Ice Cream Cake

Name: Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients: 1¼ cups (8¾ ounces/248 grams), sugar, divided; 7 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces; ⅓ cup, milk; ½ cup (1½ ounces/43 grams), unsweetened cocoa powder; ⅓ cup, heavy cream; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 2½ ounces (71 grams), unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; ⅔ cup (2⅔ ounces/76 grams), cake flour; ½ teaspoon, baking powder; ⅛ teaspoon, table salt; 3 , large eggs (1 whole, 2 separated); 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons, water; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; Pinch , cream of tartar; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams), sugar, divided; 3 pints, ice cream; 1½ cups, heavy cream; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
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By Lan Lam ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2022

Ice cream is always a thrill. But layer your favorite flavor with tender cake and fudge sauce, and you’ve got a statuesque sweet with a real sense of occasion.

SERVES 10

TIME 2¼ hours, plus 8 hours 10 minutes cooling and chilling

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