bowl 1 medium stainless steel hand whisk 1 small plate 1 medium strainer 1 large rubber spatula 1 digital thermometer 1 immersion blender 1 blender 1 ice cream maker One 8- or 9-inch springform pan or ring, optional 1 small offset spatula 1 large chef’s knife >> Read this recipe through twice from start to finish UNDERSTANDING INGREDIENTS It’s important to understand that an ice cream cake requires a base that will cut well even when frozen I once broke a tooth on an ice cream cake in which the chef had used biscotti as a base; biscotti are hard to begin with and serving them frozen is just asking for trouble Frozen meringue cuts easily and will offer no resistance to your teeth; instead, it melts in your mouth In a vacherin, the ice cream and/or sorbet are surrounded by baked meringue and whipped cream This is because these two components have an incredible insulating power Hard meringue is made of sugar and egg white; the egg white’s albumen traps and encloses thousands of air bubbles, and once baked its texture is comparable to Styrofoam Whipped cream is also a product where air bubbles are walled in, but this time it’s the fat in the cream that traps them These two elements provide a ... Whipped cream is also a product where air bubbles are walled in, but this time it’s the fat in the cream that traps them These two elements provide a ... In a vacherin, the ice cream and/or sorbet are surrounded by baked meringue and whipped cream This is because these two components have an incredible insulating power Hard meringue is made of sugar and egg white; the. .. meringue is made of sugar and egg white; the egg white’s albumen traps and encloses thousands of air bubbles, and once baked its texture is comparable to Styrofoam Whipped cream is also a product where air bubbles