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DANISH ICE
CREAM CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE
from the SCANDINAVIAN
FEASTS
This frozen
dessert is not made with ice cream at all, though it tastes like
it. Freeze it in a 9 or 10-inch springform pan or deep cake pan
and cut it into wedges to serve.
3 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
Grated rind of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 pints fresh strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
Additional whipped cream
Line a 9 or
10-inch springform pan or a deep cake pan with plastic wrap. Place
the egg whites in a large metal bowl. Place the yolks in a medium-sized
metal bowl. Have a shallow pan of simmering water on the range.
Whip the egg whites until frothy, then slowly beat in 1/4 cup of
the sugar. Place the bowl over simmering water and beat with a hand-held
mixer at high speed and gradually add 1/4 cup more of the sugar
until the mixture is glossy, thick, and fluffy. Remove the egg white
mixture from the heat and set aside. Keep the water simmering. Beat
the egg yolks until thick and frothy and gradually add the remaining
1/2 cup sugar. Place over the simmering water and beat a high speed
until thick and frothy. Remove from the heat. Beat the cream cheese
into the egg yolk mixture until light. Add the lemon rind and vanilla.
Fold the yolk mixture into the whites. In another bowl, beat the
cream until thick. Fold into the egg mixture. Turn into the prepared
pan, cover tightly, and freeze for 4 to 8 hours or longer. To serve,
remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving and cut into wedges.
Serve with the strawberry sauce.
For the strawberry
sauce, crush one pint of the berries with 1/2 cup sugar. Slice the
second pint of berries and add to the crushed berries. Makes 8 servings.
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