Recipe - Coffee Almond Ice Cream Cake

1 One half cup Chocolate wafer crumbs (abou
30 cookies)
One fourth cup Unsalted butter, melted
1 One half pt Coffee ice cream, slightly s
ftened
1 One half cup Heavy cream, well chilled
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 One half cup Amaretti, crushed (italian a
mond macaroons)
One half cup Almonds, cut or sliced up and toasted
Dark chocolate sauce (see re
ipe)

In a bowl with a fork, stir together the crumbs and butter until the
mixture is well combined. Pat the mixture onto the bottom and 1inch up
the sides of a lightly oiled 8inch, 21/2inch deep springform pan. Freeze
crust for 30 minutes or until firm. Spread ice cream evenly on the crust
and return to freezer for 30 minutes or until ice cream is firm.

In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream with vanilla until it holds
stiff peaks, fold in amaretti thoroughly and spread over ice cream. Smooth
top of cake, sprinkle with almonds, and freeze cake for 3045 minutes, or
until top is firm.

Freeze cake, covered with plastic wrap and foil, overnight. Just before
serving, wrap a warm damp towel around the side of the pan, remove side of
pan, and transfer cake to a serving plate. Cut into wedges with a knife
dipped in hot water and serve it with the Dark Chocolate Sauce.

a 1988 Gourmet Mag. favorite