When I thought about making an ice cream cake for my best friend’s birthday, one of my first thoughts I have to admit was that it didn’t seem so hard. I mean all there was to it was to make two cakes, sandwich them with ice cream and frosting. Really seems pretty easy doesn’t it?
Boy, is ignorance bliss.
What I completely didn’t factor in was the weather. I literally couldn’t take the filled ice cream cake out of the freezer two minutes before it melting over the sides of my cake and threatening to turn into an absolute mess on my hands. Long story short, a lot of cursing, swearing and wishing I had a walk in freezer later, I decided to just chuck it, run back to the supermarket to grab another tub of ice cream and fall back on Plan B.
Thankfully, Plan B- hollowing a sponge cake and filling it with ice cream before putting the top back on and frosting it- was a lot easier and less painful- and really should have been Plan A had I been a little wiser. But that’s how we learn right? Or at least that’s what I tell myself to feel a little better.
So yeah the next ice cream cake I do (if ever), I’ll either have invested in that walk in freezer (and probably churning out ice cream cakes for a living) or go with Plan B. Plan A shall forever be damned in this weather.
In the meantime though, I’ll be enjoying what’s left of it in my freezer.
Happy birthday babe with tons and tons of love.
IKR! I’ve only made ice-cream cake once, and it was melting like crazy. I attribute it to the fact that I probably didn’t freeze it long enough, though it was almost 6hrs
Love the hollowing out idea, though! Should give it a go the next time (yes, there will be a next time). What recipe did you use for the sponge?
Comment by ovenhaven — October 27, 2009 @ 10:37 am
Hey Zhul
I know! I was so paranoid about my cake melting especially on the way to my best friend’s place so at the risk of freezing and killing myself, the air conditioning in the car was set at full blast and I sped the entire way there 
Anyway I used Tish Boyle’s hot milk sponge cake. Drop me an email if you can’t find it lying somewhere in the realm of the Internet.
Comment by thecoffeesnob — October 27, 2009 @ 11:31 am
Ahh yes I can imagine that it would be rather troublesome in the hot weather! But the idea of having an ice cream cake is so alluring in that kind of weather!
Comment by Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella — October 28, 2009 @ 9:57 am
Yeah it is a bit of a double edged sword. But hot weather or not, ice cream cakes are always sooo good
Comment by thecoffeesnob — October 28, 2009 @ 8:57 pm
Sorry that Plan A didn’t work out. I can relate about the warm weather getting in the way. Good thing Plan B was a good one. That cake is a winner!
Comment by Susan at SGCC — October 29, 2009 @ 12:46 pm
Thanks, Susan
It’s probably just as well Plan A didn’t work out- I got to have the entire cake to myself 
Comment by thecoffeesnob — October 29, 2009 @ 1:19 pm
Plab B is a wonderful cake! Thanks for sharing
Comment by Karine — October 30, 2009 @ 8:14 am
Aw, thanks Karine
Comment by thecoffeesnob — November 1, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
I like it, and I’m sure it tasted great too! I like the texture on the top, looks like laminated wood!
Comment by Heathers cakes — November 16, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
Thanks, Heather. I can’t wait for the chance to make my next ice cream cake
Comment by thecoffeesnob — November 16, 2009 @ 8:27 pm