chili chocolate ice cream cakes

I love chocolate and anything spicy, so naturally I really enjoy chili chocolate. Surprisingly, I didn't even have to use one of my bake mixes from home. Isn't it impressive they have chili chocolate cake mix and ice cream here? With that I decided to make the obvious paring.


After a lot of patience and freezer time, my petit chocolate chili ice cream cakes were ready today. I grated a little bit of Vosges chili chocolate over the top with a sprinkle of salt to make the little air bubbles less prevalent and make them a little prettier. What I like most about them, besides the flavor, is how tiny they are. It's a decadent little treat that provides a nice study break for both Stefan and myself. Can you believe he never had ice cream cake before this?

Here's how I made them:
First, I put ice cream into the silicone mini heart cupcake pan and froze it. 
I then baked the cake in another mini heart cupcake pan and waited for it to cool. Unfortunately getting them out didn't work as well as planned, so I had to make them à la Ben + Jerry's, and simply mash the cake crumbles onto the ice cream and refreeze them. 

The next day they were finished and came out nicely. They are so simple.

I can't wait to delight the inner child of other Germans that aren't familiar with the ice cream cake concept.

Now I can just dream of a larger freezer so I could make them more often.

If you didn't know, May is cupcake + ice cream roundup month, get to baking + freezing!