![]() Combine all of the crunchie pieces together and gently toss to combine.ĩ. It’s ideal for the crumble pieces to be no larger than a small pea.Ĩ. Let crumble cool completely and then use your fingers to break into smaller pieces, if needed. The strawberry powder can brown quickly if left in for too long.ħ. Keep a close eye on it, particularly the strawberry crumble. ![]() Lay the strawberry crumble evenly out onto one of the cookie sheets and ay the vanilla crumble evenly out onto the other cookie sheet.Ħ. Add 4 tablespoons of butter to the strawberry bowl and the vanilla extract and 3 tablespoons of butter to the vanilla bowl and use a fork to combine each mixture until it comes together to form a crumble.ĥ. Add the powder to the bowl for the strawberry crunchies. Add the freeze dried strawberries to a food processor and grind into a powder. Add 1/2 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of sugar to each bowl.ģ. One for the vanilla crunchies and one for the strawberry. To make the crunchies, you’ll need two bowls. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside.Ģ. The final Strawberry Crunch Ice Cream Cake is not only beautiful, it’s delicious! I’m totally in love with all the strawberry shortcake crunchies! I hope you enjoy it too! Printġ. I popped it back in the freezer for another 20 minutes before adding the crunchies, but you want to be sure not to wait too long or it might be harder for the crunchies to stick to the whipped cream.įinally, add some freeze dried strawberry powder to the remaining whipped cream and pipe a border onto the top of the cake. I did a quick outer coat, froze it for about 20 minutes, then did the final layer. The ice cream does melt quickly, so feel free to pop the cake in the freezer as needed. From there, add your strawberry ice cream and spread it evenly into the pan.Īdd about a cup of the strawberry shortcake crunchies to the ice cream and spread evenly, then freeze everything for a couple hours, until fairly firm.Īdd the vanilla ice cream layer on top, then freeze the whole cake until firm.įrom there, you’ll make your whipped cream and frost the outside of the cake. You’ll use the clear wrap later to help lift the ice cream cake out of the pan. Once you’ve got your pan, you’ll want to line the inside of it with clear wrap. You could definitely use a 9 inch pan though, and a springform pan would certainly be convenient. I used an 8 by 3 inch cake pan, because I like a taller cake. How to make a Strawberry Ice Cream CakeĪfter your strawberry shortcake crunchies are made, it’s time to layer the cake. While freeze dried strawberries might be a little harder to find (I find them at grocery stores and Target pretty easily), they add the most real strawberry flavor and is definitely the way to go. After cooling, you can crumble them up further, if needed. You basically make a crumble with each flavor and then bake them in the oven to crisp them up. Then you’ll add freeze dried strawberries (ground into a powder) for the strawberry crunchies and the vanilla extract for the vanilla ones. You’ll use some flour, sugar and butter in each of the flavors of crunchy. I ended up deciding on completely homemade crunchies. Ultimately I didn’t think either of those gave the right flavor. The other option was playing around with using pudding mix – strawberry and vanilla – to add flavoring. One option was using golden Oreos as a cookie base and then flavoring some of them to be strawberry. I tried a couple different options for these crunchies. This ice cream cake is still awesome – even without that! Of course you’ll want to use your favorite brand of ice cream, but when combined with the strawberry shortcake crunchies, it’s a fun and delicious ice cream cake! How to make the strawberry crunchies ![]() When I got it so that it wouldn’t leak, it was just too chewy and firm. When I had the fudge layer at the right consistency, it never really froze completely and would slowly leak out of the sides of the cake. Unfortunately, white chocolate is much more finicky. I’m a big fan of that fudge layer and really wanted a non-chocolate variation. One other thing I had wanted to incorporate was a strawberry fudge layer, similar to the chocolate fudge layer in my Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake. I knew I had to incorporate them into this ice cream cake. I grew up LOVING those ice cream bars and those little crunchy pieces on the outside were definitely the best part. This ice cream cake is totally addicting! It’s inspired both by this Strawberry Ice Cream Crunchie Cake and these Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars. How to make a Strawberry Ice Cream Cake. ![]()
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