Ice Cream Sodas + a Shop Sweet Lulu Giveaway!
Now that spring has officially arrived and we’ve had glimpses of sunny weather, I am dying to throw open the windows and spend time entertaining outdoors! When it comes to warm weather entertaining, one of my favorite desserts to serve guests is a round of made-to-order ice cream sodas. Rich, creamy and delightfully bubbly old-fashioned ice cream sodas served in tall glasses, with fun and festive Shop Sweet Lulu straws, are always a crowd pleaser and sure make you feel like a kid again. Now these fun and whimsical straws can by yours, here’s how…
One lucky reader will receive a party pack of Shop Sweet Lulu paper straws; 60 paper straws total in both striped and polka dot patterns. {Perfect for your next party or ice cream soda making adventure} Here’s how to enter:
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1. “Like” Freutcake on Facebook
2. ”Like” Shop Sweet Lulu on Facebook
3. Leave a comment {here on the blog} stating what Shop Sweet Lulu product you would use to Make Your Party Pretty.
Entries must be posted by Friday, March 30th at 8:00 am PST. Sorry, limited to US residents only. Winner will be contacted by email once comments close and announced on Freutcake’s Facebook Page Monday, April 2nd. Now go enter!
For my Ice Cream Soda RECIPE…
Ice Cream Sodas- Adapted from Barefoot Contessa
Ingredients
Raspberry Syrup
Strawberry Syrup
Chocolate Syrup
Heavy cream
Club soda
A variety of your favorite ice cream flavors: I used vanilla & coffee but you could also offer chocolate or strawberry!
Directions
1. Ask your guests to chose their flavor of syrup and flavor of ice cream.
2. Pour 3 tablespoons of syrup plus 3 tablespoons heavy cream in a tall ice cream soda glass.
3. Stir with a long spoon, and then slowly, while still whisking, add the club soda until the glass is three-quarters full.
4. Add 2 scoops of ice cream, add soda to the top of the glass, and serve with a spoon and a long straw. (Striped straws from Shop Sweet Lulu)
Enjoy!
Chocolate Syrup:
3/4 cup cocoa powder
Pinch of kosher salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup brewed coffee
1. Combine the cocoa, salt, sugar and coffee in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce to a simmer for cook 5 minutes.
3. Pour the syrup into a bowl and add the vanilla.
4. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Raspberry or Strawberry Syrup:
1 pint fresh raspberries chopped or 2 cups strawberries chopped
1/2 cup sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
1. Combine the berries, sugar, and lemon in a container.
2. Stir to combine.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
4. Strain the syrup into a pitcher through a fine mesh sieve, pushing down on the berries to extract all the liquid.
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I like your Facebook page via my page {my eats and treats}!
I like Shop Sweet Lulu on Facebook, too!
and I am so in love with the glass milk bottles! How cute!
I LOVE the giant 36″ balloons! I think these are the perfect decoration for an outdoor party!
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And I follow you both on FB and twitter!
I love the paper tissue pom poms! I would use them all over!
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I would get the Wintergreen round balloons for an upcoming party I’m having! xoxo
Looooove your site!!! I am dying for these straws for the twins’ 4th b-day!!
I like your FB page!
I like Shop Sweet Lulu’s Page
I’ve been eyeing her cute milk bottles!
I really like those cute milk bottles too….
I wish there was a LOVE button on FB! Just blogged about Sweet Lulu’s last week, I’m dying to use these cute stripey straws for my housewarming party! Thanks Leah!! xoxo
What a cute shop!! I loved pretty much everything, but really really loved the Porcelain Berry Baskets, those are beautiful:) the washi tape and divine twine were my second favorites. Yay for give aways!
Spiders
For me, it would be the big, 36” balloons
I want to throw a party with those great polka dot melamine plates! I’m going to need those straws too
What a cute giveaway!
I like freutcake on facebook!
I also like shop sweet lulu on facebook.
The candy stripe plates are super cute, and they would go perfectly with the straws!! How adorable!
what a fabulous post, i could totally go for an old school shake
x kat
I would get the mini colored pencils….LOVE them!
i like the paper tissue pompoms