I’m about to anger many of you. I don’t like ice cream cake. It has a weird texture. It also defrosts from rock solid and inedible to a mushy mess in the time it takes you to finish one bite. And it’s considerably less appetizing than actual ice cream and actual cake. And yet, even I am excited for the newest treat that is about to hit your grocer’s frozen section. Because it’s not a new type of ice cream cake at all. It’s an old one making a glorious return. Viennetta and its shapely folds are coming back.
Unilever announced in a press release (in news we first saw at The Takeout) that this year it will resurrect the most comely ice cream cake of the 20th century. Good Humor is bringing back the memorable Viennetta after nearly 30 years, thanks to fan demand for the fancy frozen feast.
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For those of you too young to remember the ads, Viennetta was billed as a high-end dessert. It certainly looks like one, with its smooth design. And it’s definitely fancier than typical ice cream cakes. The Viennetta “combines a wavy frozen vanilla base between crispy, decadent chocolate layers in a unique cake shape that is perfectly portioned for an entire family to share.”
Okay, sure. But that’s like describing the Mona Lisa as a painting of a woman. Yes, it’s technically accurate. However, it fails to capture the true ethos of the Viennetta, which presented itself as something special. Fortunately, this video does captures the dessert’s allure.
Must. Have.
And I will. Because while I may not like ice cream cake, that could be because I never got to try Viennetta as a kid. Maybe I just needed a fancier ice cream cake.
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