Cassata Ice Cream Cake
- 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
- 2 tbsp chopped green candied cherries
- 2 tbsp chopped red candied cherries
- 2 tbsp chopped candied apricots
- 2 tbsp chopped candied pineapple
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 2 oz sliced almonds, toasted
- Line a 5 x 8 inch loaf pan with cling wrap. Scoop 1/3 of the ice cream into a large bowl and allow to soften slightly. Stir in candied fruit and spoon into prepared pan. Smooth the surface, cover and freeze at least 1 hour, until firm.
- Place 1/2 remaining ice cream in a bowl and allow to soften. Sift in cocoa powder and mix well. Spread in loaf pan on top of fruit layer and smooth the surface. Cover and freeze until firm.
- Allow remaining ice cream to soften slightly. Stir in almond extract and almonds. Spread over chocolate layer and smooth the surface. Cover with cling wrap and return to freezer for 3 hours or overnight. When ready to serve, invert pan onto a chilled serving plate. Remove, cling wrap, slice and serve.
vanilla ice cream, green candied cherries, red candied cherries, candied apricots, candied pineapple, cocoa powder, almond, almonds
Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/23202 (may not work)