Also, try this homemade strawberry ice cream and mint ice cream! Don’t let the name fool you, birthday cake ice cream can be enjoyed whenever you feel like it – birthday or no birthday! The recipe was adapted from a pineapple ice cream from Jeni Britton Bauer’s Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home. Her ice cream method involves using some unusual (in ice cream) ingredients like cornstarch and cream cheese, but it makes the creamiest ice cream ever. Not a silly question! Some people really enjoy cake, others ice cream, and some like cake and ice cream together. Well, this birthday cake ice cream takes “cake and ice cream” quite literally. Think of a vanilla birthday cake – it’s rich, moist, buttery, sweet, and overall a good time! Give that flavor profile an ice cream texture, and there you have it! Birthday cake ice cream is everything you love about classic vanilla birthday cake packed into a cool treat. If you sit firmly on the cake side (or want a dairy-free birthday cake flavored option) try making this birthday cake popcorn! It’s just as fun! Some of these ingredients might make you raise an eyebrow, but have faith that this ice cream will satisfy every ice cream dream you’ve ever had!
Whole milk: This provides the base of the ice cream. Cornstarch: This is one of the ingredients that isn’t super common in homemade ice cream, however, it really helps keep the ice cream nice and creamy. Heavy cream: This is also known as heavy whipping cream and the high fat content makes the ice cream creamy and rich. It also enhances the vanilla flavor. Sugar: Sweet sweet sugar. A key ingredient in any classic ice cream recipe. Sea salt: Balance the sweetness of the sugar and richness of the cream with a little salt. Cream cheese: Another interesting inclusion for an ice cream recipe, cream cheese helps give a super, silky smooth texture. White cake mix: You’ll incorporate the cake mix right before you refrigerate the ice cream. You can use store-bought, boxed cake mix for this recipe to keep things easy. If you have yellow bake mix on hand, it can be used instead, however, the color may be slightly different than what’s pictured here.
This is possibly the best part of birthday cake ice cream! You can go to town and get really creative with how you want to decorate or top your homemade ice cream. Here are some ideas to get your creative juices flowing:
Rainbow sprinkles Whip cream Chocolate sauce Crumbled cake or cookies, like Oreos or Golden Oreos If you’re a peanut fan, try adding some chopped honey roasted peanuts on top Consider making birthday cake ice cream sandwiches. Place your ice cream between two cookies! Yum!
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