Praline Ice Cream Cake
Submitted by chiara
Praline ice cream cake bakes softened vanilla ice cream right into a graham-cracker crumb batter, then finishes with sour cream caramel topping and chopped pecans.
YIELD
1 cakePREP
20 minCOOK
35 minREADY
1 hrsSoftened vanilla ice cream is the secret ingredient in this praline-style sheet cake. It replaces the milk and most of the fat you’d normally cream into a batter, delivering tenderness, richness, and a subtle vanilla backbone in one shortcut move.
The graham cracker crumbs folded into the flour give the crumb a honeyed, slightly sandy character that plays into the praline theme. After baking, a mixture of sour cream and caramel ice cream topping gets poured over the warm cake so it soaks down into the surface rather than sitting on top like glaze.
A handful of chopped pecans goes on last. The warm cake toasts them gently from below, releasing their oils.
Chef Tips
- Pull the ice cream out 15 minutes before starting. It should be pourable but not soupy.
- Add the caramel topping while the cake is still warm so it seeps in. A cooled cake just has sticky sauce on top.
- Toast the pecans in a dry skillet for 3 to 4 minutes before sprinkling for a noticeably deeper flavor.
- Cut squares with a sharp knife wiped clean between slices. The caramel is sticky and will drag crumbs otherwise.
Variations
- Swap vanilla for butter pecan or dulce de leche ice cream to double down on the praline notes.
- Drizzle warm chocolate sauce alongside the caramel for a turtle cake effect.
- Fold ½ cup mini chocolate chips into the batter for extra indulgence.
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Melt butter in 3 quart saucepan; remove from heat.
Add ice cream, eggs, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and graham cracker crumbs.
Mix until smooth. Pour into a greased 13×9 inch pan.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃). for 30 to 35 minutes.
Combine sour cream and caramel topping; pour over warm cake.
Sprinkle top with chopped pecans.
Cool; cut into squares. May be served with ice cream or whipped cream.
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