What kind of cake do you make for the kid who doesn’t like cake? Who doesn’t like chocolate? Who has a sweet tooth that can only be described as random, fickle and picky? A creamsicle ice cream cake, of course. I was excited and up for the challenge to create a cake that wasn’t cake-like and captured the dreamy-creaminess of the orange and cream flavored popsicles I loved as a kid and that now my picky little man liked best for the moment.
The base for this cake was “golden” oreos- another nod to one of his favorite cookies. Then a layer of vanilla ice cream and a layer of orange sherbet would be coated in butter cream frosting and orange and vanilla flavored macarons. Ice cream cake kind of feel like cheating- you get ice cream a bit melty, reverse the layers on your cake, push everything into your cake pan and let the freezer do its thing! The golden oreos are the only thing I really had to bake, I did make macarons for decorations, but you can cover the top anyway you like! Candles always make a magical looking cake, or store bought candy. This cake was very fun to plan out, looked regal in my freezer and was a fun way to celebrate someone very special, someone already with eclectic tastes, turning 7.
golden oreo cookie
Ingredients
- 2/3 c butter
- 1/2 c sugar
- 3 tbs golden syrup (lyle's is on amazon)
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 c all purpose flour
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350
- beat butter, sugar and golden syrup until creamy
- add egg, mix well
- add flour, salt and vanilla
- seperate into two disks, wrap and chill 2 hours
- roll out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into desired cookie shape
- space out on a parchment lined cookie sheet
- bake 10-12 minutes
- let cool and remove to wire rack after 5 minutes
Notes
dreamsicle/ creamsicle cake
Equipment
- spring form pan, large piping star tip
Ingredients
- 1 recipe golden oreos
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream (softened)
- 1 pint orange shebet (softened)
- 2 c cream cheese frosting (half dyed orange, half white)
- cake toppings (macarons, candy, candles)
Instructions
- set ice creams out for 15 minutes to soften
- while you wait, clear enough room in your freezer for an 8'' spring form pan
- spread vanilla ice cream into bottom of cake pan
- spread orange sherbet on top of vanilla
- place golden oreos on top, pressing firmly and completely covering the top
- freeze again over night
- release the sides of the spring-form pan
- tint half the frosting orange, leave the other half white
- smear the orange frosting into one side of a frosting bag, smear the plain white on the other side
- pipe stars all over the cake, top with anything you want for a festive look
- store in the freezer until ready to serve