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Monday, 26 January 2009

Favourite recipes for surviving a hot, hot, hot Aussie summer #2

A very happy (and probably hot!) Australia Day to all. For us, it was spent enjoying a lavish brunch & some tennis with friends, interspersed with long & excited recounts of Jelena Dokic's win in the Australian Open last night. Here is the second of my recipe discoveries for the summer, sure to cool you down nicely! 
White chocolate, raspberry & almond ice-cream cake
150g blanched almonds
Store-bought sponge cake
2 litres good quality vanilla ice-cream, softened
300g frozen raspberries
100g white chocolate, chopped coarsely
Spread almonds in a baking tray. Bake in 200 degrees Celsius oven for 5 minutes until golden. Cool & chop coarsely.
 
Line a cake pan (I used a 20 x 20 cm square pan) with plastic cling wrap.
Combine softened ice-cream, almonds & chocolate in a bowl & stir through. Stir frozen raspberries through mixture gently. Transfer mixture to cake pan. Press down firmly & smooth surface.
Cut sponge cake into 1.5 cm slices & cover top of ice-cream mixture. Cover with cling film & freeze until firm (at least six hours).
Turn onto serving platter. Top with extra berries and/or melted white chocolate. Slice to serve.
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9 comments:

  1. Janet26 January 2009 at 21:58

    This looks and sounds delicious, a good one to do ahead. Keep them coming, where do you find these treats?

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  2. Claudia27 January 2009 at 03:23

    Hot sounds good to me! It is -14 below in Duluth MN.

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  3. Renee27 January 2009 at 06:56

    oh yum - that looks great! I hope you are gearing up for another evening of cheering on Jelena tonight - I know I am!

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  4. Anonymous27 January 2009 at 08:25

    Now this looks delicious Ros, I've tagged this one for later. Makes me feel cooler even if I'm not.

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  5. Anita27 January 2009 at 10:28

    Looks delicious! Definitely saving this recipe!

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  6. Lynda27 January 2009 at 11:27

    Thanks so much for these recipes - will definitely try the ice cream cake. We had morning tea in Berry on Sunday along with a quick visit to Berry Patchwork Shop. I've enjoyed reading about your holiday.

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  7. Sandi28 January 2009 at 07:46

    The recipe sounds and looks delish. Do you melt the white chocolate or grate it?

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  8. Anina1 February 2009 at 08:09

    Oh yum!

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  9. Heikesquilt25 August 2010 at 19:23

    That looks really tasty and I think it's even a good thing for German autum, the summer is almost over in the nothern part of Germany, today it is stormy and the flowerpots are flying through my garden.
    A big hug
    Heike

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