summer treats

Mini ice cream cakes:

Buy mini cupcake tins, non-stick spray them.
Spoon two teaspoons of favorite cake batter in bottom, bake until toothpick clean, about 10 minutes.
Loosen sides, put in freezer for about an hour. Half an hour before they come out, take favorite flavor ice cream out of freezer to soften. Yeah. I prefer chocolate cake and mint chip ice cream. Spoon ice cream on top of cakes, level off, put back in freezer.

Here is the fun part. You can use Magic Shell (that store-bought stuff that hardens when it gets cold... or you can make some homemade ganache (whipping cream, dark chocolate melted... easy.). Once ice cream is hard again, 1 to 1.5 hours, LOOSEN the sides and pour or spread choice mixture on top. Add nuts or sprinkles before it hardens. If you use the Magic Shell (which comes in strawberry and chocolate), you have to put those sprinkles on quickly, but for little kids, it makes it less messy and melty. For the rest of us, who could eat the mini cupcakes in two to three bites, the ganache tastes really good. Put back in freezer for half hour.

When you serve them, make sure everyone is ready for dessert, or you'll have a mess.