No Churn Birthday Cake Ice Cream
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 440cal
This easy No Churn Birthday Cake Ice Cream recipe is smooth and creamy with a blue frosting ripple, and loaded with rainbow party sprinkles inside and out! Perfect for a birthday celebration!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 300 ml can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
- 8 mini store-bought vanilla cupcakes
- 2 tablespoons sprinkles
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 pinch salt optional
- blue food coloring optional
Instructions
- Scrape frosting off of cupcakes into a medium bowl. Roughly chop the vanilla cupcakes.
- In a large bowl, beat cream with an electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
- Add sweetened condensed milk, chopped cupcakes, sprinkles, vanilla, and salt (if using).
- Beat on low speed just until combined (or use a spatula to fold it in).
- Add a drop of blue food coloring to the frosting (thin with milk or cream if necessary). Drop by spoonful into the ice cream mixture and swirl but don't mix in completely.
- Spread into a loaf pan or a 2-quart baking dish and freeze until firm. Top with extra sprinkles.
- Allow it to sit at room temperature for 15-20 minutes before serving for the best texture.
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Notes
Ingredients and Substitutions:
- Cream: there is no substitute for whipping cream in this recipe. Other creams won't incorporate as much air and will be heavy and icy.
- Sweetened condensed milk: I have not tested this recipe with any other sweeteners. It's important to note that the sugar prevents the ice cream from freezing too firmly, so if you reduce the sweetness or use a different kind you may find your ice cream very hard and icy.
- Mini cupcakes: rather than fuss with heat-treating cake mix, I opted to buy store-bought frosted mini cupcakes. This is a fabulous shortcut! If you prefer, you can add chopped homemade cake or ½ cup of heat-treated cake mix.
- Vanilla: if you want that buttery vanilla flavor, use vanilla extract or cake batter extract. Otherwise, almond extract will taste good too.
- Salt: salt helps to cut through the sweetness and will enhance the flavors a bit. You can omit it if you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories: 440cal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 1007IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 0.4mg