Backstory:

This is one viral food trend I have been wanting to try for some time now. Just two ingredients?? Sign me up!! But I also read a lot of reviews that said that while it sounds good in theory, it tastes pretty bad or dull. SOOOOO I tweaked the recipe a bit to make it more pleasant and yummy to eat, and of course worth the effort. Hope you enjoy!! There’s also a lo-fi chillll video I made of the process you can check outtttt:

You need:

• 500 ml icecream, melted
• 1 cup maida/flour
• 1^1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2^1/2 tbsp powdered sugar
• Food colour (optional – blue & pink)

How to:

1. Preheat your oven to 180C
2. Make sure your ice cream is melted, like proper liquid. Otherwise it will not mix smoothly with the maida & will leave big lumps
3. Sift maida, baking powder into the icecream and add salt & sugar
4. Mix it gently – you can use a whisk or a spatula – if you overbeat it, it will get too dense
5. Mix until the flour & icecream is well combined and there is no leftover powder/lumps. Taste and see if it’s sweet enough for you. If not, add more powdered sugar
6. Divide batter into two bowls
7. To one add about 7 drops of pink food colouring and mix until the colour is evenly mixed
8. To other bowl, add 7 drops of blue food colour and mix until well combined
9. Line a bread pan with parchment paper. If you don’t have a bread pan, you can use a small cake tin
10. Pour blue batter into the pan (until about 1 inch thick)
11. Smooth the top and pour pink batter into the pan (again, 1 inch thick)
12. Repeat the same process until all the process is layered
13. Don’t mix it up, as that will disturb the colour layers
14. Smooth the top gently and use a fork to create a pattern just on the top layer (don’t dip your fork in too much)
15. Bake at 180c for 35-40 minutes
16. Test if it is done by inserting a toothpick in, if it comes out clean and not sticky then it is done. If it is sticky, then bake for another 5 minutes
17. Let it cool and then peel off the parchment paper, cut and serve! (best with vanilla icecream)

Tips:

1. Use only powdered sugar. If you use granulated sugar, it will need more vigorous mixing to melt and that could leave you with a very dense batter
2. You can also add rainbow sprinkles if you don’t have food colouring, to get a nice colourful output
3. Swap vanilla icecream with other flavours and add more additives in. Eg if you use chocolate icecream, add chocolate chips and nuts if you want
4. This is BEST with icecream, and would be quite dry and dull-tasting if eaten by itself