Birthday Cake Protein Ninja CREAMi Ice Cream Recipe
- kcal
- 450
- protein
- 37g
- sugar
- 38g
- fat
- 11g
per pint, estimated
Birthday cake is the flavor box-mix nostalgia was invented for, and the whole pint hinges on one small bottle: cake batter extract, the buttery vanilla-almond note that makes batter taste like batter. Everything else is the standard protein pint — ultra-filtered milk, a scoop of vanilla whey, a spoon of cream for roundness — which is exactly the point. It eats like a celebration and tracks like a shake: thirty-seven grams of protein in the pint. The sprinkles wait until after the spin and go in on MIX-IN, where they stay whole and stripe every scoop instead of melting into the base. Reach for jimmies if you can; they bleed the least.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | US | Metric | kcal | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra-filtered milk (Fairlife-style, 2%) | 1 cup | 240 ml | 120 | 13g |
| Vanilla whey protein powder | 1 scoop | 30 g | 120 | 24g |
| Granulated sugar | 1 tbsp | 12 g | 48 | 0g |
| Heavy cream | 1 tbsp | 15 ml | 50 | 0g |
| Cake batter extract | 1 tsp | 5 ml | 0 | 0g |
| Rainbow sprinkles (jimmies) | 2 tbsp | 24 g | 120 | 0g |
| Pinch of kosher salt | 1/8 tsp | 0.75 g | 0 | 0g |
Per-line macros are for the whole amount listed. Nutrition per pint is estimated — see the methodology on the About page.
Steps
Blend the ultra-filtered milk, whey, sugar, cream, cake batter extract, and salt for 30 seconds until smooth. Extract strength varies by brand — taste the base; it should read like licking the spoon, not like perfume.
Pour into the CREAMi pint up to the max-fill line and freeze upright and level for 24 hours.
- Spin: LITE ICE CREAM
Process on LITE ICE CREAM. Expect a dry, pebbled first pass on this lean protein base — that's normal, not a failure.
- Spin: RE-SPIN
Add 1 tbsp of ultra-filtered milk and RE-SPIN until the pint turns glossy and moves like soft-serve.
- Spin: MIX-IN
Dig a well down to the bottom, pour in the sprinkles, and run MIX-IN — the gentle cycle keeps them whole and streaks the color through the pint.
Scoop and serve immediately. Protein pints are best the day they spin; refreeze leftovers with the top flattened and RE-SPIN before serving again.
If it comes out crumbly: respin
If the first spin comes out crumbly, add 1 tbsp of ultra-filtered milk and RE-SPIN. Sprinkle flecks make a dry first pass look worse than it is — judge the texture with a spoon before you spin a third time.
Still icy after the respin? The icy-fix guide has all seven fixes.
Scaling to your machine
For the 24 oz Deluxe tub (NC501), scale every ingredient by 1.5 — sprinkles included, so 3 tbsp — and use the Deluxe LITE ICE CREAM setting. On Scoop & Swirl (NC701), spin LITE ICE CREAM, then MIX-IN for the sprinkles.
FAQ
What can I use instead of cake batter extract?
Mix 1 tsp of vanilla extract with 1/4 tsp of almond extract — almond is the note most people read as 'birthday cake', and a splash of butter extract helps if you have it. The dedicated bottle just gets there in one pour; cake batter extract is sold online and in most baking aisles.
Do the sprinkles bleed into the ice cream?
A little, and that's part of the charm. Jimmies — the rod-shaped kind — hold their color best, while nonpareils bleed fast and can tint the base pink. Skip sanding sugar entirely; it dissolves into the pint during the spin.
Can I skip the sugar?
You can if your whey is a sweet one — many vanilla wheys carry enough sweetener to cover the base on their own. Beyond taste, sugar softens the freeze, so a fully unsweetened pint spins a bit crumblier and may want an extra RE-SPIN with a splash of milk.
How accurate is the 37g protein number?
It's the pint total: 13g from a cup of ultra-filtered milk and 24g from a standard 30g scoop of whey; the sprinkles, extract, and pinch of salt add nothing. Scoop sizes vary by brand, so check your label if you're tracking to the gram.
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