Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes Berries-and-Cherries Ice Cream Cake Be the first to rate & review! By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 16, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 6 hrs Yield: 1 9-inch round cake Talk about a slice of heaven! Chocolate wafers, cherry ice cream, and vanilla ice cream doctored with fresh cherries and berries are layered into a spectacular cake. It's finished with a generous drizzle of dark chocolate, which hardens into an irresistible shell after a turn in the freezer. Ingredients 6 ounces vodka ⅔ cup sugar 5 ounces fresh sweet cherries (1 cup), pitted and halved, plus more for serving (optional) 9 ounces fresh berries (1 ½ cups), such as raspberries and blackberries, plus more for serving (optional) 9 ounces chocolate wafers, such as Nabisco Famous 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Kosher salt 1 pint cherry ice cream 1 ½ cups heavy cream 1 pint vanilla ice cream 5 ounces semisweet chocolate Directions Combine vodka and 1/3 cup sugar; gently stir in cherries and berries. Let stand 2 hours, stirring occasionally; or refrigerate, covered, up to 12 hours. Strain (reserving syrup for another use). Pulse wafers in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter and 1/2 teaspoon salt; pulse until mixture has the texture of wet sand. Press half of mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan; freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Temper cherry ice cream in the refrigerator until it has the texture of soft-serve, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, beat cream with remaining 1/3 cup sugar to soft peaks. Stir two thirds of whipped cream (refrigerate the remainder) into cherry ice cream just to combine. Pour ice cream mixture over crust; smooth top and freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Top with remaining crumb mixture; press to lightly pack. Freeze 20 minutes. Meanwhile, temper vanilla ice cream in the refrigerator about 20 minutes, then stir into remaining whipped cream just to combine. Fold in half of cherry-berry mixture. Spread over crumb mixture, smooth top, and sprinkle with remaining berry-cherry mixture. Cover and freeze at least 4 hours and up to 2 days. Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pot of boiling water. Let cool until no longer hot but still pourable, about 10 minutes. Run a thin-bladed knife between cake and sides of pan to loosen; remove sides. Run knife between bottom of cake and pan; transfer to a cake plate. Drizzle chocolate evenly over cake; top with whole cherries and berries. Return to freezer until chocolate hardens, 2 to 3 minutes; or freeze, loosely covered, up to 8 hours. Slice into wedges using a sharp knife dipped in hot water (if cake is too firm to slice, let temper in the refrigerator 10 to 15 minutes first). Marcus Nilsson Cook's Notes Macerating the fruits in a vodka-sugar mixture prevents them from becoming hard and icy once frozen. Rate it Print