Ice cream cake

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Ice cream cake
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Ice cream swiss roll
Type Cake
CourseDessert
Main ingredients Ice cream
VariationsBerries, fruits, sponge cake
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Chocolate ice cream cake

An ice cream cake is a cake made with ice cream as an ingredient. A simpler no-bake version can be made by layering different flavors of ice cream in a loaf pan. [1]

Contents

Ice cream cake is a popular party food, often eaten at birthdays and weddings, particularly in North America and Australia. It is not as well known in Europe. In the United Kingdom, ice cream swiss roll cakes are known as Arctic rolls.

Preparation

In a typical assembly, the cake component is baked in the normal way, cut to shape if necessary, and then frozen. Ice cream is shaped in a mold as appropriate, and these components are then assembled while frozen. Whipped cream is often used for frosting, as a complement to the two other textures, and because many typical frostings will not adhere successfully to frozen cake. The whole cake is then kept frozen until serving, when it is allowed to thaw until it can be easily sliced but not so much as to melt the ice cream.

U.S. market

Ice cream cakes are popular in the U.S. Carvel has a history of themed cakes advertised on television including Fudgie the Whale and Cookie Puss. [2] Baskin-Robbins, Dairy Queen, Friendly's, Cold Stone Creamery, and other retailers also sell ice cream cakes.

They are also a popular dessert for Fourth of July celebrations; cakes prepared for this day are often decorated with patriotic motifs, and garnished with whipped cream, red berries and blueberries. [3] Other versions are elaborate flag cakes made with alternating layers of ice cream and sorbet. [4]

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References

  1. The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. 2015. ISBN   978-0-19-931362-4.
  2. McGowen, Lauren; Dempsey, Jennifer (2009). Carvel Ice Cream . Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7385-6709-9.
  3. "3-Ingredient 4th of July Ice Cream "Cake"". Betty Crocker.
  4. "Ice Cream Flag Cake". Food Network.

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