Description
Indulge in the delightful combination of carrot cake and ice cream with this Carrot Cake Ice Cream Cake recipe. Layers of moist carrot cake sandwich vanilla ice cream, topped with a creamy frosting. Perfect for any special occasion or a sweet treat!
Ingredients
Scale
Cake:
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup crushed pineapple (drained)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Ice Cream Layer:
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream (softened)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cream Cheese Topping:
- 1/2 cup cream cheese (softened)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and prepare the cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9-inch springform pan. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl. In another bowl, beat eggs and sugars, then mix in oil and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients, fold in carrots, pineapple, and walnuts. Bake until done.
- Assemble the ice cream cake: Slice the cooled cake horizontally. Line the pan with plastic wrap, place one cake layer at the bottom. Mix softened ice cream with cinnamon, spread over cake. Top with second cake layer and freeze.
- Make the cream cheese topping: Beat cream cheese, add sugar, cream, and vanilla. Frost the cake, then freeze before serving.
Notes
- You can use store-bought carrot cake for convenience.
- Experiment with different ice cream flavors like cinnamon or maple.
- Toast pecans can be a tasty alternative to walnuts.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Freezing, Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg