With the winter months fast approaching, your taste buds will undeniably crave something rich, creamy, and indulgent. This decadent orange creamsicle ice cream cake is the perfect winter dessert treat to satisfy those cravings. With its creamy orange ice cream, crunchy orange cookies, and smooth orange buttercream frosting, this dessert is a true showstopper.
Check out the recipe for the sweet dish here.
Ingredients:
For the cookie cake:
- 251 gm flour
- 102 gm sugar
- 3 tsp baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 121 ml butter
- 102 gm sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
For the ice cream:
- 501 ml cream
- 252 ml milk
- 203 gm sugar
- 2 tsp orange zest
- 201 gm butter
- 402 gm sugar
- 3 tsp orange zest
- 1 tbsp orange juice
Method:
- First, you have to preheat the oven to 180°C, and lightly prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper. Then, you can set it aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, you need to whisk together all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. You are advised to sift the dry ingredients well so that they are free of lumps.
- Then, you need to whip soft unsalted butter, granulated sugar, eggs, and pure vanilla extract in a big mixing bowl. You must whip these ingredients until they're smooth and well mixed.
- Next, you are going to add the dry ingredients to the wet ones gradually, whisking until the point they’re just combined. Like most baking recipes, you need to take care to not overmix the dough because or else, it may turn into a dense cookie.
- You can roll the dough into balls, approximately 1.5 inches in size and then, position the balls on the prepared baking sheet with about 2 inches of separation between each cookie.
- Next, you have to let the cookies bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
- After that, you are going to remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
- Next, you have to prepare the orange ice cream by combining heavy cream, whole milk, granulated sugar, and grated orange zest in a medium-sized bowl. You need to mix it all well until smooth and uniform.
- Then, you can cover this mixture with a plastic wrap, and refrigerate it for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight.
- The next day, you have to put the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Then, you need to transfer your churned ice cream to an airtight container and place it in the freezer to firm up for at least 3 hours.
- By now, it will be time for you to start constructing the cake. You need to begin by laying a layer of orange cookies in the bottom of a springform pan. Since the cookies are round, you may have to trim them to fit, if necessary.
- Next, you have to top the cookies with a layer of orange ice cream. You can smooth the ice cream evenly by using a spatula.
- You have to continue layering the pan, beginning with cookies, then ice cream, and so on.
- To make the orange buttercream frosting, you need to combine softened butter, powdered sugar, grated orange zest, and freshly squeezed orange juice. You shall have to whisk them until smooth.
- Next, you can spread the frosting on top of the cake with a spatula, smoothing it evenly.
- Then, you can decorate the cake with additional orange cookies, if you desire.
- After this, you have to keep the cake in the freezer until the frosting becomes hard. This will take you at least 45 minutes.
- When the frosting is ready, you can serve and enjoy.
You can add an orange extract to the ice cream batter for another layer of flavor. While assembling the cake, you need to repeat the layers by continuing with cookies, then ice cream, until you just reach the top of the pan. This will give you a well-packed-up ice cream cake. If you are making this dish for a large party of people, you need to take care to see that everyone gets a slice. For that, you can take the ice cream and scoop it into balls and place on top of a layer of orange cookies. You can also drizzle it with orange buttercream frosting to decorate.
With this super rich, decadent orange creamsicle ice cream cake recipe, you will have the chance to achieve something of a jaw-dropping winter dessert treat that is sure to impress all your friends and family.