Dessert

Moon landing ice-cream cake

When I grow up I want to be a astronaut! This moon ice-cream cake is a out-of-this-world alternative to sponge birthday cake.
Moon landing ice-cream cake
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Ingredients

Equipment
Cake
Decorations

Method

1.Place biscuits in ziptop plastic bag. Using a rolling pin or meat mallet, gently pound biscuits until broken into large pieces. Grease and line freezerproof bowl with plastic wrap.
2.Place ice-cream in the bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle attachment. Add biscuits and a few drops of black colouring. Mix until just combined. Spoon mixture into bowl; level top. Freeze until firm.
3.Meanwhile, line oven tray with baking paper. Melt chocolate; tint grey. Evenly spread chocolate over tray into a thin layer; refrigerate until set. Using cookie cutters, cut various-sized rounds from chocolate.
4.Turn ice-cream onto cake board. Press chocolate rounds onto ice-cream to form moon craters. Sprinkle chocolate rocks around cake.

Cake needs to be started a day before the event. Dip the cutters into hot water then dry well, and cut rounds from chocolate.

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