Pumpkin Ice Cream Cake – How to Make a Delicious Dessert

Pumpkin ice cream cake is an amazing combination of spicy, aromatic dough and a delicate, cooling dessert. It is ideal for both autumn gatherings with a cup of tea and for a summer treat with friends. We at joy-pup will tell you how to make pumpkin ice cream cake at home. Read also how to make spinach pancakes.

Ingredients

For the dough:

• Pumpkin puree (can be made at home) – 300 g
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Sugar – 150 g
• Vegetable oil (odorless) – 100 ml
• Wheat flour – 200 g
• Baking powder – 1 tsp
• Soda – 0.5 tsp
• Cinnamon – 1 tsp
• Ground ginger – 0.5 tsp
• Nutmeg – to taste
• A pinch of salt
• Nuts or raisins – optional

For serving:

• Any creamy ice cream (vanilla is ideal) – to taste
• Syrup (caramel, maple or chocolate) – optional
• Mint leaves – for decoration

Step-by-step preparation of pumpkin cake with ice cream

• Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds, cut into cubes. Boil, bake or steam until soft (15-20 minutes). Grind in a blender until smooth.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Prepare a baking pan, grease it with butter or cover it with parchment.
• Mix the dry ingredients: in a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices.
• Mix the wet ingredients: in a separate container, beat the eggs with sugar, add butter and pumpkin puree. Mix until smooth.
• Combine the masses: gradually add the dry mixture to the liquid, stirring gently with a spoon or whisk. At the end, you can add nuts or raisins.
• Pour the dough into the pan and put it in the oven for 40-50 minutes. Check the readiness with a wooden stick – it should come out dry.
• Cool the cake: let it stand in the pan for 10-15 minutes, then remove and cool completely.
• Cut the cake into portions. Put a scoop of ice cream on each portion. Decorate with syrup and mint leaves. If desired, sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar or cinnamon.

To be continued…