For this dessert, start at least two days before you want to server it! AND, don’t take it to a friend’s home who has a freezer powered by solar. You need a normal to powerful freezer to freeze the dessert properly or should I say thoroughly. So basically, I wouldn’t recommend ice cream cake, where you make the ice cream yourself for the dessert, without a few days to prep it to make sure it’s a “solid” dessert for the party.
This is a whammy of a labor-intensive dessert because you will be making the ice cream, with your ice cream maker, and create the cake part too. However, the flavors in this dessert are worth the work because it is a unique flavor combo! Thanks ReadyMade magazine for your creative Spice Cream Recipes!
Tips for making Ice Cream & Ice Cream Cake:
- Freeze your ice cream maker bowl at least 24 hours beforehand, if not sooner. I’ve made this mistake too many times.
- Test your ice cream maker with a simple ice cream first. The reason for this is that there is room for error with how well your ice cream maker operates and how frozen your ice cream bowl must be to work well. Always store the ice cream bowl in a cool area and freeze it as it is standing right side up.
- Start the dessert even a few days (2-3 days) ahead of time and freeze the ice cream overnight and the cake for a decent amount of time as well once you have loaded it with the ice cream.