The following recipe is the second of four finalists in our Ultimate Holiday Recipe Contest, which challenged Turkey Hill fans to submit recipes in one of two different categories: recipes using our seasonal Ginger Snap ice cream, or recipes using any other Turkey Hill ice cream flavor. Over the next four days we’ll feature two recipes from each category and everyone will be asked to vote for their favorite beginning on Friday. The winner will receive a one year’s supply of Turkey Hill Ice Cream, and the other three finalists will receive a one month supply of ice cream. Enjoy the recipes!
Today’s finalist in the category of “Any Other Turkey Hill Ice Cream Flavor” was sent to us by Jessie G. of Falmouth, Maine. If you like cake and ice cream (and who doesn’t?), then you’ll love this recipe. The crushed peppermint stick candy adds a nice holiday touch, but if you’re making it after the holidays, you could probably substitute a number of other tasty morsels. If you like this recipe, stop by this Friday and throughout next week to vote for it!
CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM TORTE
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cups flour
1 ¼ cups sugar
1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 tsp salt
½ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup shortening
1 cup sour cream
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
4 cups Turkey Hill original vanilla ice cream (or more if needed)
½ cup crushed peppermint stick candy, divided
½ cup mini marshmallows
Bittersweet chocolate sauce for drizzling slices, and whipped cream to decorate (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350. Spray four 8-inch cake pans with non-stick spray. Whisk together first 5 dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Add shortening, sour cream, vanilla and eggs and beat with hand mixer for 2-3 minutes. Divide batter among cake pans, smoothing tops. Bake for 13-15 minutes. Cool in pan, then remove to a cooling rack. Freeze.
When ready to assemble, mix crushed candy (reserving a tbsp for top) into softened ice cream with mini marshmallows. Spread ice cream mixture between layers and just across top (don’t attempt sides). Sprinkle top with reserved crushed candy and freeze. When ready to serve, let sit at room temperature for a few minutes and slice with a thin knife dipped into hot water. This gives the layered look of a torte without the difficulty of slicing cakes horizontally. Freezing the cake layers makes them easy to work with. Serve slices drizzled with bittersweet chocolate sauce and stars of whipped cream!
Tags: chocoate, holiday recipe contest, ice cream, peppermint, torte, turkey hill
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I love Turkey Hill ice cream. I hope that this one wins because it’s delicious. I have tried it.:)
What I like is the flexibility of this. An elegant dessert, just change the ice cream to a different Turkey Hill flavor and it’s a whole new dessert: Choco Mint Chip or the Limited Edition Double Dunker would be my first choices for experimenting!
Sounds great. Easy enough to make.
This looks so good — I would definitely eat it up and lick the plate.
I’d be happy to have someone serve this to me any time.
I have been eating ice cream my whole entire life and therefore I would call myself somewhat of an ice cream EXPERT and as an ice cream expert I would have to say that this sounds absolutely, positively, completely, deliciously YUMMY IN MY TUMMY.
All of the recipes sound great, but this one rocks the house! My minty fresh, chocaholic children and I can’t wait to whip it up this holiday season and devour!
Wow! This sounds like a delicious holiday dessert! It would be perfect paired with “David’s Delectable Hot Dogs” served up semi-hot straight from his S. Irving Street cart! YUM!
Wow this recipe has attracted a creative following. It has been FUN reading these comments!
Mouth watering and not too complicated. I plan to make this often.
Peppermint, Ice Cream, and Chocolate!
Sounds wonderful. Yum!!!!!
We made this cake for my grandmother’s birthday this weekend-it was really good. The cake is moist and the candy canes and marshmallows add some surprise to each bite. This is a great cake!
Thanks for all the comments (friends, family, and folks I do not know!)and for enjoying this fun site with me.
This is the most eye-appealing recipe and it also looks tasty!
This looks and sounds perfect for the holidays – and not too difficult to make either!
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Snowed in and drooling over the peppermint torte! Can’t wait to dig out and head out to the store to buy the ingredients to make this. Thanks for sharing!!
A great choice for this holiday season or any other Bravo!