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kitchen TABLE
Red and white and yum all over
Canada Day marks the official start of summer and
there is no better way to usher in the care-free days of
summer than throwing a fun and easy party for friends,
family and neighbours. Baking specialist SARAH
PALTER serves up a festive red-and-white ice cream
cake developed especially for Canada Day, that’s fun
for the kids to make and a delicious way to celebrate
any special occasion.
Smucker’s Canada Day Ice Cream Cake
2 packages (410g/6 mini
rolls each) individually
wrapped jelly rolls, sliced
in 4 even pieces
8 cups (2lt) vanilla ice
cream, softened
1 cup (250ml) Smucker’s
Sundae Syrup Strawberry
Syrup
Additional Smucker’s
Sundae Syrup Strawberry
Syrup for garnish
Line a 12 cup (3l) metal
mixing bowl with plastic wrap.
Then line inside of bowl with
a single layer of sliced jelly
rolls, allowing them to overlap
if necessary. Reserve remaining
pieces for top. Fill with two
cups (500ml) of ice cream and
cover with ¼ cup (50ml) of syrup.
Continue layering ice cream
and Smucker’s Sundae Syrup
Strawberry Syrup, ending with
ice cream. Cover with remaining
jelly roll slices.
Cover bowl with plastic
wrap and freeze until firm, 2-3
hours. To serve, remove plastic
wrap from top, then invert onto
a serving dish, remove the rest
of the plastic wrap and garnish
with additional Smucker’s
Sundae Syrup Strawberry
Syrup.
Makes: 20-25 servings.
Blooming Good
Edible flowers like dianthus,
hollyhocks, lavender, nasturtiums,
pansies, roses and violets
can add a touch of magic to
any meal, giving “garden salad”
a whole new meaning!
4 cups mixed salad leaves
(red and green lettuce,
baby spinach, etc.)
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 each red and yellow
pepper, thinly sliced
1 peach, sliced
1 firm, tart mango, cubed
For dressing:
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
A pinch of sugar
½ tsp lavender flowers or
dried lavender
(Other edible flowers also
work well in this salad
Salt to taste
Mix together all ingredients
for dressing. Pour over vegetables.
Toss well to coat. Serve chilled.
• More recipes at www.smuckers.ca
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