Happy Birthday, Beloved!
We celebrated Beloved's birthday last weekend. The boys LOVE birthdays!
Sparkle and I made the cake together. ("We're a good cooking team, aren't we, Mama?") It is a great dessert to make in the summer with kids, because it's a frozen "cake" (no actual baking, no hot oven) made mostly of ice cream sandwiches. Sparkle was in charge of taking the cake out of the freezer and carrying it to the table. We all sang Happy Birthday (three times!), and ate some cake. Then Beloved opened a few presents and he and the boys had a wrestling match. Overall, a perfect day!
Here's the recipe for Hot Fudge Ice Cream Bar Cake:
Ingredients:
about 20 ice cream sandwiches
Hershey's chocolate syrup, one 16 oz can
whipped topping, 12 or 16 oz
3/4 c peanut butter
1 c salted peanuts
Pour the chocolate syrup into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for about two minutes. Don't let the syrup get hot enough to boil. Stir the peanut butter into the hot chocolate until smooth. Allow to cool.
Line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with a layer of ice cream sandwiches. Spread half of the whipped topping over the sandwiches. Spoon half of the chocolate mixture over that. Top with half of the peanuts. Repeat the layers. Freeze until firm, about one hour. Tah-dah!
Happy Birthday, Beloved! You're an amazing husband and father, and we love you very much!
I think I gained 10 lbs just reading this recipe. And now I have to make it:) Happy Birthday, Beloved! :)
Posted by: Kat | Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 06:22 AM
Hope your husband had a nice birthday! That cake looks delicious, we may try it this weekend for Father's Day. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Leigh | Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 10:44 AM
Your man has long hair! For some reason that surprises me. He's really cute. I bet he loved your cake-making team work.
Posted by: cloudscome | Friday, June 15, 2007 at 05:14 PM
wow, that cake looks delicious! thanks for sharing the recipe.
Posted by: Heidi - happy mom | Monday, June 18, 2007 at 08:12 PM