If there is anything better than a beautiful homemade red velvet cake, than it is that same red velvet cake flavor turned red velvet cake ice cream. Red velvet cake batter ice cream is an easy treat to whip up and is a fun one to enjoy for Valentine’s Day.
If you haven’t tried my cake batter ice cream before, this is a recipe worthy of a repeat with all new flavorings. This ice cream recipe is, by far, my favorite recipe for ice cream. There is no cooking of ingredients required, I usually have all of the ingredients on hand in my refrigerator, and the cake mix can be your own favorite variety or a cake mix that you need to use up in your cupboard. It is so rich and creamy and tastes just like your favorite ice cream shop, without the hefty price tag!
To make this ice cream more festive, we topped it with the new Brach’s Create Your Own Conversation Hearts. If you haven’t seen these, they are absolutely adorable and a fun way for kids to practice their writing. Have you children write their favorite messages on their hearts with a food-safe pen or draw tiny Valentine’s Day pictures to decorate them. They would make a fun addition, not only to a fun ice cream treat, but would be a sweet personalized addition to your valentines for your child’s classmates. These little hearts are sold exclusively at Walmart!
Since I couldn’t partake in the red velvet cake batter ice cream goodness this year, I spent some time browsing the grocery aisles to see if I could find any dairy-free options for a birthday treat at the store. Lucky for me, Walmart does offer several varieties of Häagen Dazs sorbets (I tried the raspberry & melon) as well as So Delicious Dairy-Free Creamy Vanilla. They were all so delicious! With sweet treats like this, I didn’t even miss the ice cream this year for my birthday. I’m looking forward to making sorbets and dairy-free ice cream alternatives in my kitchen this year!
In the meantime, enjoy this easy and delicious Red Velvet Cake Batter Ice Cream for a sweet treat with your favorite little valentines!
- 1 cup skim milk, well chilled
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream, well chilled
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup red velvet cake mix
- Place freezer bowl of ice cream maker into the freezer. Chill the freezer bowl for a minimum of 24 hours.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the milk and granulated sugar until the sugar is dissolved.
- Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla.
- Whisk in cake mix, making sure there are no lumps.
- Pour mixture into the freezer bowl and let mix until it has thickened (about 25-30 minutes). Remove ice cream from freezer bowl and place into a separate freezer-safe container.
- Place freezer bowl and the ice cream into the freezer to further harden (at least three hours).
- Serve with your favorite sundae toppings.
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I have to eat a dairy free diet so if you experiement with dairy free ice cream making, I’d like to try your recipes. I wish you well!
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Yum! I need to convince my husband that an ice cream maker would not be a waste of space. I’ve been trying for years, though, lol.
I noticed (or so it appears in these pics) that both of your kids are lefties! Hurrah, lefties unite! My husband and I are both lefties but our son is not, the little traitor, haha. Are you or your husband a lefty?
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Amy Reply:
January 22nd, 2013 at 7:01 am
Ha! It always cracks me up because lefties always find each other. I have TWO lefties and neither of us are lefties. My mom is a lefty and my husband’s father is a lefty, but neither of us are lefties. When we did our book signing, everyone kept remarking on that! It was too cute!!
As for the ice cream maker, I found mine at ALDI for $20 and it has worked great for me over the years. I was going to splurge on a fancy one, but decided to go cheaper instead. I am so happy I did
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