Cooking with Love

with Gianna Conte    (Jan)

What a way to start the recipe

What a way to start the recipe

It's Too Hot! Let's make an ice cream pie

Easy Ice Cream Pie

1 ready made Graham cracker crust

1 quart container of vanilla ice cream

4 granola bars, oatmeal cookies, or my favorite Oreo cookies, crushed.

(Take out your frustrations on the cookies by putting them in a ziploc bag and crush with mallot or rolling pin.)

Added toppings

Let ice cream sit out of the freezer till a little soft. Pour into bowl and add your preferred crumbled cookies. Mix thoroughly and put in pie shell.

At this point, you can add chocolate syrup on top of ice cream filling. You can be very creative adding M&M's, sprinkles, nuts, etc.

Cover with plastic and place in freezer for at least 2 hours. Before serving, top with Cool Whip. 

Dig in.... remember to cut with wet knife

Dig in.... remember to cut with wet knife



Let's get baking!


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees


 1 whole thin skinned orange, remove the stem and cut in quarters. Keep the skin on the oranges.

In a clean large food processor, add the orange quarters, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, three large eggs, 1 tsp of vanilla, 1 tsp of orange extract, 1 tbsp of Triple Sec liqueur, optional, 2/3 cup vegetable oil. 


Pulse all ingredients in the processor and then puree until mixture becomes a batter with specs of orange peel.


Add to the processor:


2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt


Process all dry ingredients until they are entirely incorporated into the batter.


Bake in a greased and floured spring pan, using a parchment paper circle on top of the greased bottom.*


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place in the center rack of the oven.  Bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on your oven.


Remove from your oven and let it cool down completely. Dust with powdered sugar or make a drizzle of 1/4 cup powdered sugar and fresh squeezed orange until thick and smooth.  Pour onto the cooled fresh orange cake.


*if you don't have a large processor, you can use a blender.


Enjoy with some espresso and close your eyes and it will feel like you're in Sicily.