This spumoni ice cream cake is a tri-colored dessert made with layers of chocolate, pistachio and cherry ice cream on a base of cookies then topped with whipped cream. It’s a showstopper!

 

Conventional Spumoni

“Spumone” as it’s known as in Naples comes from the Italian phrase ‘spuma’ that means foam and referring to the dessert’s gentle and ethereal texture. In Italy it’s made with three layers of gelato, together with chocolate, pistachio and cherry together with fruits and nuts. 

It’s such a beautiful dessert of contrasting textures and colours! As meals typically does, this dessert has now developed and the Italian-American model I’m sharing right here is made with ice cream however nonetheless retains all of the fantastic flavors and sophisticated textures of the traditional dessert.

Ingredient Notes

• Cookie base: Any cookie crumb of alternative can be utilized from Oreo cookies to amaretti. I used girl fingers crusted in my meals processor however selfmade savoiardi would actually take this dessert excessive!
• Ice cream filling: Chocolate ice cream, cherry ice cream and pistachio ice cream.
• Add-ins: Mini chocolate chips and fruit and nuts corresponding to sliced maraschino cherries and chopped pistachios.
• Whipped cream: Heavy cream and powdered sugar.

Methods to Make Spumoni Ice Cream Cake

Begin by making the cookie base by combining the melted butter with the cookie crumbs. Place cookie crumbs on the backside of the cake pan then flatten with the underside of a glass till agency. Refrigerate till prepared so as to add the ice cream layers. 

Stir in mini chocolate chips to the softened chocolate ice cream then unfold over the cookie base. Faucet the pan on the counter to take away air bubbles then cowl chocolate layer with plastic wrap and place within the freezer whereas mixing the following layer.

Combine in maraschino cherry slices to the softened cherry ice cream.

Then unfold over the chocolate ice cream layer. Faucet on the counter, then cowl once more with a brand new piece of plastic wrap and place within the freezer to remain chilly.

Stir in chopped pistachios to the softened pistachio ice cream then unfold on prime of the cherry layer. Gently faucet on the counter, then cowl pistachio layer with plastic wrap and place within the freezer.

Earlier than serving, use an electrical mixer to whip the heavy cream till gentle, stiff peaks seem then add the powdered sugar and beat till agency. Unfold the whipped cream on the highest of the spumoni cake then with the again of a spoon make waves like clouds. Sprinkle with further chips or chopped pistachios then slice and revel in this frozen dessert!

Variations

• Crust: A chocolate crust is widespread in spumoni ice cream and could be something from chocolate wafers to crushed chocolate waffles cones or perhaps a brownie-like crust. 
• Ice cream flavors: Whereas chocolate, cherry and pistachio are conventional, you could possibly use different flavors like vanilla mixed with a number of the maraschino cherry juice and even strawberry ice cream. 
• Add a cookie layer on prime: In case you have further cookies, add a cookie layer on prime!
• Frost upfront: Whereas recent whipped cream tastes finest, it should get laborious within the freezer. I prefer to make stabilized whipped cream if I plan to not serve the ice cream cake suddenly.
• Garnish: Add chocolate shavings on prime of the whipped cream or sprinkles!

Storage

Freeze leftover spumoni ice cream cake in an hermetic container in the back of the freezer for as much as 2-3 months though I believe it’s best inside a couple of days! 

I hope you take pleasure in this Spumoni Ice Cream Cake half as a lot because the Italian did! Take pleasure in.

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