EPTNow, usually I write on my food blog about gaming-themed recipes, but this post was an exception. Last Wednesday, it was my friend/coworker's birthday, so I decided to make him a cake. He was the mastermind behind my birthday cake:
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(I'm hoping to get the recipe for this soon so I can share it with you all, but he's been incredibly busy lately!)
I'm not that skilled in making cakes, so I thought an ice cream cake would be fairly simple. Plus, it's been fairly hot recently, so ice cream is a good way to cool off. :D Mmm, cake.
INGREDIENTS
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup of dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 cup of flour
- 2 egg
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 5 shots of Kahlua (7.5oz)
- 3 shots of espresso
- 1 pint of whipping cream
- 2 quarts of coffee flavored ice cream
- 2 quarts of vanilla flavored ice cream
If you have an ice cream machine, I recommend that you take the time and make your own homemade ice cream. It will taste significantly better than store bought ice cream.
Unfortunately, I don't have an ice cream machine, nor did I have the time to make ice cream for this cake, so store bought ice cream had to do!
PROCEDURE
Prep time is roughly 35 minutes. Cook time is about 30 minutes. Setting the ice cream layers takes about 5 - 10 minutes per ring, however, idle time is roughly 15 - 20 minutes between each ring. I recommend letting the cake freeze for at least an hour before frosting.This makes about 16 servings.
Calories per serving: ~620 calories
This recipe doesn't require a lot of active time -- it's mostly a lot of time waiting between ice cream layers.
- Preheat oven to 350° F (~176° C).
- Combine your flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl.
- Add in the eggs, vanilla and 3/4 cups of sugar.
- Add in the espresso and 3 shots of Kahlua. Stir to combine and make sure that there are no lumps in the batter.
- Add in your chocolate chips and combine.
- Pour batter mixture into your springform pan. (you may want to grease it with some butter)
- Baked brownie for about 25 - 30 minutes, or until brownie is fully cooked (use a toothpick to pierce the brownie -- if the toothpick is clean, then it's done).
- Allow brownie to cool in the fridge.
- Once brownie has become cold, begin layering the ice cream.
- Start with one 1 to 1 1/2 inch ring of vanilla ice cream on top of the brownie layer. Place cake back in the freezer and allow the vanilla ice cream to set.
- Once the vanilla ice cream sets, mold another ring of coffee ice cream. Freeze and allow this ring to solidify.
- Once the coffee ice cream sets, one more ring of vanilla.
- Finally, fill in the remaining space with coffee ice cream
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- Allow the entire cake to freeze, then repeat the same steps but with alternating colors (coffee, vanilla, coffee, vanilla this time). Let cake cool while you prep the whipped cream.
- In a large bowl, combine 1/4 cup of sugar and your whipping cream.
- Whisk the whipping cream until it reaches stiff peaks.
- Fold in your remaining Kahlua.
- Remove the springform pan from the cake.
- Frost the cake with the whipping cream.
- Eat!
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Ok, not the best photo. :0 But still tasty.
Hope you enjoyed my cake recipe!
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Thanks for reading, TL!
p.s., to the person who gave me TL+, thank you very much! <3 <3
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well done, i will certainly try one of these in the summer, it's now already to cold in England :'(
