Ice Cream Cake

My 100% from-scratch Ice Cream Cake recipe sandwiches an easy homemade vanilla ice cream between two layers of fudgy chocolate cake. It's a stunner of a cake that is PERFECT for birthdays!

Ingredients

For Cake Layers

• 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar (250g)
• 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour (141g)
• ½ cup natural cocoa powder (50g)
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon table salt
• ⅓ cup canola or vegetable oil (79ml)
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten, room temperature preferred
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup whole milk, room temperature preferred (118ml)
• ¾ cup hot coffee (may substitute hot/boiling water) (177ml)

For Ice Cream Layer (see note)

• 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk (396g)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 pinch fine sea salt (⅛ teaspoon, may substitute table salt)
• 2 cups heavy cream, very cold (473ml)
• ⅓ cup sprinkles (optional) (use “jimmies” or traditional sprinkles, nonpareils are likely to bleed) (64g)