ANT HILL CAKE

Steps:

• Place Oreo's in food processor and process to coarse texture.
• Add peppermint patties and process to coarse texture.
• Coat a 10 inches spring form pan with cooking spray, add cookie mixture and press down gently to coat bottom and up 1/2 inches on the sides.
• By spoonfuls, add ice cream.
• Use back of a spoon to smooth ice cream evenly on the top.
• Cover with foil and freeze overnight.
• Place vanilla wafers in food processor and blend until smooth.
• Place in a sealed bag until needed and store at room temperature.
• Remove rim of spring form pan and place cake on serving platter.
• On one side of cake, slowly pour vanilla wafer crumbs to form a mound, or "anthill.".
• Arrange "ants" on cake using one chocolate covered almond for each body and one chocolate covered caramel for each head.
• Pipe on eyes and legs with gel.
• Garnish with candy corn.