Chocolate Cake Batter Ice Cream with Sprinkles

If you are in the mood for a sweet and creamy ice cream treat that will transport you back to your childhood cake batter- spoon licking days . . . then this is for you.  Chocolate Cake Batter Ice Cream with Sprinkles!

Yes I have gone to the dark side.  Mixing dry cake mix, heavy cream, sugar and sprinkles together in one sinfully delicious dessert.  But as you can see in the photos, a little bit goes a long way.  I’m not piling three scoops on top of this cone.  Just one mini scoop will do ya just fine!

I conjured this recipe on a day that I had a house full of kiddos.  I always keep a box of cake mix in my cupboard for emergencies . . . I’m not sure what emergencies because I never end up using them.  My cake mixes usually get tossed in the trash when I notice the ‘best by’ date is a year or more in the past.  So, I figured I would actually use some cake mix and make the little ones happy at the same time.

And boy were they Happy!  This has been their favorite ice cream flavor so far.  I’ll try to take that as a compliment and not an insult.  This ice cream was something I tossed together without much thought.  My other ice cream recipes have been meticulously planned and a lot of time was spent adjusting the ingredients and flavors to get them just so.  Maybe it is a sign that I should: Keep It Simple, Stupid!  Nah, I still prefer my grownup ice cream flavors.  But this was a nice change and a fun treat.

If you are as obsessed with ice cream as I am, check out my new Pinterest board: Ice Cream Obsession

 If you are thinking about buying an ice cream maker, here is the one that I use and love: {affiliate link}  Hamilton Beach 1.5 Qt Ice Cream Maker

Don’t have an ice cream maker and don’t want to buy one? No problemo, here is my tutorial on the 3 Methods For Homemade Ice Cream.

Chocolate Cake Batter Ice Cream with Sprinkles

2013-07-13 00:43:48

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Ingredients

1 cup Heavy Cream

1 cup Milk (whole or lowfat)

1/4 cup Sugar

2-3 Tb Sprinkles

3/4 cup dry Dark Chocolate Cake Mix

Instructions

Mix the cream, milk, sugar and cake mix together. I used an immersion blender to get it fully incorporated.

Place your desired ice cream container into the freezer.

Churn the cake batter mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Once the mixture is frozen and creamy, transfer to the cold ice cream container.

Add the sprinkles and stir to distribute throughout the ice cream.

Cover and freeze for at least 4 hours before serving.

For the sprinkle rimmed cones

Melt a 1-2 Tb of chocolate chips in the microwave. (about 30 seconds)

Stir chocolate chips until melty and smooth.

Pour sprinkles into a small bowl.

Dip cones first in the melted chocolate, then into the sprinkles.

Refrigerate for 5 minutes.

Scoop away and Enjoy!

Notes

This recipes yields about 3 cups of ice cream.

By WonkyWonderful

WonkyWonderful http://wonkywonderful.com/

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“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”   – Charles M. Schulz

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