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The July 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used to make a bombe with hot fudge. Her recipe is based on an ice cream cake recipe from Taste of Home.
This challenge had lot of steps, but everything was easy, really fun to make and it looked impressive. I decided to go with a Neapolitan ice cream cake and use my favorite strawberry ice cream recipe. I had planned to make vanilla bean ice cream as well, but ran out of time and bought some Dreyers Vanilla Bean to use instead. I substituted a layer of my strawberry freezer jam for the hot fudge layer. Another change I made was instead of making two separate cake rolls as called for in the recipe. I just made one in an 18″x12″ sheet pan, which worked out very well.
The Taste of Home recipe uses Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls and ice cream and hot fudge from the grocery store, so it would be really easy to whip up this impressive looking dessert without even baking.
The flavor combination was fabulous, but the freezer jam was a bit too icy and I think it would be better to use a strawberry filling with a higher sugar content. I was a little leery about the sponge cake part of the challenge because it had so little flour, but the light airy texture of the cake was perfect when frozen, not icy at all and nice and chocolatey – a perfect match with the ice cream. I tried to cut it after only a couple of hours, but it was way too soft. In our hot summer weather it required an overnight stay in the freezer to firm up.
Visit the Daring Kitchen Recipe Achieve for the recipes, instructions and step by step photographs. Visit the Daring Bakers Blogroll to see the scrumptious Ice Cream Cakes the other Daring Bakers created. Thanks Sunita for a fun challenge. I recently bought a new ice cream maker, so it was fun to put it to good use.
faithy, the baker
i love your bomb..lol!..sounds weird..but ya.. it's so pretty on the inside! Great job!
Cinnamon Girl
What a beauty that is Barbara! I love how you added the strawberry jam too. Totally delicious!
cindy
My goodness this looks beautiful and delicious! I want a piece now!
Marcellina
Barbara, your bomb is amazing! I love the look of the dark choc cake with the strawberry and vanilla icecream with the dark sauce drizzled over. YUM!!!! What is freezer jam?
BTW Thanks for your lovely comments!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
That is SO pretty mum! I wish I had enough time to do this month's challenge, it looks like lots of fun! 🙂 xxx
Faith
Wow, this is stunning! I bet it would be my hubby's dream dessert…I'm going to have to make it for him! 🙂
Bonnie
What beautiful dessert. What kind of ice cream maker did you buy? I'm in the market for a new one as well.
The Betz Family
I love the neapolitan idea and your first pic looks absolutely amazing! Nice job on the challenge!
Mags
That's impressive. I love the changes that you made!
Mimi
I love your flavor combination.
Mimi
Candy Girl
Your bombe is the bomb!
Tracy
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the pink! 🙂
pigpigscorner
It's beautiful! Love the layers of colours!
Pink Little Cake
A piece of heaven! yum
elra
Beautiful Barbara, it's the perfect slice of heaven if I may say 🙂
Kim
Wow! What a gorgeous and decadent dessert! I bet everyone was wowed with it's beauty.
sunita
Glad you could join in the fun, Barbara, your bombe looks beautiful.
Kamalika
just awesome…..looks so gorgeous and tempting….
Asha @ FSK
That's an awesome bomb Barbara. Love the idea of using strawberry jam in the center!!!
Mardi @eatlivetravelwrite
Wow this really does look delicious Barbara! Well done! As you know – I copped out on mine totally this month!!!