This three berry crumble is a big hit in my house and soon will be in your home too! When I teach this recipe in class, I get at least three phone calls within the week from students who tell me that not only their husbands LOVE it, but the kids devoured it. Below, I have the dairy free version, but you can easily switch the Smart Balance for real butter. If nuts is not your thing, then omit them from the crumble and add more oats. Happy Eating!
Ok, so lasts nights Ice Cream Cake didn’t exactly look like this in class…but the extra two hours it needed to set would have made a world of difference! I don’t think the students minded though…there was none left and the cake was moist and delicious. Though we used a soy ice cream, I realized technically, it was not dairy free, since the cake did have two eggs in it! You can fill this cake with whatever ice cream you want, though I do highly recommend the Chocolate Cherry Swirl Soy Ice Cream at Trader Joe’s. Happy Eating!
Pre-Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the above ingredients and bake cake in a pan with a bottom release. Cool the cake completely. When cool, remove from the pan and slice it across so that you have two thin rounds.
Put one half back into pan and fill with approximately 4 cups of softened Ice Cream. Smooth out and then place the second half of the cake on and press down firmly. At this point, you can either top with a whipped topping and freeze or top it with a compote of fresh strawberries like we did in last night’s class (recipe next). Cover with plastic wrap and put back into freezer for at least four hours, preferably over night.
Place the strawberries (and corn syrup if using) in a small saucepan on medium heat. Do not boil, but rather gently cook until strawberries begin to mash easily. Mash with the end of a spoon while cooking. Once strawberries are mashed, remove from heat and cool completely before topping cake. Another option is to freeze the cake without the strawberry topping and just use it to garnish once frozen. Then, you do not need to use the corn syrup!
