When the weather gets hot, we get baking! Baking ice cream sorbet cake, that is. As a kid with a dairy allergy, I was not privy to the world of ice cream cakes. If you've had one, you knowit's abeautiful synergy of frozen layers of cake and ice cream that get softer and creamier the longer itexists outside of the icebox.It was very fun to partner withSambazon, purveyors of high quality aai products, tomake this sorbet cake. Aai (pronounced AH-SIGH-EE) is a small, purple berry grown in the Amazon.It's full of health-giving nutrients and it's grown and harvested in a sustainable way. Sambazon offers a variety of aai products suchasfrozen puree, sorbet, energy drinks, and juices. These pretty little superfoods pair well with fruits, seeds, and nuts, as well as chocolate! Learn more about aai at Sambazon.com. Our test kitchen developed this gluten free and vegan ice box cake using our gluten free chocolate cake mix and Sambazon's original aai sorbet. It's a stunning cake, made even more stunning with a macadamia nut frosting.The little dairy-free kid in me rejoiced over the layers of chocolate cake and creamy, berry sorbet. This is the good life! We hope you enjoy this cake as much as we do.

Get the recipe forChocolate Aai Ice Box Cake here.

Notes: Can you make this recipe with a conventional cake mix? Yep. That should work just fine. Can you make this recipe with a different ice cream option? Yes, you can. Can you use a different frosting? You bet! We chose to make a gluten free, dairy free, vegan dessert to align with Sambazon's mission andbecause we think there are a lot of awesome conventional ice cream cakes out there, but precious few that those with food allergies/intolerances can enjoy. In fact, if you want a conventional chocolate ice cream cake, save yourself all the converting and check out this Chocolate Raspberry version from Serious Eats. Cheers!