My husband plus all three of our boys have birthdays within 10 days of each other. Between all the parties with friends and family, it tends to be one big cake fest and we end up sampling every flavour during those days.
This year I decided to make my oldest son who was turning 11 (holy cow 11!! How do I have an 11 year old!) an ice cream cake. Ice cream cake is his most requested cake so this year I decided to ‘Stir Things Up’ a bit and combine two of his favourites, chocolate milkshakes and ice cream cake into one – a Chocolate Milkshake Ice cream Cake!
Thanks to Nesquik, this cake turned out amazing and really did taste just like a smooth, creamy chocolate milkshake!
This chocolate milkshake ice cream cake recipe was sponsored by Nestlé. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.
Chocolate Milkshake Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients
1 1/3 cups chocolate baking crumbs
6 Tbsp melted butter
2 cups whipping cream
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup chocolate Nesquik powder
2/3 cup chocolate chips, melted
To Decorate
3 Tbsp Nesquik chocolate syrup
3/4 cup whipping cream
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup mini chocolate candies
Instructions
Lightly grease a 9 inch springform pan. Place baking crumbs in a medium sized bowl; pour butter over top and stir to moisten. Press cookie mixture into the bottom of the springform pan to create a smooth even layer. I get the best results using the bottom of the same measuring cup I used to measure out the crumbs. Pop the pan into the freezer while you make the ice cream layer.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the whipping cream using an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
In a separate mixing bowl combine sweetened condensed milk and the chocolate Nesquik powder until blended. Add in melted chocolate chips and stir to combine.
Fold in the whipped cream until blended.
Pour the chocolate ice cream mixture on top of the chocolate crumb base layer. Cover with foil or plastic wrap and freeze for 6-8 hours (or overnight, it’s nice to make this part the day before).
To decorate, drizzle cake with Nesquik chocolate syrup.
Place cream in a large mixing bowl and whip on medium-high speed until fluffy. Add in powdered sugar and whip until stiff peaks form. Transfer to a 16 inch piping bag with a 4B tip and pipe large swirls around the outer edge of the cake.
Sprinkle with mini chocolate candies.
Place cake back into freezer until ready to serve.
Birthdays tend to coincide with an overload of sugar but let’s face it, birthdays are a time to celebrate and kids and adults alike are going to indulge a little. Just keep portion sizes small and serve with a healthier drink choice like cold sparkling water.
This cake tastes just like a smooth creamy chocolate milkshake! Perfect for birthday celebrations!Chocolate Milkshake Ice Cream Cake
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My birthday boy had a fun birthday party with his friends before heading off to the movies for the evening. It’s hard to believe we have a tween in the house and in just a couple of short years we’ll have a full fledge teenager.
For more recipe inspiration featuring Nestlé Nesquik visit the Nestlé website –StirThingsUp.Nestlé.ca !
You could also try this other quick and easy ice cream cake recipe
This looks so so so good, and a whole lot cheaper then buying it at DQ!!
Oh that looks so yummy and you did an awesome job decorating it too! Looks professionally made!
OMG, my boys would go crazy for this AND my oldest has a birthday coming up!
oh perfect timing!
I tell by your son’s smile that he was super happy with his ice-cream cake 🙂
That looks delicious!
Looks sweet, very nice flavour of icecream cake
OMG that looks so good! I can’t wait to try it 🙂
My daughter loves her ice cream cakes but they are so expensive, I will have to make this and see how she likes it, and it’s so much cheaper!!
Oh my goodness this sounds absolutely delicious.
That looks so good and delicious!
That recipe sounds so good and looks even better. I will have to try this one.
That looks and sounds very yummy!
This looks delicious! Thanks for this recipe.
WOW, my entire family would LOVE this Ice Cream Cake, thx for the recipe!
This would be perfect for summer!
I had to check out what powdered sugar was, icing sugar, LOL. Love this cake especially because it’s ice-cream 🙂
This looks so good – just like a DQ cake!
I’ve never seen a recipe like this before but it looks absolutely delicious.
Looks delicious. This cake would put a smile on my family’s faces.
This cake is amazing!
this icecream cake looks very tasty
I would make this looks easy and so tasty
I love ice cream cake! This is a must try.
I wanna put a bunch of expletives in here but I won’t. However that looks sooooo good! We will give this recipe a try very soon.
My kids love homemade ice cream cake! I’m definitely trying this recipe the next time we need a cool dessert!
My family loves ice cream cakes. It would be fun to try making one myself instead of buying from DQ,
Who doesnt love cake, this looks great!
Hmmm looks indulgent, I love ice cream cake, and I love milkshakes.
Looks not too difficult to make and your directions are really clear. I might try this cake on the next family birthday.
This looks so rich and decadent and fairly easy to make. I have to put this one on my list of recipes to try.
yum!!! doesn’t look to difficult to make which I love
not hard at all!
OMGosh, this looks delectable and delicious!!!! My mouth is watering just reviewing the pictures and recipes.
Very nice looking
I could make that for my grandkids birthday – it would be a hot.
That looks yummy
thanks for the recipe – it’s a keeper!
It turned out so perfect! My family would LOVE this cake. I agree, everything in moderation will be fine, especially on special occasions like birthdays!
I’ve got a boy with a birthday coming up and this is perfect!
This looks so good. My wife hates buying cakes as she thinks birthdays should be personal so we will consider this for our next birthday celebration. Thanks for the recipe.
Such an awesome cake! I never thought of using Nestlé Nesquik in baking/cooking. I’ll have to give it a try soon!
Wow!! That looks amazing!! I so have to try and make my own!!
Looks delicious, and it’s awesome that you can involve the kids with decorating. It beats buying an ice cream cake from the store!
They are soooo expensive to buy!
oh my goodness that looks decadent
Oh boy, that cake looks yummy.
This cake looks delicious and I can’t believe you used nesquick