Ice Cream Cake

Name: Ice Cream Cake
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 1¼ cups (8¾ ounces; 248 grams), sugar, divided; 7 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces; ⅓ cup, milk; ½ cup (1½ ounces; 43 grams), unsweetened cocoa powder; ⅓ cup, heavy cream; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 2½ ounces (71 grams), unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; ⅔ cup (2⅔ ounces; 76 grams), cake flour; ½ teaspoon, baking powder; ⅛ teaspoon, table salt; 3 , large eggs (1 whole, 2 separated); 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons, water; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; Pinch , cream of tartar; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces; 99 grams), sugar, divided; 3 pints, ice cream; 1½ cups, heavy cream; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2022

Desserts or Baked Goods

Cakes

Ice cream is always a thrill. But layer your favorite flavor with tender cake and fudge sauce, and you’ve got a statuesque sweet with a real sense of occasion.

SERVES10

TIME2¼ hours, plus 8 hours 10 minutes cooling and chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

DIY ice cream cake is a fun, customizable project. It's also the ultimate make-ahead dessert since each element is easy to put together and can be prepared days, if not weeks, in advance. Building the cake upside down (the ice cream went in...

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