Almond Crusted Chocolate Torte

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 C butter or margarine
  • 1 C all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1/2 C chopped slivered almonds, toasted
  • 1 large cartoon cool ship
  • 1-quart chocolate ice cream
  • 1/4 C rum or 1 Tbl rum flavoring

Directions:

Melt butter in large skillet. Stir in flour, sugar, and almonds. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is golden and crumbly, 6-8 min. Reserve 3/4 C crumb mixture, pat remaining mixture into buttered 9″ springform pan – or use a standard cake pan but butter it well! Freeze at least 3 hours.

Mix cool whip with softened ice cream in a chilled large bowl. Fold in rum. Spoon into crumb-lined pan. Freeze until partly set – about 1 hour. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Return to freezer and freeze until firm.

Comments:

From Sara Sellig who says it is easy and wonderful.