Strawberry ice cream cake

Strawberry ice cream cake

This homemade strawberry ice cream cake is made sublime with its berry swirls and chunky shortbread bits. Make ahead for an easy summer dessert.

Strawberry ice cream cake

Check out our quick raspberry ice cream, too.

  • Serves icon Serves 8-10
  • Time icon Hands-on time 20 min, plus at least 6 hours freezing

This homemade strawberry ice cream cake is made sublime with its berry swirls and chunky shortbread bits. Make ahead for an easy summer dessert.

Check out our quick raspberry ice cream, too.

Nutrition: Per serving (for 10)

Calories
475kcals
Fat
39.8g (24g saturated)
Protein
3.2g
Carbohydrates
25.2g (15.9g sugars)
Fibre
1.2g
Salt
0.2g

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil to grease
  • 600ml double cream
  • 150ml condensed milk
  • 200ml fresh vanilla custard
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 200g strawberries, hulled, plus extra to decorate
  • Juice 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp liquid glucose
  • 1 tbsp icing sugar
  • 180g good-quality shortbread biscuits, broken into chunks

You’ll also need

  • 20cm springform cake tin
Sticky screen? No thanks! Tap to prevent your screen from going off while cooking.

Method

  1. Grease the cake tin with oil and line the base with baking paper. Whisk the double cream, condensed milk, custard and vanilla with a pinch of salt until you have a thick consistency that just holds its shape (try not to overwhip).
  2. Put the strawberries, lemon juice and liquid glucose in a food processor, then whizz to a purée (or use a stick blender). Add the strawberry purée and 100g of the shortbread to the cream mixture, then gently stir through several times to create a marbled effect. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin, then top with 30g more broken shortbread. Wrap well, then freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight.
  3. Half an hour before you want to serve, take the ice cream out of the freezer. Just as the edges are starting to melt slightly, ease it from the tin and put on a serving plate. Top with more strawberries, sliced or whole (whatever you prefer) and the remaining 50g broken shortbread. To serve, cut into wedges, as with a cake.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
475kcals
Fat
39.8g (24g saturated)
Protein
3.2g
Carbohydrates
25.2g (15.9g sugars)
Fibre
1.2g
Salt
0.2g

delicious. tips

  1. Easy swaps: We’ve used strawberries, but the recipe works just as well with any berries you fancy – blackberries, raspberries or a mixture.

  2. The shortcake will keep for up to 1 week in the freezer, though it’ll taste best eaten within 3-4 days.

Buy ingredients online

Recipe By:

Esther Clark

Subscribe

Fancy getting a copy in print?

Subscribe to our magazine

Rate & review

Rate

Reviews

Share a tip

Or, how about...?

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

June seasonal recipes

10-minute strawberry ice cream sandwich

Whizz up instant, two-ingredient strawberry ice cream and serve between...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Frozen dessert recipes

Strawberry and mascarpone gelato

Strawberry and mascarpone is a classic combination, and this is...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Ice cream recipes

Neapolitan ice cream sandwiches

Layers of lemon curd, strawberry and blueberry ice cream are...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Strawberry recipes

Strawberry shortcakes

Nigella Lawson’s indulgent recipe for classic strawberry shortcakes is just...

Subscribe to our magazine

Food stories, skills and tested recipes, straight to your door... Enjoy 5 issues for just £5 with our special introductory offer.

Subscribe

Unleash your inner chef

Looking for inspiration? Receive the latest recipes with our newsletter

We treat your data with care. See our privacy policy. By signing up, you are agreeing to delicious.’ terms and conditions. Unsubscribe at any time.