Ice Cream Sandwich Cake & A GIVE AWAY

It's time to celebrate!!!

Last week I announced I had my 100th follower and

by the end of the week I was up to over 140!

Like everyone who blogs before me,
I didn't think anyone would read  my blog.

Thank you to all of you who have supported me
and commented and encouraged me.

I always tease my husband and tell him
I  am going to visit with my

Cyber Friends.

Truly you have been so much fun to get to know.

Blogging has been such an exciting adventure.

I owe it all to my fabulous sister Joni
at
Red Couch Recipes
who got me started blogging.
I told her I wanted to just be a guest on her
blog but she said, no I had to do my own.

Thanks Joni, you are the best.
Your blog has been so inspiring to me.
In honor of all of the wonderful bloggers
out there I decided to feature someone's recipe
that caught my eye.

I had a great time at

Kitchen Bouquet's Ice Cream Social.

Everything was mouthwatering,

so

this week I decided to be a COOKER,

not just a

LOOKER

 I gave into temptation from Beth at

Food As Art with her version of Duggar's Ice Cream Cake

click here to see her post.

The description is what hooked me in -

two layers of ice cream sandwiches with fudge,

 caramel sauce, and crushed candy bar in between,

topped with whipped topping and garnished

with additional candy bar and chocolate.

What sinfully delicious ingredient has been left out?

We headed right out and got everything we needed.

I enlisted the troops to help with unwrapping the

ice cream sandwiches and crushing the Skor bars.

I think that is one of the funnest jobs to smash the

candy bars.

Begin by placing one layer of ice cream bars on the bottom

of a 8x8 inch pan.  I used a slightly larger oblong ceramic

dish because it was so much prettier.  You can cut extra

sandwiches to fit your dish.  Mine used 5 across the bottom.

Next drizzle on fudge and caramel sauce and top with your

favorite candy bar.  We had Skor bars on hand so we used

them.  I used 2 1/2 bars in the center and only

about 1/4 C. sauce, otherwise it might get too sweet!

Top with another layer of ice cream sandwiches then cover

the whole thing with whipped topping or whipped cream.

Garnish with more candy bar and a drizzle of chocolate

don't use too much or it might get too sweet.

Place back in the freezer for a couple of hours to harden.

Use a sharp knife dipped in warm water to cut the cake.

My son-in-law took one bite and told his wife that he wanted

this for his birthday cake on his next birthday!

I would call that rave reviews. 

Some neighbors stopped by on a Sunday evening walk

 and we promised them some.  It was too hot to carry it

home so we drove it over later.  They weren't home.

Alas, my other daughter and her friend saw it in the

freezer and now there is nothing left!

Should'a grabbed a fork right then and there!

Ya snooze, ya lose!!

TOTALLY ADDICTIVE

Yum, give this one a try.

Because it is summer and because I am an ice cream

fanatic, I have decided to give away

the

2 Quart Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker

that both Joni and I have blogged about.

(Photo off of Cuisinart's website.)

To qualify for the Ice Cream Maker you must be a

 follower or become a new follower of my blog and

leave me a comment telling me what

ice cream recipe

you would like

to make with your new ice cream maker!

The winner will be chosen randomly and will

be contacted by e-mail to get your mailing address

so that you can receive your ice cream

maker before summer ends.

Your e-mail must be visible on your blog

or given in your comments so that you

can be contacted.

(Not that you can't make it during other seasons!)

I would love to feature the winner's ice cream

recipe on this blog.

This contest will end August 1, 2010.

I will be posting this with:

Just Something I Whipped Up Monday

Tasty Tuesday

and

Foodie Friday.

Since I have well exceeded 200 Followers

now, I will be giving away

 2

Cuisinart

Ice Cream Makers!!

Thanks everyone for your incredible support.