Ice cream cake recs?

SereJane · May 2011

Andrew's grad ceremony is on Saturday (yay!) and I'm inviting our families over after for a bbq. I want to make an ice cream cake, any recs for recipes you like?

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2011

Recipes?

Lol. I'd just go to DQ and get a Blizzard ice cream cake

Probably Reese's peanut butter cup.

Wrkn925 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]Recipes? Lol. I'd just go to DQ and get a Blizzard ice cream cake :) Probably Reese's peanut butter cup.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

This.

SereJane · May 2011

Now that is not a half bad idea. FI used to work at DQ and loves their Blizzards. But if I go that route I won't earn any gold stars for my domestic diva badge

Anysunrise · May 2011

Oh man, the DQ cakes with the fudge and the cookie crumble are my total favourite. It's what I get on my birthdays.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2011

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[QUOTE]Now that is not a half bad idea. FI used to work at DQ and loves their Blizzards. But if I go that route I won't earn any gold stars for my domestic diva badge ;)
Posted by SereJane[/QUOTE]

Then make him these, too...

<a href="http://www.bakerella.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/" rel='nofollow'>http://www.bakerella.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/</a>

musicalsunlight · May 2011

DQ ice cream cake is the instantaneous way to my heart.

LedZeppelin · May 2011

Fudgie the Whale

or Cookiepus.

reddy123 · May 2011

Ben and Jerry's way:

I just bake brownies and then break them all up into little pieces. I pack a metal cake pan half with one flavor, then I put a thin layer of brownies and freeze. Then I pack second flavor and pack the rest of the brownies into the bottom, sticking them into the ice cream, freeze again.

Once totally frozen, I flip it upside down onto another cake pan and rinse the whole thing with hot water. When the ice cream starts to drip out the sides, you are ready to put it all on the counter, gently and slowly slip the pan off, pushing on the top like a snapple cap, leaving just the frozen cake. You can just pick up the cake then and move it to the desired cake dish.

I mix one part powdered sugar two parts heavy cream and whip up (not very sweet) icing. I used a kitchenaid at BJ's, but you can use a hand held or by hand. DO NOT over whip! "Soft peaks"! "Soft peaks!" (that's my boss talking, meaning check your whip cream by lifting up, making perfect peaks that don't fall.) Whip cream is MUCH better than frozen frosting!

I frost the cake spinning it with a flat edge of a knife and freeze one more time before I put on borders and decorations.

DQ Slackers! lol

alyssag721 · May 2011

I worked at coldstone in high school and made their ice cream cakes, it was so much fun! It's really not hard if you have a good springform pan. Let me know if you want any tips/ideas!

SereJane · May 2011

Reddy-that sounds freaking awesome! His fave ice cream is mint chocolate chip and that goes really well with brownies. Would I be able to make it the day before? As in have enough time for the freezing, refreezing?

undyingmizery · May 2011

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[QUOTE]Ben and Jerry's way: I just bake brownies and then break them all up into little pieces. I pack a metal cake pan half with one flavor, then I put a thin layer of brownies and freeze. Then I pack second flavor and pack the rest of the brownies into the bottom, sticking them into the ice cream, freeze again. Once totally frozen, I flip it upside down onto another cake pan and rinse the whole thing with hot water. When the ice cream starts to drip out the sides, you are ready to put it all on the counter, gently and slowly slip the pan off, pushing on the top like a snapple cap, leaving just the frozen cake. You can just pick up the cake then and move it to the desired cake dish. I mix one part powdered sugar two parts heavy cream and whip up (not very sweet) icing. I used a kitchenaid at BJ's, but you can use a hand held or by hand. DO NOT over whip! "Soft peaks"! "Soft peaks!" (that's my boss talking, meaning check your whip cream by lifting up, making perfect peaks that don't fall.) Whip cream is MUCH better than frozen frosting! I frost the cake spinning it with a flat edge of a knife and freeze one more time before I put on borders and decorations. DQ Slackers! lol
Posted by reddy123[/QUOTE]

Food porn i'm telling you...

Seriously though I am going to have to make this for FI. I make whipped cream rather than normal frosting. I personally don't like how sweet it is.

SereJane · May 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ice cream cake recs? : Then make him these, too... <a href="http://www.bakerella.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/" rel='nofollow'>http://www.bakerella.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/</a>
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

Would I be able to sub a different kind of cake mix? We try to avoid food coloring when possible.

SarahPLiz · May 2011

We had the idea here to make ice cream cake balls, but hte school's freezer wouldn't freeze them hard enough. The idea was a little ball of ice cream with a stick in it, frozen solid, covered in cakeball material, refrozen, and then dipped. I wish it would have worked for the retirement party last week, because it would have been AWESOME!

Anysunrise · May 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ice cream cake recs? : Would I be able to sub a different kind of cake mix? We try to avoid food coloring when possible.
Posted by SereJane[/QUOTE]

<div>You can use pretty much any kind of cake/icing. That's half the fun =D</div>

reddy123 · May 2011

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[QUOTE]Reddy-that sounds freaking awesome! His fave ice cream is mint chocolate chip and that goes really well with brownies. Would I be able to make it the day before? As in have enough time for the freezing, refreezing?
Posted by SereJane[/QUOTE]

<div>Yes! I'd just give yourself a good 2 hours between each stage. So pack, wait and hour or two, pack layer #2, wait a good three, maybe four hours. Flip, put on dish, put it back in the freezer for an hour, frost, back in the freezer (frosting takes the shortest to freeze). You don't want a cake melting, otherwise the whip cream will not stick to it!</div><div>
</div><div>Also, the whip cream works well when cold and freshly whipped, it will "fall" and deflate, which is why you want to whip and frost at within the same 10 minutes. When it is firm, you can pipe it into a decoration tube and do fun designs, freeze it, and no one will know it's whip cream! If you wait too long, it will become liquid and it is REALLY frustrating :)</div><div>
</div><div>You could always just buy whip cream, and even a little dispenser and do little 'dots' along the border. Or say screw it, and use candy or tiny square cut brownies as a border.</div><div>
</div><div>ETA: After you are done packing entirely and before you rinse the cake pan with hot water is when it needs to be the most frozen. That is a big trick. You only want the cake near the sides of the pan getting soft, not the whole thing!</div>

AllAboutTheBenjamin · May 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ice cream cake recs? : Would I be able to sub a different kind of cake mix? We try to avoid food coloring when possible.
Posted by SereJane[/QUOTE]

Of course, you can make any flavor you want :)

SarahPLiz · May 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ice cream cake recs? : Would I be able to sub a different kind of cake mix? We try to avoid food coloring when possible.
Posted by SereJane[/QUOTE]

<div>White cake with Raspberry Jam</div><div>White cake with Coconut Rum</div><div>White cake with White Icing and peppermint oil..</div><div> the possibilities are endless. </div>

OutOfTheBlue612 · May 2011

I just can't eat any other ice cream cake except DQ. It's just so good.

SereJane · May 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ice cream cake recs? : White cake with Raspberry Jam White cake with Coconut Rum White cake with White Icing and peppermint oil.. the possibilities are endless.
Posted by SarahPLiz[/QUOTE]

Yum..I can't wait to get started trying them!

SereJane · May 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ice cream cake recs? : Yes! I'd just give yourself a good 2 hours between each stage. So pack, wait and hour or two, pack layer #2, wait a good three, maybe four hours. Flip, put on dish, put it back in the freezer for an hour, frost, back in the freezer (frosting takes the shortest to freeze). You don't want a cake melting, otherwise the whip cream will not stick to it! Also, the whip cream works well when cold and freshly whipped, it will "fall" and deflate, which is why you want to whip and frost at within the same 10 minutes. When it is firm, you can pipe it into a decoration tube and do fun designs, freeze it, and no one will know it's whip cream! If you wait too long, it will become liquid and it is REALLY frustrating :) You could always just buy whip cream, and even a little dispenser and do little 'dots' along the border. Or say screw it, and use candy or tiny square cut brownies as a border. ETA: After you are done packing entirely and before you rinse the cake pan with hot water is when it needs to be the most frozen. That is a big trick. You only want the cake near the sides of the pan getting soft, not the whole thing!
Posted by reddy123[/QUOTE]

Thanks! I'll make it tomorrow and saturday. I'll take a pic of how it turns out and let you know if I succeeded ;)

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · May 2011

You guys are lame. Carvel makes the best ice cream cakes in existence.

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