Television-Featured: Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

Square piece of homemade Raspberry Ice Cream CakeThis recipe was featured on a local television station’s “Cooking Made Easy with June” where my sister Rachael was invited by the host, June Williamson, to prepare one of her favorite recipes from whiteapronblog.com.  If you want to see the step-by-step instructions in action, check out the video: 

On a hot summer’s day, nothing tastes better than fresh homemade raspberry ice cream served up in the form of a cake.  It’s cold, refreshing, and delicious!

For the batch that I photographed, another sister Suzanne brought me some lovely fresh raspberries from her yard, and …  
Dish of fresh raspberries … I just couldn’t resist making them into something sweet and cool.  Thanks, Suz!Square piece of homemade Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

Raspberry Ice Cream Cake
Serves 15
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Prep Time
15 min
Prep Time
15 min
Ingredients
  1. 3 cup heavy whipping cream
  2. 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  3. ½ cup granulated sugar
  4. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  5. ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  6. 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries, washed and partially crushed
  7. 1 box (14.4 ounce) graham crackers
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl, whip the cream until stiff. Add sweetened condensed milk, sugar, vanilla, and sea salt, and mix until completely combined. Fold in raspberries.
  2. Line the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch pan with graham crackers (7-8 whole crackers), and spread one third of the raspberry/cream mixture on top. Cover with another layer of graham crackers, another third of the raspberry mixture, one last layer of crackers, and the remainder of the cream.
  3. Crush remaining graham crackers, and sprinkle about half (reserve the rest for just before serving) of the crumbs on top. Cover tightly, and freeze for several hours or overnight.
  4. Cut into squares, garnish with more crumbs and fresh berries, and serve.
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Heavy whipping cream before and after whipped

Pour
3 cup heavy whipping cream
into a large mixing bowl, and beat until stiff.

Combining ingredients for homemade Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

Add
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
½ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon sea salt
Mix just until completely combined.

Mixing raspberries into homemade Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

Fold in
2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries, washed and partially crushed

Bottom layer of homemade Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

Line the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch pan with graham crackers (7-8 whole crackers), and …

Steps for layering Homemade Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

1. Pour one third of the raspberry/cream mixture on top of the crackers.
2. Spread evenly.
3. Cover with another layer of graham crackers.
4. Spread another third of the raspberry mixture.
5. Add one last layer of crackers.
6 Top with the remainder of the cream.

Making graham cracker crumbs

Crush remaining graham crackers, and …

Sprinkling crushed graham crackers onto homemade Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

… sprinkle about half (reserve the rest for just before serving) of the crumbs on top.

Tightly covered homemade Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

Cover tightly, and freeze for several hours or overnight.

Square piece of homemade Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

Cut into squares, garnish with more crumbs and fresh berries, and serve.

Bite of homemade Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

Fresh and delicious!