Tiramisu means “pick me up” in Italian. As the story goes, the dish supposedly got its name when a diner trying it for the first time said, “That really picked me up!” In the following recipe, we’re transforming this famous dessert into a frozen treat that should have the same reinvigorating effects. Take a look!
Homemade Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake
Transform the famous Tiramisu dessert into a frozen treat with this easy-to-follow recipe.
Equipment
- Baking tray
- Milk carton (1 quart)
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 2 oz sugar
- 2 oz flour
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 1 pinch baking powder
- 3 fl oz espresso
- 4 oz vanilla ice cream
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2 oz walnuts
- 3 oz chocolate, melted
- 4 oz whipped cream
- cocoa powder for sprinkling
Instructions
- Whisk the eggs with the sugar until foamy and white. Add the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder, folding everything into the egg and sugar mix.
- Spread the cake mix on a baking tray and bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Once cooled, cut the cake into 4 equally-sized pieces to form the base of the ice cream cake. Place these pieces inside the prepared milk carton.
- Brush espresso onto the first layer of cake in the carton. Mix the vanilla ice cream and cream cheese, then spread it on top of the cake layer. Sprinkle half of the walnuts, add melted chocolate, and whipped cream.
- Add another layer of cake, then repeat the process with espresso, ice cream, walnuts, melted chocolate, and cream.
- Freeze the ice cream cake for three hours. Sprinkle cocoa powder on top before serving.
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If you can’t wait to get your tiramisu out of the cardboard, you can of course eat it straight from the carton. However, such a mood-lifting dessert should also be served in the proper way from time to time.