Ice Cream Yule Log

Ice Cream Yule Log

1 quart cylinder vanilla ice cream

6 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1 cup heavy cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 small red gumdrops,cut up

9 leaf-shaped green gumdrops



1. Carefully remove ice cream, in one block, from container,
keeping as much of original shape as possible.

2.Place ice cream on large, chilled serving platter; freeze
15 minutes.

3.Combine sugar with cocoa. Whip cream, with sugar - cocoa
mixture and vanilla, untill just stiff. Use to frost top and side of
ice cream,rounding side to emphasize log shape.

4. With sugared fingers, roll cut-up red gumdrops into tiny balls.
Decorate top of log with gumdrop balls and leaves,to resemble holly.

5. Store in freezer untill ready to serve.(If longer than overnight,
wrap in foil next day)

Makes 6 to 8 servings