Homemade Birthday Cake Ice Cream

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5 from 6 votes

Homemade Birthday Cake Ice Cream

Use up cake trimmings and leftover frosting (or leftover cupcakes) to jazz up store-bought ice cream, or go for gold and make your own ice cream base!

Prep Time15

Freezing Time2

Total Time2 15

Recipe Author Lynn April

Servings: 2 quarts

Ingredients

▢ 1 and ½ quarts (1360g) store bought ice cream¹ any flavor, but I suggest vanilla or chocolate
▢ 1 cup cake crumbs²
▢ ⅓ cup (93g) frosting²
▢ ½ cup (100g) sprinkles not nonpareils

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Instructions

Set out the ice cream to soften for about 15 minutes.
When it is soft enough to stir, pour all of the ice cream into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Turn the mixer to medium-high and beat the ice cream until smooth. You can also stir with a spatula or wooden spoon, but allow the ice cream to soften a bit more if you'll be stirring by hand.
Add the cake crumbs and continue beating on medium-high speed until all of the cake crumbs are incorporated.
Turn off the mixer then stir in the sprinkles with a large spatula until evenly dispersed.
Dollop the frosting into the bowl, then stir a few times to blend the frosting into the ice cream while keeping it in small chunks to create frosting swirls.
Transfer the ice cream to a freezer-safe container (like a metal loaf pan), top with additional cake crumbs and sprinkles, if desired, and allow to freeze for at least 2 hours.

Notes

Ice cream base: feel free to make your own ice cream base! Combine 2 cups (480mL) heavy cream, 1 cup (240mL) whole milk, ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and ⅛ teaspoon salt in a large bowl, then pour into a moving, frozen ice cream maker with the dasher in place. Churn for 20-30 minutes then proceed with step 3.
Cake and frosting: these are suggested amounts. I do not recommend using more than these amounts. You can also use 2-3 homemade cupcakes with frosting.

Nutrition Disclosure

All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.