Tuesday, May 11, 2010

the ultimate raw ice cream cake challenge: café almond biscotti


this decadent ice cream cake was made for my sweet momma to enjoy on mother's day. she loves coffee and almonds, so john came up with the delicious idea to use newman's own café almond biscotti flavored coffee for an almond coffee ice cream cake.


 a delicious idea, indeed!


the bottom layer is coffee ice cream made with a strong cup o' joe and 1/2 cup of hazelnut milk. there are chunks of chocolate covered almonds throughout.

in the middle is heathy's chocolate buckwheat crunchies with chopped almonds. the top layer is heathy's vanilla and chocolate ice creams. i attempted to swirl the two layers, but the chocolate wasn't behaving.=)

all three ice creams were made with 1/3 cup irish moss gel in place of soy lecithin. i found this makes a creamier ice cream.

i made the raw biscottis using a few recipes to guide me. they contain almond pulp, almond meal, dried coconut, agave, vanilla, and coconut oil. i dipped them in chocolate and coated with crushed almonds. heathy's whipped cream is holding the biscottis in place.


my very talented sister also made our mom an edible gift - a cupcake bouquet!


my mom loved her gifts but said she was most happy to spend the day with her three children. isn't she sweet?! =)

22 comments:

  1. oh my I was going to maybe make something similar to this next. these are all my favorite flavors! I might just copy you. :-) oh gosh the cookies too... yum! this looks so good! you are the ice cream cake queen!!!

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  2. you girls and these cakes! aimee, nelly, you...omg I really should invite myself over to your place for dessert b/c it looks divine!!!!

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  3. oh. my. gosh. this is awesome kelli, i'll bet your mom loved it! & those cookies, wow ...

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  4. mmmm looks DELICIOUS!!! coffee + chocolate cover almonds = WIN.

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  5. Wow Kelli!! you REALLY out did yourself on this cake- I’m sure your mom LOVED it!!! I think you should start selling these bad boys, you would make a fortune!

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  6. yay kelli!!! it's beautiful...

    =)

    can i come over later for a slice???

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  7. Wow! Like Bitt said, you are the QUEEN OF CAKES! I love everything about this one. Yummers.

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  8. Wowsers! That's a HOT cake Kelli! We all need to have a dessert party!

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  9. This looks amazing! Wow, perfect! :)

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  10. Another amazing cake Kelli..great job!! I love all your flavors too..yum! And those biscotti's..so creative! I want a piece NOW!!!lol.
    What a beautiful gift your sister made you mom..love it!
    Glad you got to spend the day with your family:)

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  11. Squeal! I love your blog! Can I convince you to add a free FeedBurner "subscribe via email" button to your blog? Please let me know! :)

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  12. What a masterpiece! It looks beautiful and I bet it tastes even better...

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  13. YES YES YES!!!!!! That's beyond amazing. WOW! OK Heidi if you read this....this is the cake! (you can have joe-less on your side) :) Great job Kelli!

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  14. Be still my heart.

    Hmmm, so Irish Moss is the secret special ingredient...

    You've saved me a slice, right?

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  15. We love to use irish moss too!! Your raw ice cream looks amazing!!

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  16. Wow Kelli! How can anyone top your culinary talent?! You are amaaaazing! Those cakes are amaaaazing! Wow! I asked Yardsnacker what flavors would he like in an ice cream cake - guess this is tha one! Hope I can make it even 1/2 as good. I'm scared. :)

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  17. IT WAS THE BEST CAKE EVER!! Thank you for all your hard work. I enjoyed it so much! I am so glad I got to enjoy it again and again.. but I had to share the last piece. You have to help me make chocolates. Don talked about them as the best chocolate he ever had. I had a wonderful day thanks to my lil C..Monsters. Glad you and figgy made it home safe. XOXOXO
    PS>>sorry I ate a biscotti before it got on the cake..hehe

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  18. i love irish moss. i've been putting it on my face!=)

    heidi - don't be scared! email me if you want and i can tell you exactly what i did. it's fun!

    anony - i'm so glad you liked it. there will be many more! and it's ok you ate one - i think 6 biscotti's would have been too much. i'm just happy you enjoyed it and your special day. thanks again for my figgy! i caught a squirrel messing with it yesterday! i know i say leave the animals alone, but can i borrow don's bb gun? hehehe just kiddinggg xoxoxo

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  19. Spectacular! Such a great combination of flavors, and the biscotti is genius:)

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  20. Oh Mon dieu! You are a sweet artist ♥ If only I can imagine a bite ;-D) and that bouquet is beautiful.
    You rock!
    x♥

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  21. My gosh! Can I pleeeease have the recipe? Pretty please? I'll sing your praises & put you up on my blog and hail your name forever.

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