Icecream Cake Pan Alternatives?

[chef_boy_RD]

I'm looking to make an icecream cake for a bbq I'm heading to this weekend, but I don't have one of those spring release pans once the icecream solidifies. Is there an alternative to this? Perhaps just greasing up a regular pan or mold? I just don't want to make it, and have it be stuck once I go to cut it out.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Hi Chef Boy,

You are brave, I have never yet made an ice cream cake, but I have seen many shows where it was done and they simply dip the pan in warm H20 for a few moments to loosen it from the sides and it slips right out! Just use a jello mold or whatever you like, I am sure it will go over big. Wish I had some!

Cathy

[chef_boy_RD]

I'll give it a go. I saw what seemed to be a simple recipe for it. Just a crumbled graham cracker base in the bottom of the pan held together with margarine, and 2-3 layers of different icecreams with chocolate covered cherries in the middle of one of the layers and topped with cookie pieces. Seems pretty simple, but it'll taste good even if it doesn't come out the way I hope. I might switch up the chocolate covered cherries for a different kind of candy because I'm leaning toward using mint chip and cookie dough ice creams.... maybe Andes mints?

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Ooo0h-h that sounds yummy, yeah I think the Andes mints would be real good. Of-course once you cut into it they will sort of be camoflaged.

Enjoy

P.S. IF YOU ARE USING A GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST I WONDER IF IT WOULD STILL SLIDE OUT EASILY? MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE WHO'S MADE THESE BEFORE WILL JUMP IN........
HELP MAMA!!!

[Mama Mangia]

Hi - it's me - with my 2 cents!

You can always try this:

Line your pan (pick a pan, bowl, plastic container, mold - your choice) and line loosely with plastic wrap - a double thickness is best. Be sure to leave enough to grab on to.

Now you fill with your softened ice cream and or sherbet, layering flavors or placing ice cream toppings or fruits or candies or nuts or marshmallow creme in between layers or here and there.

Next - you top your ice cream with graham crackers, cookie crumbs, crushed nuts, candy bars - whatever.

Freeze.

Yeah I know - your bottom is on the top - so just hold on a minute -

When completely frozen - invert onto serving dish and lift plastic - pan should release with no trouble. Peel off plastic wrap.

Okay - now you've got the "wrinkles" in your ice cream cake.

So what do you do????

You can soften ice cream and "frost". Decorate with any fruits, candies, maraschino cherries, etc. Use your imagination. Re-freeze.

You can press crushed nuts into the top and on the sides.

You can pour Magic Shell over the cake as an "icing". It hardens nice and glossy. Sprinkes look good on it too.

You can drizzle melted chocolate all over the top and let it dribble down the sides.

You can buy those mini cookie packs and press them half way into the cake - nice if using chocolate chip, nutter butter or oreos as a base.

You can just sprinkle jimmies on top - or other decorative candies.


You can use any dish or bowl, mold or casserole.

Use a bowl and make a half baseball using vanilla ice cream and red licorice for the stitches; use a plastic football tray or a casserole dish for a football (frost with chocolate ice cream or make the cake out of chocolate ice cream); use coffee cups for smaller ones or muffin tins of any size (the mini ones are nice - time consuming - but nice little poppers) - the list is endless! You'd be surprised at all I have created!

Just thought I'd pass on a few ideas...................

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Mama,
I knew you'd come to the rescue!!! Your ideas are splendid, now that I know how and have ideas I will be making one of these.

As always love your ideas, Cathy

[Mama Mangia]

Cathy -

Thank you for the lovely compliment!

Never be afraid to use your imagination. Cripe if I would have done that all these years and worried about following some recipes to a T - or if I worried about the lack of a certain pan size - I wouldn't have made a small percentage of what I have done.

Sure there are some recipes that need to be followed to a T. We all know that - but for all the rest - just smile and let loose! Hell - the smile alone will make everyone suspicious of what you've been up to! LOL

Happy creating!

Mama

[chef_boy_RD]

Mama-

Those all sounds like great ideas. I wasn't able to make the cake this weekend, so when I do get to make it, I'm going to use the plastic wrap idea and a few of your other suggestions as well! Thanks

[Mama Mangia]

chef boy RD -

I think you will find this very easy to make and the possibilities are endless!

Do let us know how it goes for you and what you did - we would love to have you share it with us!

Mama

[chef_boy_RD]

I'm going to try to shoot for this weekend if I can fit it in. Should be good weather to have some friends over for a bbq too hopefully!