Cake!

Even though this is an ice cream blog, I have to mention cake.  In fact, ice cream and cake go together like pizza and pepperonis, so I decided to mention cake. Most of us have eaten cake especially birthday cake.


The word cake comes from the old Norse word kaka. This word is related to the word "to cook." Now you know the origin of the word cake, so what is a cake? If you get down to the nuts and bolts of cake, you are looking at a recipe of eggs, flour, sugar, and, depending on the cake, nuts, icing, fruit, or other ingredients. However, the taste of a cake can't be boiled down to a few basic ingredients. The delicate and fluffy mix of high quality ingredients yields a remarkable taste sensation in the mouth.

There are a variety of types of cake (there is even a rock band called Cake, but that isn't what we are talking about!). I list some of them below:

- Spice cake
- Italian wedding cake
- Red velvet cake
- Chocolate cake
- Fruit cake
- Pineapple Upside Down Cake
- And many, many more

If you want to truly enjoy your cake, you will want to pair it with ice cream. Most of the time the best choice is vanilla ice cream, because you don't want the taste of the ice cream to overtake the flavor of the cake. Thus, you wouldn't pair a lemon cake with chocolate ice cream, although some adventurous souls may dare to combine the two!

You can't have an ice cream blog without discussing cake, so there you go!

The Ice Cream Sandwich

Today I noticed that my family didn't have any dessert, so I went out to buy us each an ice cream sandwich. Most people love ice cream (I know I do!), but it seems that just as many people, especially kids prefer the ice cream sandwich to plain old frozen dessert.

So what is an ice cream sandwich? Most people know, because they have eaten them since they were kids, but I'll repeat the definition before I give you the history of it. It is ice cream, usually vanilla, placed between two cookies or slices of cake, making a delicious chocolate and vanilla sandwich. The ice cream sandwich appeals to our desire for ice cream, cake, and chocolate, all in one sweet product!

The current style of the ice cream sandwich was invented by Jerry Newberg in 1945 when he sold ice cream at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. However, images from as early as 1905 show that similar products existed and often were sold for a reasonable price. It is funny, but some sources say that there is even an ice cream sandwich day. It apparently falls on August 2nd, although you aren't likely to be able to take off of work that day. Either way, my family and I will sit down and enjoy a tasty, creamy, ice cream sandwich whenever we get a craving.

Ice Cream Flavors: The many weird and exciting possibilities

There are many ice cream flavors available. I like most of them, because I love ice cream so much. I am sure you have many favorites as well. I am going to list some of my most well-loved ice cream flavors and see if they match up with yours. There are some pretty zany ingredients and flavors out there that get combined with ice cream, and I like them too.

First, I like popular flavors, like vanilla ice cream. It isn't that fancy, but I still like it. I like chocolate ice cream less, but I still love it. Most kids probably like it too!

There are other popular ice cream flavors too, like mint chocolate chip, rocky road, coconut, and even pumpkin ice cream (which is has the flavor of cinnamon and other flavors - rarely does it have actual pumpkin in it...too much of that would be gross!).

The number of ice cream flavors is really pretty much endless. All you need is a little creativity and fun, and you can come up with pretty much any flavor imaginable. I have seen green tea, cayenne, and bacon flavored ice cream, and people swear that they are great. It is likely that you aren't as familiar with these flavors, but they are still popular.  I have also seen seasonal flavors too. For example, around Christmas, we see candy cane ice cream, and near Thanksgiving, they make turkey ice cream (just kidding! that would be horrible). I have found that in the summer, they bring out more fresh and fruity ice cream flavors like Pistachio and Watermelon. I like those too. When I was little I used to eat bubble gum ice cream. It had giant pieces of bubble gum mixed in with it. I honestly didn't know whether to chew it or eat it. It was a weird experience, and an experience with ice cream flavors I won't soon forget. I also remember smurf ice cream. It was basically a vanilla that was dyed blue, but I swear it was the best tasting ice cream ever. Another ice cream flavor I remember is Pac Man ice cream. It too was vanilla, perhaps with some ghost carcass thrown in - I don't know. Ahh, the 1980s...a great time for ice cream flavors!

Mixing flavors is pretty common too. For example, you can mix virtually any flavors.

How does Pumpkin-Peppermint sound? What about Pistachio-Bacon? Bubble Gum-Vanilla?

Overall, you will find a lot of ice cream flavors and the sky is the limit as to which one you enjoy, even though I have to admit that with the exception of some ultra weird ice cream flavors, I pretty much love them all. What are your favorite flavors??

Pumpkin Ice Cream: That Fall Flavored October Treat

 Around this time of year we get to enjoy pumpkin ice cream, which is a popular flavor among many ice cream stores and chains. Pumpkin ice cream isn't really flavored like a pumpkin, but is a combination of different flavorings and spices that go into pumpkin pie. Some types do contain a little bit of pumpkin, and thus have a little bit of beta-carotene and other nutrients that are common to squashes.

I like pumpkin ice cream mainly because it reminds me of the fall. Autumn is the time of year when everything I eat is essentially pumpkin flavored. Coffee, bread, and anything I can get, I put pumpkin flavoring in. This is why I eat a lot of pumpkin ice cream in October and November.

Some people are grossed out by pumpkin ice cream. I know some people that absolutely love it, and others that absolutely hate it. However, it is like anything else, people will always have their own preferences, and there is not much you can to change their minds. Some people just like good old fashioned flavors, while others prefer wilder and more exotic ingredients.

As the weather gets colder, and the autumn leaves turn yellow, red, and orange, I crave the chilly creamy treat that is pumpkin ice cream, in fact, I think I will go out and buy some right now, paired with a cup of pumpkin spice coffee of course!

Ice Cream

I love ice cream! A lot!

When I was a child, ice cream was the best treat in the world - it was a special treasure for the entire family.  Ice cream was a dessert that brought us all together, especially on a warm, hot, or even scorching hot summer day!  I remember going for ice cream from the carry-out near our house. My dad would say that we were going out for ice cream, and we all piled into his car and went the the carry out for homemade ice cream!

Their ice cream was a very special version of this frozen treat. They dipped it in that hot chocolate dip, you know, the kind that hardens and then forms that tasty crunchy shell?  Oh my, that was the best ice cream in the world.  As I remember, they would dip the vanilla ice cream into the red strawberry flavored dip sometimes too!  I tell you what, that was and is ice cream heaven!

Other good times I remember with ice cream was that we would make it at home.  We bought one of those ice cream makers with the crank, and we  made our own ice cream the way we wanted to make it, from the comfort of our home!  That ice cream was the best ever!

I remember once we even made ice cream at 4-H camp, with two coffee cans and salt and ice.  I guess salt water lowers the temperature of the ice to the point where it freezes the cream and the milk and the other ingredients, and we were able to make ice cream in the summer time in Texas!

Again, eating ice cream is a passion of mine, so I thought I would blog about it!  I hope you come back and read more about ice cream on my ice cream blog!

The Life and Death of Ice Cream

This is a sad video :(

Ice Cream Cone

So there are a lot of options where you can put your ice cream for eating.  My favorite is the ice cream cone.  Ice cream cone comes in many shapes and many sizes, from a waffle cones to a traditional cone.  Some versions come in the shape of a bowl, so not only can you easily use a spoon with your ice cream cone, but you can even eat the bowl, which is really just a sort of flat ice cream cone, at the end of nnyour ice cream!

To me, this seems to be one of the best types of ice cream cone that a person could use to eat ice cream, simply beause you can have the traditional ice cream cone experience, except the ice cream cone lets you enjoy a little it more control over your ice cream!  Now if they could just make a spoon made out of ice cream cone we would be set!

The next best type of ice ream cone in my opinion is the waffle ice cream cone.  This type has similar advantages to the ice cream cone shaped like a bowl, but you can walk around and eat your ice cream!  How much fun is that!  Usually when it comes to the waffle type of ice cream cone, the ice cream cone conveniently holds up to three scoops of ice cream!  And compared to a traditional ice cream cone, it is a much easier way to eat three scoops of ice cream!  I think this type of ice cream cone only makes the ice cream eating experience even better!

When it comes to waffle type of ice cream cone, you are not simply limited to scooped ice cream, because the waffle ice cream cone holds soft serve as well.  Heck, that is where I was introduced to the waffle ice cream cone: Soft serve ice cream!!!

My favorite part about the waffle cone is that after you have eaten most of the ice cream, and have moved on to eating the cone itself, when you get to the bottom all of the melted ice cream is found waiting for you as a surprise!  It is like a special stash of ice cream waiting for you at the bottom of your ice cream cone!!

Of course the traditional ice cream cone is also good, however it serves as more of a handle for your ice cream rather than the other two types of ice cream cones you can buy.  That means that with the traditional ice cream cone it is a race against the clock... will you finish your ice cream before it melts off the ice cream cone?!  I know I have personally never had the roblem before, but if you are the type of personal that likes to take their time with ice cream, the traditional ic cream cone may not be for you!

I Scream, We all Scream For Ice Cream! (1927)

I love Ice Cream!!!  What a wonderful food!!!  Enjoy this old song from 1927!!!

Bad Ice Cream

There are times in my life when I have actually had bad ice cream.  Bad ice cream can have a lot of troubles that make it so bad.  Of course by this, I mean a couple of different things.

First, bad ice cream can mean that there was too much sugar or not enough sugar.  If there is too much sugar you can be sure that it doesn't balance out with the rest of the ice cream, and you will have an unremarkable experience to be sure.  The same can be said of ice cream with not enough sugar- it is easy to have a bad ice cream experience because the ice cream is bad ice cream due to the fact that it is bland and flavorless.

I can tell you , one of the most consistent bad ice cream experiences that I have had is with so called "low fat" ice cream.  When it comes to bad ice cream, low fat ice cream always disappoints me.  I mean, who are we kidding?  If you are going to eat ice cream and put the calories in your body, why eat bad ice cream that is sugar-free or even fat free?  Part of the thing that distinguishes bad ice cream from good ice cream is the sugar and the fat!  If I see see fat free or reduced fat ice cream in the store I automatically assume that it is bad ice cream.

So how about you?  Where have you had bad ice cream?  What ice cream brand do you consider to be so horrible?  Where would you go to avoid bad ice cream?

I know that for me, bad ice cream is any ice cream that doesn't make me feel that nice comfortable feeling in my belly, or taste good on my tongue.  Again, if we are going to eat ice cream we want to make sure that it is not bad ice cream, but the best.  When we do that we can ensure that we will not have the dreaded bad ice cream experience!

Chocolate Ice Cream

There is a debate raging in America these days, and perhaps around the world.  That is the debate between chocolate ice cream, and vanilla ice cream.  The people that love chocolate ice cream fall in line behind each other, and defend their position with their very lives!  Well, maybe their love for chocolate ice cream doesn't do to giving their life, but the people that love it REALLY love their cocoa based frozen treat!

Now, I understand this, since I love ice cream of all flavors and colors, and that includes chocolate. Why can't the chocolate ice cream lovers, and the vanilla lovers just get along?!  It is possible for everyone to get along like brothers and sisters!

I will say that not all chocolate ice cream is created equal.  This is possibly where the misunderstanding possibly finds its origin.  If you don't like chocolate ice cream, it is perhaps because you haven't tried the RIGHT kind!

When you are looking at chocolate ice cream, it is important for you to look at the ingredients of that chocolate ice cream.  A lot of what you buy in the store has artificial colors and flavors.  While it may satisfy your sweet tooth, the best chocolate ice cream has real cocoa and other natural flavors in it.

You know that you have found authentic chocolate ice cream when you taste that wonderful full bodied taste that fills your entire mouth with flavor.  When you taste the real cocoa beans in that chocolate ice cream you will know, because it will have that full bodied flavor that sugar and artificial flavors like corn syrup simply can't provide.

One of my favorite ways to eat chocolate ice cream is a dessert called "Death By Chocolate."  This is chocolate ice cream, on top of chocolate cake, covered in fudge syrup!  Doesn't that sound like a good way to eat chocolate ice cream?!  With MORE chocolate!?

Again, I think we need to get past our chocolate ice cream discrimination and bias and get along.  Often when I have vanilla ice cream, I have it with my chocolate ice cream- there is nothing better than a swirl soft serve ice cream with both vanilla and chocolate Ice Cream!

Vanilla Ice Cream

Boy do I love vanilla ice cream!  Vanilla ice cream is probably the favorite of a lot of people out there.

Just recently I went to a restaurant here in my town called "Bar Louie."  I think Bar Louie might be a chain because there are actually two of them in this town. I was having a particularly bad day, and I ordered a piece of chocolate cake and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.  I tell you what, there is nothing better than vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate cake.  And I have to say that they were very generous.

The Vanilla ice cream was put right on top of the chocolate cake and it drizzled down the sides as it melted.  The vanilla ice cream was a like a beacon of delicious light as it melted down the side!  After admiring the vanilla ice cream and chocolate cake for a minute, I took my first bite.

Now, it is important that this is done correctly.  The correct way to do this is to make sure that you have a balance of vanilla ice cream and chocolate cake on your fork. You don't want too much vanilla ice cream, and you don't want too little.  Vanilla ice cream, like life, is all about balance!

The first bite of vanilla ice cream and chocolate cake is a vital one, because it will set the tone for the rest of how the experience will go!  This was an epic bit of ice cream and cake.  The flavors mixed in my mouth, the sweet taste of the vanilla ice cream and the dark rich flavor of the chocolate cake.  I believe I heard the vanilla ice cream angels singing from heaven! I felt the warm/cold mixture of the vanilla ice cream and warm cake play with my taste buds and move quickly into my stomach, which also enjoyed the mixture.


I think vanilla ice cream goes well with other desserts as well- like apple pie and pumpkin pie, but nothing compliments vanilla ice cream quite like chocolate cake.  What a wonderful taste experience!

I hope this has made you hungry for vanilla ice cream and chocolate cake!  I know just writing t has made me hungry for it as well!!!  Vanilla ice cream is a favorite of so many people because it is so good, and you always know what to expect with vanilla ice cream!!

I love Ice Cream!

Holy Smokes!  I love Ice Cream!  Ice cream is my favorite, whether you are talking about vanilla, chocolate, or some other kind of ice cream.  I like Gelato, American Ice cream, Italian ice, Ice Cream bars, Ice Cream cones, and all sorts of things that are ice cream related!  This blog will be about ice cream and all things having to do with ice cream!

I hope you have a creamy day! Do you think I love Ice cream? Ha! I sure do!