Christmas Ice-Cream Cake
A Christmas ice-cream cake is a festive, no-bake dessert that's easy to make and perfect for the holiday season. It combines the creamy indulgence of ice cream with the nostalgic flavors of traditional Christmas treats like fruitcake, gingerbread, or chocolate. Layers of ice cream are often alternated with cookies, nuts, or fruits, and the cake is usually molded into a decorative shape.
Ingredients
- 445g (21⁄2 cups) Sunbeam Mixed Fruit
- 65g (1⁄2 cup) Sunbeam Slivered Almonds, toasted
- 60g (1⁄3 cup) icing sugar mixture, sifted
- 2 tbsp brandy, sherry or liqueur of choice
- 1 orange, rind finely grated
- 1 lemon, rind finely grated
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 2L vanilla ice-cream, softened slightly
- 200g dark cooking chocolate, chopped
- Sunbeam Glacé Cherries, to serve
- Chocolate shards, to serve
Instructions
- Grease a 1.5L (6 cup) pudding basin and line with plastic wrap, allowing it to overhang the side. Combine the mixed fruit, almonds, icing sugar, brandy, orange rind, lemon rind and mixed spice in a large bowl. Set aside for 1 hour to macerate.
- Add the ice-cream to the fruit mixture and stir until well combined. Spoon into the prepared pudding basin and smooth the surface. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer overnight to set.
- Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Stir until melted and smooth. Set aside for 10 minutes or until cooled and thickened slightly.
Nutrition
Calories: 2147kcalCarbohydrates: 60.7gProtein: 8.1gFat: 26.1gSaturated Fat: 14gSodium: 91.7mgPotassium: 563.9mgFiber: 4.8gSugar: 47.6gVitamin A: 19.4IUVitamin C: 11.3mgCalcium: 199.8mgIron: 2.2mg
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