Banana Split Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 ice cream sandwiches
3 pints strawberry ice cream, softened
1 cup hot fudge, warmed
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
1 ripe banana, sliced
1 maraschino cherry (to garnish)

Preparation

Cake:.
Chill 9-inch springform pan in freezer.
Cut each ice cream sandwich into quarters.
Arrange quartered ice cream sandwiches vertically along the inside wall of chilled pan.
Transfer pan to freezer until sandwiches are firm.
Fill center of pan with strawberry ice cream and smooth top surface.
Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, 2 hours.
To Serve:.
Remove cake from pan and transfer to serving platter.
Spoon warmed fudge sauce onto center of cake and spread almost to the edge.
Dollop with whipped cream and top with nuts and sliced banana, top with cherry.