How to "bake" a cake from a cold treat?
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Ice cream cake is a wonderful option for a sweet, cold treat for a holiday. While individual ice cream is more suitable for those cravings for a favorite cold dessert on a hot day, a fluffy, elegantly decorated cake is the perfect sweet treat for a summer party. Moreover, making your own ice cream cake is quite easy.
Below, we offer several simple recipes for delicious and impressive cakes, the main ingredient of which is everyone's favorite summer treat.
Chocolate and Banana Ice Cream Cake
This recipe for a festive treat with banana slices and chocolate ice cream is quite simple and doesn't take much time.
The recipe calls for the following products:
- chocolate ice cream – 500 g;
- bananas – 4 pieces;
- chocolate syrup – 8 teaspoons;
- honey – half a glass;
- peanut butter - 5 tablespoons;
- biscuit crumbs – 1.5 cups.
Cooking instructions:
- The dessert recipe begins with mixing the crumble topping with half the honey and peanut butter. Spread the mixture over the bottom and sides of the cake pan.
- Mash the bananas until smooth, then pour the mixture into a frying pan, mix with the remaining honey, and cook over medium heat for about five minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Then let the mixture cool completely.
- Next, the cake recipe suggests placing the ice cream in a bowl, whipping it with a mixer, and mixing it with the banana mixture.
- Spread the resulting filling over the base of the future cake, as shown in the photo. Cover the cake pan and freeze for four hours.
Before serving, decorate the ice cream cake with banana balls and drizzle with chocolate syrup. This stunning holiday dessert, like the one in the photo, will grace any dessert table.
Cake with homemade raspberry ice cream
This delicious, airy dessert with fresh berries is a wonderful summer treat that is sure to please not only children but also adults.
The cake recipe calls for the following ingredients:
- a pinch of vanilla sugar;
- cream – 300 g;
- a tablespoon of lemon juice;
- proteins - 3 pieces;
- sugar – 100 g;
- powdered sugar – 80 g;
- fresh raspberries – 400 g;
- sweet crumbs – 1.5 cups;
- butter – 2 tablespoons;
- honey – 2 tablespoons.
Cooking instructions:
- The recipe begins by pouring the cream into a saucepan, adding regular sugar and vanilla extract. Place the pan over low heat. Simmer the mixture for about half an hour, then cool and beat with a mixer.
- Mash about 2/3 of the berries into a puree, then strain it through a sieve, gradually adding a small amount of cooled boiled water. Add the resulting raspberry puree to the cream and mix thoroughly.
- The homemade ice cream recipe begins with whipping the egg whites with lemon juice and powdered sugar until fluffy. Fold the egg whites into the cream and berry puree mixture. Mix everything thoroughly in a separate bowl, then cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 2 hours. After the specified time, remove the ice cream, stir, and return it to the freezer for another 2-3 hours.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (400 degrees Fahrenheit). Mix the crumble mixture with honey and butter until smooth. Place the mixture in a greased baking pan, making sure it covers the bottom and sides. Bake the cake base for 10 minutes, then let it cool.
- Place the ice cream into the prepared mold as shown in the photo. Carefully smooth the surface of the dessert and place it in the freezer.
Remove the cake from the freezer no earlier than 10 minutes before serving. This delicious, beautiful dessert can be garnished with fresh, whole raspberries.
Ice cream cake with fruit
Below is another quick and easy recipe for a delicious, festive ice cream treat.
Ingredients:
- eggs – 3 pieces;
- soft processed cheese – 400 g;
- granulated sugar – 1.5 cups;
- cream – 200 g;
- fruit puree – 2 cups;
- vanillin – 1 packet.
Cooking instructions
- The recipe begins with whisking sugar and egg yolks until stiff peaks form, as shown in the photo.
- Without stopping whisking, slowly add cream, vanilla, and processed cheese to the resulting mixture.
- Beat the egg whites separately, then fold them into the prepared cream. Mix everything gently until smooth.
- Add fruit puree to the resulting mixture.
- Line a rimmed baking dish with cling film so that the edges hang over the edge.
- Place the finished cream into the mold and smooth it out as shown in the photo. The recipe calls for the treat to be frozen for at least two hours.
Remove the treat from the freezer 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with fruit slices, nuts, or coconut flakes.
Helpful tips
Without a doubt, the most delicious and delicate cakes are made with homemade ice cream. However, store-bought ice cream can always come in handy when you're desperate to impress your guests with a delicious sweet treat, but you're short on time. For example, by prepping the layers in advance, you can create a tiered holiday cake with ice cream and layers of cool pistachio, vanilla, chocolate, and berry fillings.
Any cake recipe requires baking a sponge or shortcrust pastry base, topped with crumbs made from dry sponge or biscuits. Experienced pastry chefs strongly recommend cooling the layers thoroughly after baking, otherwise the dessert risks melting quickly.
Remove the ice cream from the freezer half an hour before you plan to frost the cake layers. It should be slightly melted and fairly pliable. If the dessert calls for multiple types of ice cream, make sure each subsequent layer is thoroughly frozen before adding it.
