Birthday Cake Ice Cream
Yield: 8 servings
This homemade Birthday Cake Ice Cream features a rich and creamy vanilla base, with swirls of blue vanilla frosting and sprinkles. It tastes like you’re eating a slice of vanilla birthday cake - and it's super easy to make, no eggs or custard required!
Ingredients
- 1½ cups whole milk
- 1½ cups heavy cream
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cake batter flavor
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup vanilla frosting
- 1 drop blue food coloring or any color - I use Americolor gel paste "sky blue"
- ⅓ cup rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Freeze your ice cream maker bowl according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the whole milk, heavy cream, sugar, cake batter flavor, and vanilla extract until the sugar is dissolved. Make sure the sugar is fully dissolved, otherwise your ice cream will have a gritty texture. If you’re having trouble dissolving the sugar, blend the mixture on high speed in a blender for 30 seconds.
- Transfer the mixture to your ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions until it reaches a soft-serve consistency. Depending on your ice cream maker, this should take 15-25 minutes.
- Place the frosting in a small bowl and heat in the microwave for 5-10 seconds, or until it is just barely pourable. Add a drop of blue food coloring to the frosting and stir to combine. Add more if desired.
- When the ice cream is done churning, transfer ⅓ of it to a 9" x 5" loaf pan and drizzle the blue frosting over the ice cream. Use a butter knife to swirl the frosting into the ice cream. Top with rainbow sprinkles.
- Repeat Step 5 with the remaining ice cream, frosting, and sprinkles two more times – creating another two layers, ending with frosting and sprinkles on top for garnish.
- Cover the loaf pan tightly with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 6 hours, or until the ice cream is fully set. Then scoop and enjoy.
Notes
To include cake pieces into the ice cream: Either bake a boxed vanilla cake mix or use two regular sized vanilla cupcakes. Cut the baked cake into small bites, about 1/2" in size, to equal 1 cup. Then quickly yet gently fold the cake bites into the finished ice cream, right in the ice cream maker bowl.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 371kcal Carbohydrates: 38g Protein: 3g Fat: 24g Saturated Fat: 12g Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 55mg Sodium: 78mg Sugar: 36g
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