overfill the pan and the second layer has a place.
Drizzle with more chocolate fudge sauce if desired. Place the second brownie layer on top. Freeze at least 12 hours or until firm. Cut into thin slices before serving and drizzle with remaining chocolate fudge sauce. Store leftover cake in the freezer up to 1 month. Store leftover fudge sauce in the fridge up to 1 week and warm up in the microwave a few seconds before serving if too firm.