I can’t tell you how many times I have given out this recipe in the last week when I brought it to a family gathering so I am going to post it here to share with many others.

Have you ever tried the ice cream cake bought at the Dairy Queen and loved the taste but not the price or you’ve bought a buster bar and wished you could make something like it at home.  Well, you can.  After searching and searching for a recipe that would taste as good as a DQ treat, I came upon a recipe in my own recipe box!

This recipe is for a dessert called Buster Bars and with some modifying can become a DQ ice cream cake too!

Buster Bars

1 bag crushed Oreo cookies

½ cup (1 stick) melted margarine

Crush the Oreo’s in a plastic bag and place them in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan.  Melt the margarine and stir in to the crushed cookies.  Press crust down firmly with a fork.

Open up a ½ gallon box of vanilla ice cream and cut it into 1 inch slices.    Place each slice on to the crust and cut the slices, as needed, to cover up the crust.  Sprinkle 1 ½ cups salted Spanish peanuts on top and place the pan in the freezer while you complete the next step.

Over medium/high heat, combine 2 cups powder sugar, 12 oz (1 ½ cups) evaporated milk and ½ cup (1 stick) margarine.  Boil for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat and add 2/3 cup chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon vanilla.  Drizzle on top of ice cream and freeze immediately.  After dessert is set, enjoy!

Now, to modify this in to a delicious cake, start at the top of the recipe and make 2 changes.  Skip the peanuts and then after the above dessert has set, add 2 cups of Cool Whip to the very top.  The nice thing about this cake is that you can actually decorate it for a birthday, anniversary, or whatever special occasion you are having.

You won’t believe how much people will love this cake until you make it.  I have brought it to several gatherings and never have I not been asked for the recipe by several people.  Let me know if it’s as popular as I’m telling you it is!

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