Plan B Dessertery
Their beyond beautiful and tasty bubble waffles come in nine different flavours with options like the Bees Knees with vanilla ice cream, chocolate honeycomb and caramel sauce; the Toffee Apple with double caramel ice cream, green apple chunks and candied nuts; and the Wimbledon with vanilla ice cream, strawberries, crushed meringue, cream and chocolate sauce. Another quirk at Plan B Dessertery is the bottled water. Decorated with unique illustrations by Durban designers, the bottles have become collector's items and people go to Plan B specifically to get their hands on this artwork.
Details: Plan B Dessertery's website | Facebook page
Ciao — The Little Eatery
Hidden between Jamie's Italian and The Venue, Ciao is a popular brunch and lunch kiosk run by a handful of passionate individuals. Above and beyond their signature Ciao Sandwich, this little hidden gem serves fresh bubble waffles made according to a traditional waffle recipe and crammed with extraordinary fillings.
Details: Facebook page | 010 007 4646
Paul's Homemade Ice Cream, Hyde Park
This one's for the vegans! The son of an engineer and renowned photographer, Paul Ballen has expanded his backyard ice cream empire into a well-rounded business that now specialises in a range of vegan variations of their favourite dairy treat. Flavours include Caralishious Peanut Butter, Caralishious Vanilla Cinnamon and Caralishious Toasted Coconut. These are sugar-free, while other health-conscious options are sweetened with xylitol. They also serve up a multitude of regular ice cream flavours. Head over to the Paul's Homemade Ice Cream bar on the lower level of Hyde Park Shopping Centre and get your fill!
Details: Paul's Homemade Ice Cream's website | 011 485 0104
Crumbs & Cream
So, what's on the menu? Well, we're glad you asked! Crumbs & Cream has a variety of brand-new sweet treats for you to try this spring. To start off the yummy lineup, welcome the delicious Cookie Dough to the Crumbs & Cream family. There's nothing more comforting than biting into a frozen choc-chip cookie with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. You can indulge in this delectable goodie at *R43 per ice cream sandwich.
Details: Crumbs & Cream's website | [email protected] | 081 343 2761
Häagen-Dazs
Häagen-Dazs has been in business for quite some time now, and they continue being one of the greatest in the ice cream business. Call them the ice cream dealers, because they have just the right fix for you. Founder, Reuben Mattus' vision was to make the best ice cream in the world using high quality, carefully selected ingredients. They have a passion for perfection, and that's exactly what you will taste once you try out their ice cream!
Details: Häagen-Dazs' website | 0800 116 766
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The Knickerbocker Ice Cream Company
They are the first true pop-up ice cream parlour. Spot them in different locations such as Fourways Gardens on Wednesdays. Festival lover's will be glad to know that they occasionally pop up at festivals around Joburg. So, if you want to taste their delicious treats, make sure you are always on the look out for where they will be next.
Details: The Kinkerbocker Ice Cream Company's website | [email protected] | 072 229 7122
Moody Cow Gelato & Coffee Co.
Ice cream lovers will be spoiled for choice once they get to this amazing ice cream and coffee haven. You can choose from a variety of delicious flavours ranging from the classics like Chocolate and Vanilla, to well-known Gelato flavours like Stracciatella (a blend of milk and chocolate) and Pistachio, to unique Moody Cow South African inspired flavours like Biltong, Melk Tert, Popcorn and Malva Pudding. So many options, good luck choosing one.
Details: Moody Cow's website | [email protected] | 010 593 2740
La Cremosa
This spot is bringing Italy closer to you by all means. We think you should try out their artisan Italian gelato because it is mind blowing. Honestly, the Pistachio ice cream that these guys create is enough to make you lose your mind and eat the whole tub (it happens, okay). La Cremosa even changed our mind about sorbet – we were never fans until we tried their mango and strawberry flavours… let’s just say we’re hooked!
Details: La Cremosa's website | [email protected] | 084 229 3994
Other Places To Find Ice Cream
And if you are looking for more places that have amazing ice cream, be sure to check out our Vegan Ice Cream spots, and this incredible ice cream spot that should be on your radar if you are a die-hard fan of ice cream.
Sally Williams Melrose Arch
We're obsessed with the Sally Williams nougat but even more obsessed with their ice cream. Indulge in a wide variety of luxury ice creams exclusive to Sally Williams Melrose Arch. This flagship store also stocks the fluffiest pancakes served with cappuccino ice cream dressed in the store's celebrated nougat. Why not wash that sweet treat down with a cup of coffee or... a Turkish delight milkshake!
Details: https://www.facebook.com/SallyWilliamsFineFoods/
Plan B Dessertery
Their beyond beautiful and tasty bubble waffles come in nine different flavours with options like the Bees Knees with vanilla ice cream, chocolate honeycomb and caramel sauce; the Toffee Apple with double caramel ice cream, green apple chunks and candied nuts; and the Wimbledon with vanilla ice cream, strawberries, crushed meringue, cream and chocolate sauce. Another quirk at Plan B Dessertery is the bottled water. Decorated with unique illustrations by Durban designers, the bottles have become collector's items and people go to Plan B specifically to get their hands on this artwork.
Details: https://www.planbdessertery.com/
Ciao — The Little Eatery
Hidden between Jamie's Italian and The Venue, Ciao is a popular brunch and lunch kiosk run by a handful of passionate individuals. Above and beyond their signature Ciao Sandwich, this little, hidden gem serves fresh bubble waffles made according to a traditional waffle recipe and crammed with extraordinary fillings.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/ciaoeatery/
Paul's Homemade Ice Cream, Hyde Park
This one's for the vegans! The son of an engineer and renowned photographer, Paul Ballen has expanded his backyard ice cream empire into a well-rounded business that now specialises in a range of vegan variations of our favourite dairy treat. Flavours include Caralishious Peanut Butter, Caralishious Vanilla Cinnamon, and Caralishious Toasted Coconut. These are sugar-free, while other health-conscious options are sweetened with xylitol. Head over to the Paul's Homemade Ice Cream bar on the lower level of Hyde Park Shopping Centre and get your fill!
Details: http://paulshomemade.com/our-flavours/
Crumbs & Cream
So, what's on the menu? Well, we're glad you asked! Crumbs & Cream has a variety of brand-new sweet treats for you to try this summer. To start off the yummy lineup, welcome the delicious Cookie Dough cookies to the Crumbs & Cream family. There's nothing more comforting than biting into a frozen choc-chip cookie with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. So good! You can indulge in this goodie at R38 per ice cream sandwich.
Details: https://www.crumbsandcream.co.za/
Source: http://www.rattleandmum.co.za/
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
For the sponge cake
6 large or extra large eggs, room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 cup flour, sifted
2 tbsp melted salted butter
Jilfoods Vanilla Strawberry Jam
For the vanilla glaze
1 cup icing sugar (powdered sugar)
½ tsp vanilla extract
A little bit of milk
Method
For the sponge cake
1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees C. Line the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan with parchment paper but don’t grease the sides. Greasing the sides will not allow the cake to rise well.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, with a whisk attachment, combine the sugar, eggs and vanilla extract, and beat on medium-high speed until the mixture is foamy and pale in colour.
3. Reduce the speed of the mixer to medium-low and with the mixer running, continuously sprinkle in rounded tablespoons of the flour. Stop the mixer as soon as the flour is fully incorporated.
4. Remove 1 to 2 cups of the sponge cake batter and mix it with the melted butter.
5. Immediately add this mixture back into the main batter, folding it in very gently with a rubber spatula. Make sure the butter mixture is fully mixed in but be careful not to over mix the batter.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared spring form pan and bake for approximately 45 minutes or until the top springs back fully when pressed lightly. Watch this cake closely as it will over bake easily. Start checking it at the 40 minute mark.
7. Cool the cake completely IN THE PAN for at least a couple of hours before carefully and slowly running a sharp knife around the outside edge of the pan to release the cake from the sides.
8. Release the sides of the spring form pan and peel the parchment paper off the bottom of the cake before placing it on the serving plate.
9. Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the cake in half, horizontally to form 2 equal layers.
10. Spread the bottom layer with a generous amount of Jilfoods Vanilla Strawberry Jam before adding the top layer and spreading on the vanilla glaze.
To prepare the vanilla glaze
1. Mix together the icing sugar, vanilla extract and a couple of teaspoons of milk at a time until the glaze comes together into a thick but pourable consistency. Add a little more icing sugar if it gets too thin.
2. Spread evenly over the surface of the cake, pushing it gently over the edges to let it drizzle down the sides.
Source: www.rockrecipes.com
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