Weekend before last my family visited the NC mountains for my grandfather’s birthday. Not wanting to give him a completely store-bought cake, or spend hours making one from scratch, my Aunt Anita came up with this for his birthday cake. It was so delicious that I decided to make it again and share the recipe with you! I’ve also made some recipe cards that you can download and print at home.
INGREDIENTS:
• 1 angel food cake (I bought mine at the grocery store)
• 2 bananas
• 1/2c golden raisins
• 1/3c sliced almonds
• 1 qt. vanilla ice cream
• 1/2c amaretto liqueur
time: 25 minutes plus 20 minutes of freezing
1. Take ice cream out of the freezer to soften.
2. Slice bananas thinly. Mix with raisins and liqueur in a medium bowl and set aside to soak.
3. Slice the angel food cake into three layers using a bread knife. (Make long, slow cuts to avoid breaking the layers).
4. Spread ice cream about 1/2″ thick over first cake layer. Spoon banana mixture on top. Place second cake layer on top and repeat.
5. Place top layer on cake. Spoon banana mixture on top. Garnish with sliced almonds.
6. Freeze for 20 minutes or until serving to firm up the ice cream. (Note: cake settles and gets a little lopsided if it stays in the freezer for much longer than 20 min. Still tasty, just not as pretty!)
You can download a pdf of the recipe cards I made here. There are four to a page, so you can share with three friends!
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