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Gingerbread ice cream cake

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What says Christmas more than this gingerbread ice cream cake? Packed with sweet caramel and chocolate flavours, it’s an easy crowd-pleasing dessert everyone will love.

  • Serves8
  • Prep time15 minutes, + cooling & freezing time

Ingredients

  • 2 chai & vanilla scented tea bags
  • 2 x 500g gingerbread ice cream
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) Coles Salted Caramel Topping
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) Coles Chocolate Fudge Topping
  • 12 savoiardi (sponge finger biscuits)
  • Caramel popcorn, to decorate
  • Mini gingerbread men, to decorate

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Combine tea bags and 2 cups (500ml) boiling water in a heatproof bowl. Set aside for 5 mins to infuse. Remove and discard tea bags. Set aside for 10 mins to cool.
  2. Step 2

    Line a 11cm x 24cm (base measurement) loaf pan with plastic wrap, allowing sides to overhang.
  3. Step 3

    Spoon half the ice-cream into the base of the lined pan and smooth the surface. Drizzle with one-third of the salted caramel topping and one-third of the chocolate fudge topping. Dip half the biscuits into the tea and arrange over the ice-cream. Repeat with remaining ice-cream, half the remaining salted caramel topping, half the remaining chocolate fudge topping and the remaining biscuits. Cover and place in the freezer for 6 hours or overnight.
  4. Step 4

    Turn the cake onto serving plate. Decorate with caramel popcorn and gingerbread men. Drizzle with remaining salted caramel topping and chocolate fudge topping. Serve immediately.

    Gingerbread ice cream cake

    Gingerbread ice cream cake
    • Serves8
    • Prep time15 minutes, + cooling & freezing time
    Ingredients
    • 2 chai & vanilla scented tea bags
    • 2 x 500g gingerbread ice cream
    • 1/3 cup (80ml) Coles Salted Caramel Topping
    • 1/3 cup (80ml) Coles Chocolate Fudge Topping
    • 12 savoiardi (sponge finger biscuits)
    • Caramel popcorn, to decorate
    • Mini gingerbread men, to decorate
      Description

      What says Christmas more than this gingerbread ice cream cake? Packed with sweet caramel and chocolate flavours, it’s an easy crowd-pleasing dessert everyone will love.

      Method
      1. Step 1

        Combine tea bags and 2 cups (500ml) boiling water in a heatproof bowl. Set aside for 5 mins to infuse. Remove and discard tea bags. Set aside for 10 mins to cool.
      2. Step 2

        Line a 11cm x 24cm (base measurement) loaf pan with plastic wrap, allowing sides to overhang.
      3. Step 3

        Spoon half the ice-cream into the base of the lined pan and smooth the surface. Drizzle with one-third of the salted caramel topping and one-third of the chocolate fudge topping. Dip half the biscuits into the tea and arrange over the ice-cream. Repeat with remaining ice-cream, half the remaining salted caramel topping, half the remaining chocolate fudge topping and the remaining biscuits. Cover and place in the freezer for 6 hours or overnight.
      4. Step 4

        Turn the cake onto serving plate. Decorate with caramel popcorn and gingerbread men. Drizzle with remaining salted caramel topping and chocolate fudge topping. Serve immediately.