Make it a Christmas to remember with this raspberry and gingerbread ice cream cake
Prep
45m
serves
8
Raspberry and 'gingerbread' ice cream cake
Forget the gingerbread house, this Christmas it's all about the gingerbread ice cream cake.
Ingredients (9)
- 1kg plain, store-bought madeira cake
- 70g unsalted butter, melted, cooled
- 50g golden syrup
- 1 1/2 tbs ground ginger
- 2 tbs crystallised ginger, finely chopped
- 250g raspberries
- 3L vanilla ice cream, softened
- 9 eggwhites
- 495g caster sugar
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Grease the base and side of a 22cm round cake pan and line with baking paper. Crumble madeira cake into a food processor, add melted butter, golden syrup and 2 tsp ground ginger, and whiz to combine. Press into the base and side of prepared pan to form a crust. Freeze for 10 minutes or until set.
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2.Meanwhile, combine remaining ground ginger and crystallised ginger in a large bowl. Add raspberries, then gently fold through ice cream. Spoon on top of the cake crust, smoothing over the top, and freeze for 6 hours or until frozen.
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3.Place eggwhites and sugar in the heatproof bowl of a stand mixer set over a saucepan of gently simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water). Gently whisk until sugar has completely dissolved and mixture reaches 60°C on a kitchen thermometer. Dry the outside of the bowl and transfer to a stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Whisk for 12-15 minutes on high speed until thick, glossy and completely cool. Spoon meringue on top of cake and caramelise using a blowtorch. Serve immediately or freeze until needed.
Recipe Notes
Begin this recipe 1 day ahead. You will need a sugar thermometer and kitchen blowtorch.
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