••••RED VELVET ICE CREAM!!
RED VELVET CAKE ICE CREAM
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This cold and creamy treat is not only flavored like red velvet, but has cake AND cream cheese frosting mixed in.
Serves: about 2 pints
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 ½ Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 Tbsp red food coloring
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup crumbled red velvet cake
- ¾ cup cream cheese frosting
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a medium saucepan, heat the milk, sugar and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks and cocoa powder. Slowly add about a cup of the warm milk mixture into the egg yolks, stirring constantly. Pour the egg/milk mixture back into pan with the remaining milk.
- Pour the cream into a large bowl and set a fine mesh strainer over the top.
- Stirring constantly, cook the mixture over medium heat, until the mixture has thickened slightly and coats the back of a spoon. Pour egg custard mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a medium bowl. Stir in buttermilk, red food coloring and vanilla extract. Cover and chill the mixture in the refrigerator.
- Once chilled, freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- While removing the ice cream from the ice cream maker to a storage container, alternate layers ice cream, cake crumbles, and frosting. If desired, place in the freezer until firm, about 4-5 hours.
