Lime Ice Cream Torte Topped With Berry Sorbets

Serves: 6

Cecile Bahringer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

55

Sweetness

51

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1.5 tsps

Vanilla Extract

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

For crust: Preheat oven to 375°F

2

Finely grind cookies, brown sugar, and salt in processor

3

Add hot butter and vanilla; blend until moist crumbs form

4

Add hot nuts; blend just until finely chopped

5

Press crust onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides to within 1/4 inch of top edge

6

Freeze crust 15 minutes

7

Bake until golden, about 15 minutes

8

Freeze 30 minutes

9

Preheat oven to 375°F

10

Finely grind cookies, brown sugar, and salt in processor

11

Add hot butter and vanilla; blend until moist crumbs form

12

Add hot nuts; blend just until finely chopped

13

Press crust onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides to within 1/4 inch of top edge

14

Freeze crust 15 minutes

15

Bake until golden, about 15 minutes

16

Freeze 30 minutes

17

For filling: Stir lime juice, sugar, and lime peel in large bowl until sugar dissolves

18

Pour 1/3 cup lime syrup into small bowl; mix in cardamom

19

Cover; chill to use later

20

Mix ice cream into remaining lime syrup in large bowl

21

Spoon all but 2 1/2 cups ice cream into crust; smooth top

22

Freeze torte and remaining ice cream until firm, about 2 hours

23

Top torte with large scoops of ice cream, spacing apart and dipping ice cream scoop into hot water between scoops

24

Top with large scoops of sorbets, spacing apart

25

Using measuring spoons of various sizes dipped in hot water, scoop remaining sorbets place among larger scoops

26

Freeze 3 hours

27

Stir lime juice, sugar, and lime peel in large bowl until sugar dissolves

28

Pour 1/3 cup lime syrup into small bowl; mix in cardamom

29

Cover; chill to use later

30

Mix ice cream into remaining lime syrup in large bowl

31

Spoon all but 2 1/2 cups ice cream into crust; smooth top

32

Freeze torte and remaining ice cream until firm, about 2 hours

33

Top torte with large scoops of ice cream, spacing apart and dipping ice cream scoop into hot water between scoops

34

Top with large scoops of sorbets, spacing apart

35

Using measuring spoons of various sizes dipped in hot water, scoop remaining sorbets place among larger scoops

36

Freeze 3 hours

37

For berries: Stir 1/3 cup water and sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves

38

Add frozen berries

39

Increase heat; boil until berries are soft and liquid is slightly reduced, about 8 minutes

40

Puree mixture in processor

41

Strain through sieve set over bowl, pressing on solids; discard solids

42

Cover; chill until cold

43

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

44

Cover torte; keep frozen

45

Keep lime syrup and berry sauce chilled

46

Run knife around pan sides to loosen crust

47

Release sides

48

Tuck some fresh berries into spaces between ice cream and sorbet

49

Toss remaining berries in berry sauce

50

Cut torte into wedges

51

Drizzle lime syrup over wedges

52

Spoon berry mixture alongside

53

Stir 1/3 cup water and sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves

54

Add frozen berries

55

Increase heat; boil until berries are soft and liquid is slightly reduced, about 8 minutes

56

Puree mixture in processor

57

Strain through sieve set over bowl, pressing on solids; discard solids

58

Cover; chill until cold

59

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

60

Cover torte; keep frozen

61

Keep lime syrup and berry sauce chilled

62

Run knife around pan sides to loosen crust

63

Release sides

64

Tuck some fresh berries into spaces between ice cream and sorbet

65

Toss remaining berries in berry sauce

66

Cut torte into wedges

67

Drizzle lime syrup over wedges

68

Spoon berry mixture alongside