Call Me Cupcake

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Call me cupcake turns four!

4 years.
FOUR years of blogging.
Can you believe it? I know I can’t.
By the way, I looked back on all of CMCs birthday posts and realized I have been celebrating the wrong day all along. How ironic. July 24th is the correct date, not the 27th or 26th!

But it’s that time of year again. Time to reminisce and to be thankful that I made the decision to start this blog.
“Why did you start blogging/baking?” is one of the questions I get asked the most, and I’m not sure I’ve ever mentioned it here before.
My writing isn’t very good you see. Or it’s not that it’s bad (English isn’t my first language), I’ve just been neglecting it. A lot.
Anyway..
The thing is I’m still not sure why I started baking or blogging. Before CMC, I baked three times a year. Tops! For real. And usually the same recipe every time. So I never really know what to answer when someone asks me. People expect to hear “I used to bake with my grandmother when I was a kid” or something like that, but I can’t really say that because it wouldn’t be true.

Happy birthday Call me cupcake! You are one of the best choices I’ve ever made. My life has changed so much because of you (am I seriously talking to myself here?).
What better way to celebrate than with ice cream cake?! I kind of cheated and bought ice cream instead of making my own, but go ahead and make your own if you’re up for it. And I must say, this is one of the yummiest ice cream cakes I’ve had! I love the combination of ice cream, berries, pistachios and meringue.

So here’s to you CMC!


On another note, sorry for sucking at answering your sweet sweet comments and e-mails. You should know that they make me so happy and that I try to read them all.






Vanilla ice cream cake with raspberries, pistachios, meringue drops and raspberry sauce

Raspberry sauce
150 g frozen berries
50 ml (0.2 cups) sugar

Ice cream cake
1 1/2 litre good quality vanilla ice cream, softened
50 g pistachio kernels, coarsely chopped
125 g raspberries
250 ml / 1 cup meringue drops

For decoration:
Extra raspberries
Extra meringue drops
Chopped pistachios

 

Raspberry sauce
Let berries and sugar come to a boil in a sauce pan. Mash berries carefully with a fork and let simmer for a
couple of minutes, then let cool for a while. Press mixture through a sieve. Store in fridge.

Ice cream cake
Line a 1 1/2 liter capacity bowl with plastic wrap (let the plastic wrap hang over the edge).
Put the softened ice cream in a larger bowl and fold down pistachios, raspberries and 1 dl (0.4 cup) of the meringue drops. Pour mixture into prepared bowl and spread out remaining meringue drops on top of ice cream to create a meringue layer. Put bowl in the freezer,  covering the top with the overhang of plastic wrap. Freeze for 6 hours or overnight.
Put a plate in the freezer to chill. Turn out the cake on top of it, removing the plastic wrap. Put back in the freezer until firm, about 20 minutes. Decorate with raspberries, pistachios, meringue drops and raspberry sauce.

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  2. Congratulations Linda!!!! Such a great milestone 🙂 I recently crossed the feeling of fullness and amazement is so comforting and stimulating at the same time, isn't it?! Cheers to many more years of baking and blogging!

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  6. Happy b-day CMC! 🙂 I am so surprised to hear that you used to bake so rarely! I thought I am the only person who came up with a crazy idea of starting a food blog without any experience (seriously, I only knew how to bake blueberry muffins) 😀 Truth is, I wanted to have my own website to show my photography, but I couldn't find anyone who would bake for me and prepare desserts exactly how they appeared in my imagination.

    All the best Linda, have a good time celebrationg CMC's birthday! I'm still waiting for your books in Polish or English at least 😉

    Aga
    PrettyBaked

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  8. Muchísimas felicidades ! Me encanta tu blog y hace tiempo que lo sigo. Mi blog hará 2 años en septiembre. Precioso postre, me encanta.
    Besos

    lagalletarota.blogspot.com

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  9. Sooo great & wishing you more & more fruitful blogging years as you inspire so many people I guess (I am sure!). Including me. Thank you. ♥

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  10. Happy Birthday CMC's. Everyone of your post is full of joy and beauty and of course yummy things 🙂 I always look forward what new happens here. Best wishes. Renata

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  17. Happy Blog Birthday! 🙂
    I follow your blog for more than a year and I love it 🙂
    Best wishes

    Patricia (from patces-patisserie.blogspot.com)

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  18. again – an extremely beautiful, mouth-watering picture. it's extremely hot here in Germany, so I could literally just dive into that ice cream "cake". but even more importantly: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! To at least 4 more years of CMC (so glad, I found your blog)

    Greetings from Cologne, ♥ Luna

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  22. Hooray, hooray! happy blog anniversary, Linda! isnt it fun to look back and see how the blog has progressed…! you are amazing and what you do, you deserve all of your wonderful success and i am very happy that we are internet pals!

    xoxo lyndsay

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  24. Happy blogaversary!! Love all your creations and hope you can continue be an inspiration to a lot of us for the next few years! X

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  26. Grattis på födelsedagen! This looks amazing, like everything you've made in the past 4 years. Just keep going and baking!
    Btw, where can yo get meringue drops?

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  34. What a delicious way to celebrate the blog turning 4 already! Thank you for all the great recipes (this one I'll make as soon as I can!). I admire your work and passion a lot. Don't ever stop believing in yourself.

    Have a wonderful weekend,
    Sini

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  37. Congratulations and thank you for 4 wonderful years! You have been a great inspiration for so many bloggers and readers not only with your recipes but also styling and photography.

    best,
    Lina

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  38. Stort grattis till din fina blogg och på 4-årsdagen! Har nyligen själv startat en blogg, och det är min nya passion! Gå gärna in och titta om du vill!
    /Carina
    carinafogde.se

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  45. I've been a follower for at least 3 years and I so look forward to your posts! Congratulations and please keep up your delicious work!

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