Vegan and Gluten Free
Guys, come on. How epic is this cake! I made my own birthday cake! Before you start thinking “oh no, that’s really sad! The baker’s curse strikes again!” I was actually really excited to make my own cake. Making your own birthday cake equals making your idea of cake heaven. It means creating the most amazing and perfect combination that doesn’t have to please anyone but yourself.
For me that equalled not even making a cake at all. Instead, I made an ice cream layer cake! Who wants to bother with fiddly layers and boring old cake flavours when instead you can just eat ice cream. Lets be serious here. Especially when the ice cream is home churned and made out of three mind bogglingly good flavours.
The bottom layer is of course mango. I know I’m overwhelming people with the mango…it’s getting ridiculous. Imagine if I had a follower that hated mangoes! They’ve probably unsubscribed until March. The good thing about this cake though is that you can kind of choose whatever flavours you like the best. The middle layer (my favourite layer) is chocolate sorbet, and the top layer is an amazingly refreshing peach and raspberry sorbet.
This cake is similar to the chocolate, berry and cinnamon ice cream cake I made for my boyfriends birthday a while ago. Ever since making that cake I was just itching to make another one. It was so good! My dream would be to have a recipe list full of hundreds of different ice cream cake combinations with all the ice cream flavours of the land!
I didn’t bother making a base for the cake because whenever I’m eating ice cream cake, I always want less base more ice cream. AND IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! You could of course make the brownie base from the cinnamon and berry cake, or you could make a gluten free and vegan base like in this frozen lychee cheesecake. Just double the recipe so it’s enough for the larger tin.
This cake is absolutely perfect for holiday season. It’s actually super easy. Especially if you aren’t as in to making ice cream as me, and instead just buy your three favourite flavours. It makes a lot of ice cream to feed a crowd with minimum effort. And it’s naturally vegan and gluten free! My idea of the perfect birthday cake 🙂 Hope you like it as much as me! Speaking of, I might go eat another slice right now…
Mango, Peach and Chocolate Sorbet Layer Cake:
Mango Sorbet: loosely based on Serious Eats
3 medium mangoes, peeled and cut into chunks
150ml (2/3 cup) water
130g (1/2 cup) sugar
juice of 1 medium lime
2 tablespoons gin or white rum
Blend all the ingredients together thoroughly. Pour into a bowl, cover in cling wrap and refrigerate until completely chilled (at least 5 hours). Freeze in your ice cream machine according to instructions.
Chocolate Sorbet: Recipe from David Lebovitz
170g (1 3/4 cups) dark chocolate
550ml (2 +1/3 cups) water split into 375 ml (1.5 cups) and 125ml (1/2 cup) bowls
200g (3/4 cup + 1 tbsp) sugar
75g (2/3 cup) cocoa powder
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Whisk 375ml (1.5) cups of water with the sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Bring to a boil and whisk frequently. Boil for about 1 minute until completely combined and glossy
Break up the chocolate in a bowl and set aside. Pour over the hot chocolate mixture and leave to melt. Stir together until completely incorporated, then stir in the rest of the water and the vanilla. Cool in the fridge over night then churn in ice cream machine.
Peach and Raspberry Sorbet: Recipe from Cookie and Kate
6 medium yellow peaches
150ml (1/2 cup) water
250g (1/2 pound, 9 ounces) raspberries, fresh or frozen
Cut up the peaches and place in a pot with the water. Put a lid on and gently simmer until the peaches are soft. Turn off the heat and stir in the sugar until combined. Mix in the raspberries and leave to cool. Blend well, and refrigerate for 8-10 hours until cold. Freeze according to manufacturers instructions.
To assemble: Get a 23cm (9 inch) round springform pan and release the bottom. Slip a sheet of plastic wrap in between the bottom and the sides and secure in place, so that the plastic wrap is curled up around the outside of the tin and covers the bottom. Line the sides either with oil and baking paper, or more plastic wrap. Take out one sorbet and let if defrost until soft. Scoop into the tin and spread evenly. Freeze until hard. Repeat with the other layers, allowing a few hours inbetween to let each layer freeze solidly and prevent them bleeding together. Release the cake from the tin before serving and place a plate on top of the cake, before inverting it and peeling off the plastic. Place a large plate on the exposed base and flip it back over. Work fast so it doesn’t melt! Run a knife under boiling hot water in between slices to get a smooth finish. Eat it!!!
Wow, lovely cake with lovely combination of colours and flavours. I wish I could have a slice. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes!
Thanks!
This cake is stunning! And Happy birthday honey x
Aw thank you 🙂
Wow, this cake is gorgeous! I love that you made this with sorbet, the layers look so pretty and it sounds incredible! What a perfect celebration cake, Happy Birthday and hope you have a wonderful day Lilian!
Thank you so much!
A VERY VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! This triple layered gelato is so eye catching and glorious….we want to have a slice now….sheer bliss in every layer of this dessert,thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you so much!
This cake looks absolutely amazing! I love ice cream and sorbet. Happy Birthday!
Thank you! Me too ice cream is the best!
This cake is beautiful!! I wish you had a tutorial so I could make it!!! I suck at making cakes but this is very inspiring…
Aw thank you!
As you long as you have an ice cream maker it’s actually really easy 🙂 I’m sure you could make it!
Happy bday 🙂
Thanks 🙂
Happy Birthday dear!!
I love this cake, everything’s much better with ice-cream! And I like your obsession with mangos, they’re amazing! I can’t wait for summer so I can have them everyday! 😉 Have a nice week 😀
Thank you!
I agree ice cream is the best. I love summer fruit! You have a great week too x
Happy birthday. I’m a control freak so I am with you, I love making my own cakes!
Thank you! And it’s the best!