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August 2021 Sallyโ€™s Baking Challenge Recipe: Ice Cream Loaf Cake

August is usually busy with vacations and gearing up for back-to-school, so I wanted this challenge to be nothing but FUN. My team and I were thrilled to see so many ice cream loaf cakes this month and each with different ice cream flavors like chocolate fudge, strawberry, butter pecan (with caramel as the topping!), cherry chocolate chip, cookies & cream, and more. Some topped with whipped cream, some left the loaf cake plain, some added chocolate chips, and some made the batter recipe into a layer cake or cupcakes! There was plenty of creative control, which makes these challenges especially exciting.

Thank you so much for participating! We gathered as many ice cream loaf cake emailed photo entries as we could and include them below.

August Baking Challenge Winner

Challenge winner for August is Katherine who has already been notified.

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      Sally McKenney

      Sally McKenney is a professional baker, food photographer, and cookbook author. Since 2011, she has been sharing meticulously tested recipes and step-by-step tutorials, helping home bakers gain confidence in the kitchen. Over the years, her dedication to approachable baking has built a loyal community of millions. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, in People Magazine, and on popular sites like BuzzFeed, HuffPost, The Kitchn, and Country Living.

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      Reader Comments and Reviews

      1. Donna Smith says:
        September 30, 2021

        For the September challenge, I decided to do the No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake as an alternative. I wanted to try it last year but never got around to it. Mine isnโ€™t as pretty and tall as yours, I think because my pan was too big. But it is delicious!! The gingersnap crust is perfect with the pumpkin and a drizzle of caramel sauce. Love it!

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      2. Scarlett Rain Hunt says:
        September 29, 2021

        Pretzel Knots were fun to make! Everyone loved them

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      3. Julie says:
        September 12, 2021

        Fabulous! Kids said they are better than Disneyโ€™s soft pretzels. We dipped ours in soup. Easy to make, easier to eat them all!!!

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      4. Kathleen W says:
        September 12, 2021

        Loved the pretzel knot challenge. I looked at the finished product and thought wow, I made that!!

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      5. Elfrieda Peninger says:
        September 1, 2021

        What kind of cake won? I dont see the flavors?

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      6. Lucy says:
        September 1, 2021

        Congratulations Katherine! It looks SO good!

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      7. Amber says:
        September 1, 2021

        They all look so awesome! Congrats, Katherine!!!

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      8. Nora Bernier says:
        September 1, 2021

        Congrats Katherine your ice cream loaf looks delish, great baking!

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      9. Patti says:
        September 1, 2021

        Congratulations Katherine!

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      10. Christi Klemm-Hebeler says:
        September 1, 2021

        Congrats Katherine! Your ice cream loaf cake looks delicious!

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      11. Leah says:
        September 1, 2021

        Congrats Katherine! Your ice cream cake looks delicious! I had a question. If you do the alternate recipe, do you still have a chance to win? Thanks!

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        1. Sally @ Sally's Baking says:
          September 1, 2021

          Yes! We add all entries to a spreadsheet, including any alternate entries sent in and the bonus entry if you leave a review on the challenge recipe, and then use a random number generator to select the winner. I believe it was last summer that an alternate entry won! Then we decided to randomly select a regular entry too so there were 2 winners that month.

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          1. Josie S says:
            September 1, 2021

            where does it say who won?

          2. Sally @ Sally's Baking says:
            September 1, 2021

            Hi Josie! At the bottom after the collages of photos.

      12. Sara P says:
        September 1, 2021

        Great challenge, thank you!

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