This pink lemonade ice cream cake starts with an easy boxed yellow cake mix. You give it that “party pretty” look with frozen pink lemonade concentrate, plus food coloring in both the ice cream filling and the frosting.
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Pink lemonade ice cream cake
This pink lemonade ice cream cake starts with an easy boxed yellow cake mix. Then you can give it that "party pretty" look with frozen pink lemonade concentrate, plus food coloring in both the ice cream filling and the frosting.
Ingredients
- 1 2-layer-size yellow cake mix
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream
- 6 drops red food coloring
- 12 ounces canned frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions; bake in 2 9-inch inch round cake pans. Cool.
- Stir ice cream to soften; quickly stir in the red food coloring and 1 cup (8 ounces) of the lemonade concentrate.
- Spread evenly in foil-lined 9- by 1-1/2-inch round cake pan.
- Freeze 2 to 3 hours, till firm.
- Place one cake layer on serving plate; add ice cream layer and top with second cake layer.
- Whip cream with the remaining lemonade concentrate (1/2 cup, 4 ounces) and the sugar till stiff.
- Frost sides and top of cake; trim with rosebud (decorative) candy mints.
- Return to freezer for at least 1 hour or till served.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 413Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 508mgCarbohydrates: 74gFiber: 1gSugar: 45gProtein: 4g
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One Response
My childhood friend’s mom always made this for her birthday Boeing up in the 1980s. It has been so hard to find this recipe and this is the closest thing! The only difference is that her frosting was cream-cheese based. This is the most divine cake that exists. Thank you!!