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Sea Turtle Ice Cream Cake

Recipe from Martha Stewart Kids, Summer 2005.
  • Yield Makes one 10-inch cake
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Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 quarts mint-chocolate-chip ice cream
  • Vanilla Bowl Cake
  • 1 large scoop chocolate ice cream
  • 2 small round white candies such as Mentos and M&Ms, for decorating
  • Black licorice laces, for decorating
  • 4 chocolate-mint wafer cookies (1 1/2-inch round), for decorating

Directions

  1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with plastic wrap. Scoop out 2 1/2 quarts mint-chocolate-chip ice cream (about thirty-five 1 1/2-ounce scoops), and place on prepared baking sheet; refreeze for at least 45 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, soften remaining 1 quart mint-chocolate-chip ice cream; set aside. Line a 12-cup bowl with plastic wrap; freeze briefly, then fill with the scoops of ice cream, rounded side down, to extend beyond rim (fill in gaps with extra).

  3. Place cake, flat-side up, over ice cream scoops, then spread softened mint-chocolate-chip ice cream on top using an offset spatula. Cover with plastic wrap, and refreeze for at least 4 hours.

  4. Unmold ice cream cake onto a serving platter. Using a 2 1/2-ounce ice cream scoop, carve a niche into the edge of the turtle shell; nestle a scoop of chocolate ice cream into niche for the head. Decorate head using white candy for the eyes and black licorice for the mouth and nose. Tuck chocolate-mint wafers under cake for feet. Serve immediately.

Recipe Reviews

Reviews (1)

  • speggo
    22 Feb, 2013

    I call [filtered word]! "Martha" is just another snobby [filtered word] who has clearly never eaten or even seen a sea turtle. This recipe does not even use real turtle meat! TURTLES ARE NOT MADE OUT OF ICE CREAM GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO STUPID [filtered word].