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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 5 1/2 pints good-quality vanilla ice cream Yellow Butter Cake for Vanilla-Pecan Sand Castle 30 pecan shortbread cookies 40 pecan halves, for garnish (about 3 ounces)
Cook’s Notes Make this cake at least one day ahead since the ice-cream castle needs to freeze overnight.
Gallery Vanilla-Pecan Sand Castle
Recipe Summary Servings: 12
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Vanilla-Pecan Sand Castle
Vanilla-Pecan Sand Castle
Vanilla-Pecan Sand Castle
Recipe Summary Servings: 12
Recipe Summary
Servings: 12
Servings: 12
12
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 5 1/2 pints good-quality vanilla ice cream Yellow Butter Cake for Vanilla-Pecan Sand Castle 30 pecan shortbread cookies 40 pecan halves, for garnish (about 3 ounces)
Directions
Mix 2 1/2 pints ice cream in an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Quickly spoon ice cream into a 5 1/2 cup (5 1/2-by-5-inch) sand-castle mold, filling completely. Smooth surface. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until set, at least 10 hours (or up to 3 days).
Trim domed top from the chilled yellow butter cake to make it level. Cut cake in half horizontally. Place the bottom layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Mix remaining ice cream with the electric mixer until smooth.Working quickly, spread about 2 1/2 cups ice cream over bottom layer; top with second layer. Spread remaining ice cream over top and sides of assembled cake. Chill in freezer until set, at least 4 hours (or overnight).
Process cookies to form fine crumbs. Mound crumbs on a serving platter, reserving 1/4 cup for garnish. Reserve 16 pecan halves for garnish; break remaining nuts into small pieces.
Transfer assembled square cake to the platter, centering it on top of the crumbs. Dip castle mold into a bowl of lukewarm water for about 15 seconds, being careful not to let water reach the rim. Pat mold dry. Remove plastic wrap; unmold ice cream castle onto the center of cake.
Working quickly, line edges of castle with pecan halves and pieces. Chill cake in freezer at least 1 hour (or up to 5). Just before serving, sprinkle reserved cookie crumbs over castle. Let stand at room temperature 5 minutes before cutting.
Cook’s Notes Make this cake at least one day ahead since the ice-cream castle needs to freeze overnight.
Cook’s Notes
Make this cake at least one day ahead since the ice-cream castle needs to freeze overnight.
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Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 08/12/2009 I have seen Nilla wafers used as sand. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 08/12/2009 Has anyone tried to make this cake? How difficult is it? Any tips? Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 08/12/2009 McLibby2, You could use almost any "brown" cookie processed in to crumbs. I would suggest using candy shells to decorate instead of pecans. Deni Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 08/12/2009 if you have nut allergies, what else could you use for sand?Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated 08/12/2009
I have seen Nilla wafers used as sand.
Rating: Unrated
Has anyone tried to make this cake? How difficult is it? Any tips?
McLibby2, You could use almost any “brown” cookie processed in to crumbs. I would suggest using candy shells to decorate instead of pecans. Deni
if you have nut allergies, what else could you use for sand?
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