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red velvet ice cream with cream cheese frosting swirls in a cone
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Red Velvet Ice Cream

This No Churn Red Velvet Ice Cream is swirled with gooey cake batter, tangy cream cheese frosting, and fluffy cake pieces. Bonus: no ice cream maker required! 
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Chill Time8 hrs
Total Time9 hrs
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake ice cream, cream cheese frosting, no churn ice cream, red velvet dessert, valentine's day dessert
Servings: 16 people
Calories: 508kcal
Author: Jennifer Debth

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 (15.25 oz) box red velvet cake mix *
  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk room temperature
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 3/4 cups sour cream room temperature
  • 1 pint heavy whipping cream
  • 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (16 oz) tub cream cheese frosting
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, dump the dry cake mix onto an unlined rimmed baking sheet, then bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes or until the cake mix has reached 160 degrees F**.
  • Carefully place the heat treated cake mix into a large bowl, then whisk in buttermilk, canola oil, and sour cream until combined.
  • Remove 1 cup of the batter and set aside.
  • Pour the remaining batter into a greased 9x13 inch glass baking dish and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F or until the cake has baked through.
  • Allow to cool for 10 minutes at room temperature, before placing the cake in the fridge to finish cooling. Once the cake has cooled, cube the cake into large chunks and measure out 2 heaping cups***. Set aside.
  • Pour the heavy cream into the bowl of your stand mixer**** and whip until stiff peaks form.
  • While whipping continually, slowly drizzle in the remaining 1 cup batter and the sweetened condensed milk.
  • Use a rubber spatula to gently fold in the cake pieces, then pour half of the mixture into a large freezer safe airtight Tupperware container.
  • Swirl in half the can of frosting, top with the remaining ice cream mixture, then swirl in the remaining frosting.
  • Cover and freeze overnight, then scoop and enjoy!
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Notes

*I used Betty Crocker which originally calls for 1-1/4 cups water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, and 3 eggs. The buttermilk replaces the water, the canola oil replaces the vegetable oil, and the sour cream replaces the egg.
**This heat treats (kills any bacteria) the cake mix which makes it safe to eat raw.
***I used about 1/2 - 3/4ths of the baked cake. Use the leftovers to snack on or to crumble over individual servings of ice cream.
****You can also make this in a large bowl and use an electric hand mixer, but a stand mixer is more efficient.

Nutrition

Serving: 1scoop | Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 340mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 600IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 164mg | Iron: 1mg