Ice Cream Cake

This tasty treat was the latest adaptation of one of my most well-used recipes.
It's "Cheats Ice Cream" ... a simple base-recipe that gives you freedom to experiment and manipulate it in all manner of delicious ways.

It's SUPER simple ... like REALLY simple ... are you ready?

Beat a 600ml bottle of cream until thick (stiff peaks and all that) and then mix in a tin of sweetened condensed milk. 

And ... that's it! Told you it was simple!!

Modify it by adding in all manner of yummy ingredients ... chopped up chocolate bars (Cherry Ripe, Boost, Twix, Bounty ... note that some fillings such as Peppermint Crisp or Aero bars will just dissolve into the ice cream - tastes good but you lose its texture), broken up biscuits, fruit, nuts or coconut, essences (coconut, peppermint, orange etc), cookie dough ... etc etc ... you get the idea - the sky's the limit!!

Freeze it in any container or in individual glasses/dishes - covered.

nb the ice cream doesn't freeze super hard and it defrosts reasonably quickly because it doesn't have any "stabilizing" ingredients ... but it freezes without icing up and - as previously stated - it's super simple!! :)

This particular creation was made in a springform tin. I lined the bottom with foil and then the sides with Malto Milk biscuits (remember them?). I crushed up 6 Crunchies into the icecream, covered it in foil and froze it overnight.

I rushed a ganache together using a block of Crunchie chocolate and approximately 1/2 cup of cream - I melted them together in the microwave, which I think is against ganache making conventions but it worked out alright.

You need to return the 'cake' to the freezer but not so long before serving that the ganache would freeze.

So there you have it. You really can't go wrong and you're almost guaranteed a grand reception!!

I'd love to see what you make with it!