When I was a kid my birthdays was always a big deal.
I was a only child until 7.
Then my sister was born and all of a sudden I was not the star of the household any more.
I did try to outshine her, but have you ever tried to outshine a baby?
Not easy!
Anyway, my mother used to make this cake for my birthdays.
She filled the middle with scoops of ice cream and pour a ton of chocolate sauce over.
I loved the way the ice cream melted into the cake and made it soft.
So when I did this ice cream story a while back, I had to use my moms recipe of course.
Moms ice cream cake
Seves 8 grown ups or 12 kids
100 g soft butter
1 1/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup crème fraiche
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 1/3 cup plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Heat the oven to 350F, 180C.
Place butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and
beat until light and creamy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beat well between each one.
Add crème fraiche, milk, vanilla, flour and baking powder.
Mix well.
Pour the batter into a buttered bundt pan.
Bake for about 45 minutes, or until golden and set.
Cool and turn over on a serving platter.
Add ice cream and chocolate sauce.
Ready to serve.
Photo Alexandra Grablewski
Yummy! This looks great! Can't wait to try the recipe.
Posted by: Bri | July 19, 2009 at 03:42 PM
:)) Rørende historie om din barndom. Ikke noe greit å konkurrere mot en baby. Men jeg tipper du var høyt elsket likevel. Herlig med oppskrift fra barndommen. Du må ha hatt en grei mamma. Kaken så god ut.
Posted by: Minmill | July 19, 2009 at 04:37 PM
Beautiful dessert and a lovely story.
Posted by: Michelle | July 19, 2009 at 04:58 PM
A cake with creme fraiche?? This is love at first sight!
Posted by: Tanvi | July 19, 2009 at 09:49 PM
Beautiful photography! and what a heartwarming story to go with it. You have a marvelous blog!
Posted by: Gabriela (Gabi With An Eye) | July 20, 2009 at 08:19 AM
Oh yum! What a great tradition!
Posted by: fresh365 | July 20, 2009 at 09:59 AM
that look beautiful, simple, and oh-so delish! i wish my mom made me ice-cream cake when i was a child
Posted by: caroline | July 20, 2009 at 10:09 AM
I'll be having that in November - I need something special for when I turn 31, Paul. ;D
Posted by: Patricia Scarpin | July 20, 2009 at 03:24 PM
Nam, må testes!!
Posted by: Strikkelaura | July 21, 2009 at 11:12 AM
I just made this tonight and it was delicious! Thanks for this recipe. You can't beat how easy it is, plus it tastes great.
Thanks again!
Posted by: Krema za vene | December 01, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Yum. Yum. Yum. This looks awesome. I know what we are making this weekend!
Posted by: Aloja Vera | December 29, 2009 at 05:52 PM