This rainbow-colored ice cream is a cool accompaniment to your party cake.
Ingredients
- 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
- 4 boxes powdered gelatin (3 ounces each) in different flavors (we used berry blue, strawberry banana, lime, and lemon flavors)
Instructions
- Let the ice cream set out at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes to soften.
- Next, scatter 3 tablespoons of any flavor of powdered gelatin over the bottom of a sealable, medium-size square or rectangular container. Layer one quarter of the softened ice cream over the gelatin. Don't worry if the layer of ice cream is lumpy - it will look better that way.
- Scatter 3 tablespoons of a second flavor of gelatin over the first layer of ice cream. Repeat this process, alternating layers of ice cream and flavors of gelatin, until you've used up the ice cream.
- Top it off with a layer of gelatin, cover the container, and return it to the freezer for 2 to 3 hours to harden before serving.
- To serve the ice cream, transfer the whole block from the container to a plate. To do this, run warm water over the outside of the container or set it in a sink filled with a few inches of warm water for 1 minute, then turn it upside down onto a plate.
- To get a nice spiraled serving, scrape an ice-cream scoop or large spoon along the side of the block. Makes 16 servings.
