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Hello and welcome to another edition of Tightwad Tuesday!!! If you'd like more Tightwad tips and/or would like to join us, please see our wonderful host Mary @ Canadagirl and see what's goin' on!!

How many of you love ice cream? How many of you love cakes?  How many of you love ice cream cakes? Well, I've recently learned of a tightwaddy way to make your own. Some of you may already know this lovely tip, but I've just learned it so I'm passing it on!!

You take your favorite cake recipe ( or a convenient box one) and make up two sheet cakes. Let them cool.

This next step can vary. You take your favorite ice cream ~ mine is Breyers Vanilla Bean ~ and let is soften so it is spreadable. Spread it over one of the cooled cakes. Take your favorite candy (or left over candy from birthday parties, harvest parties, etc.) and spread over ice cream. The other option is to mix the candy right into the ice cream and then spread it over the cake.  You may want to crush the candy before you spread it.

You then put the cake into the freezer for 30 minutes to let the ice cream firm up again. After 30 minutes, take out of freezer and put second sheet cake on top. You then frost entire cake and put it back into the freezer for at least an hour.

Voila!! You have your very own ice cream cake. I've also thought of using brownies instead of cakes. My boys aren't really cake eaters so this would probably go over better in our house!!

I hope you enjoy!!!