The Big Muddy Ice Cream Blog

Alright, folks, I took Madeline up on her suggestion. I would definitely fancy myself a red velvet cake connoisseur and I am incredibly picky about red velvet cake frozen dairy treats. For example, Ben & Jerry's Red Velvet Cake ice cream, in my opinion, tastes like cream cheese frosting with a hint of cake. Which I guess is fine if they called it Cream Cheese Frosting ice cream, but they didn't. I love cream cheese frosting, but when you get a slice of red velvet cake, there is usually more cake than frosting. Knowing my feelings on this, Madeline, after recently trying Dairy Queen's Red Velvet Cake Blizzard, recommended I try it. While traveling last weekend to a conference, I stopped a Dairy Queen to give this Blizzard a try. This Blizzard is described as A mix of creamy soft serve, decadent red velvet cake pieces and cream cheese frosting. So delicious, it's sure to be love at first bite.  Cream cheese frosting can be an overpowering flavor, and I think i...

Red velvet cake is definitely high on my list of favorite non ice cream desserts. I tried this flavor for the first time almost 4 years ago and didn't really like it. And I honestly don't think I have had it since then. But around Valentine's Day there were lots of new red velvet desserts that I saw in stores. There were red velvet Oreo's (which were AMAZING) and there were red velvet M&M's exclusive to Wal-Mart, which were also pretty good. This obviously meant I needed to do a red velvet Sundae Sunday, so this ice cream had to be my base. The only other red velvet ice cream I have seen is from Blue Bell and I couldn't find any, so Ben & Jerry's it was. Pretty in pink! Another knock on this ice cream before we even start. I hate discrepancies. On the website the description of this flavor is Red Velvet Cake Batter Ice Cream with Red Velvet Cake Pieces & a Cream Cheese Frosting Swirl . The description on the pint is Red Velvet Cake Ice ...