Big discovery this evening!
The BEST cake batter ice cream I’ve ever had.
To me, nearly every cake batter flavored ice cream or frozen yogurt I’ve previously tried had a certain taste. It’s like all of the ice cream and fro yo people came together and made one pseudo cake batter flavor that they all then reproduced and sold. Sure these “cake batter imposters” are decent, but they never actually reminded me of true cake batter flavor.
Then the reliable Ben & Jerry’s stepped up to the plate and delivered. They delivered BIG.
Okay, so I must preface this review by saying I love boxed cake mix. I think the batter from a boxed cake mix tastes like heaven and that’s exactly what this ice cream tastes like. Boxed cake mix and chocolate frosting from a tub.
The good news? It’s all-natural with totally recognizable ingredients. Does this make it healthy? No. Delicious? Yes.
Ryan and I agree that this ice cream flavor is deserving of some serious praise. It still doesn’t top our highly elusive, all-time favorite Ben &Jerry’s flavor, but it is fantastic.
We managed to wait until after dinner to dig into that pint, but I had to blog about it first because I was quite excited. 
Dinner
Dinner tonight was another hotel freebie meal.
Teriyaki chicken with rice, green beans and mini egg rolls.
The egg rolls and teriyaki sauce were good but I just couldn’t choke down the green beans. They were clearly canned and I’m a bit of a green bean snob and need ‘em fresh. The texture of canned green beans give me the heebie jeebies.
Kind of like Ryan from The Bachelorette.
And speaking of The Bachelorette, the finale is on TONIGHT and I am pumped!
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Oh wow!! I bet that the ice cream would be AMAZING! 😀
Cake batter icecream? Sounds delicious! I’ve tried cake batter froyo before and haven’t been impressed..but I just have to give this a try now 🙂
Ryan totalllyyyy freaks me out too! ahh watching right now and I don’t know who she is going to pick! Thoughts?!
I’ve seen Cake Batter (and passed it up) several times – but now I’m thinking passing it up was a HUGE mistake! That looks amazing.
Have you had Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night Snack? It’s incredible.
no! that’s the one w/ the potato chips, right?
Yep! It’s really good 🙂
I’m obsessed with Ben and Jerrys (Half Baked all the way!) and if you have the Netflix Instant Queue check out the Biography of Ben and Jerry… my boyfriend and I watched it last night and it was great!! Made me love them even more!
Excited for the Bachlorette tonight! And now I want that ice cream. Cake batter flavor is my favorite but I agree with you on the fake taste.
Believe it or not I have never had Ben & Jerry’s ice cream but you are tempting me to finally try it now!
Just wondering why you and Ryan have been eating the hotel food when you are there? Is it mostly just because it’s free? I am just curious because the meals you two usually eat are always delicious looking. The cake batter ice cream sounds amazing, but reading the comments the oatmeal cookie ice cream sounds freaking amazing!
100% b/c it’s free. we’re trying not to spend tons of money b/c moving is expensive and the place we have our eye on costs more in rent than we initially expected to pay.
Have you tried Maggie Moo’s cake batter ice cream? They do it pretty well too.
And I agree: Oatmeal Cookie Chunk is THE BEST Ben & Jerry’s flavor eva.
Haha, thats funny that you only like fresh green beans, I definitely prefer the canned variety :). I made some frozen beans for dinner tonight and they couldn’t compare to my canned ones!!
Yum! Have you tried the Ben and Jerry’s Red Velvet? Oh my goodness it is amazing!
i really need to! ryan ate an entire pint of it himself last week!
I can’t eat canned green beans, either! Actually, I hate most canned vegetables…
YUM! I haven’t seen that flavor at my grocery store, but maybe that’s a good thing. 😉
OMG, I am the biggest green bean snob. Canned green beans make me gag. Fresh all the way!
That ice cream looks delicious!
Eww, canned green beans! The thought makes me cringe.
I’ve only ever tried cherry garcia from Ben & Jerry’s isn’t that horrible? Might have to test out cake batter soon though!
Because of your post, I may have had ice cream for dinner. It was an amazing idea! Thanks.
Hahahaha Ryan gives me every heebie jeebie EVER
1. I can’t believe Ryan. He’s a total creeper and the clingiest person I’ve ever seen!
2. I didn’t watch the finale, but it’s all over my social media sights. I’m not going to lie, I’m disappointed about who she picked but glad this season’s over. Ashley was the WORST bachelorette!!
Haha excellent comparison!! I need ice cream in my belly. Stat.
That’s my favorite ice cream!! It’s so good.
I don’t mind canned green beans when they are mixed with apple cider vinegar and some pepper.. but yeah, fresh are way better! Don’t blame you!
That ice cream looks SO yummy!
I LOVE cake batter ice cream!! 🙂
Oh man, I want to try that ice cream!!!! Have you ever tried Chubby Hubby flavor? Now THAT is amazing too!!! Canned green beans- not good for adults, but great toddler snack. ha!
Man oh man Ben and Jerry’s never disappoints-I’m not sure if I’ve had a flavor I didn’t like? I’ll have to add Cake Batter to my must try list!
I’m not surprised…B&J always delivers! I think I might be one of the few people who prefers boxed cake to cake made from scratch!
Yuuuuuum! I ove B&J’s ice cream, I want it!!! ^^
I never read the post about the elusive pint until just now! Oatmeal cookie chunk is MY all-time favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavor! And I have the same problem with finding it! My only solace is that my local B&J’s shop usually carries it by the scoop!
Have you ever tried a bite of Ben and Jerry’s Red Velvet Cake? I think it tastes just like cake batter ice cream, only better.
ryan bought it last week and ate the entire pint himself in one sitting! i stil haven’t tried it, but i would love to.
you can’t show me cakebatter icecream! I now have to go get it!
I prefer fresh green beans but I do love the canned variety — same with canned corn — maybe it takes me back to my childhood?
Canned green beans are gross! I am a major anti-can veggies girl (except for mushrroms)! Wow, that ice cream look really good! If you feel like getting your truth out today hop on over – http://thehinzadventures.blogspot.com/2011/08/truthful-tuesday-let-your-truth-out.html
That ice cream sounds amazing! My favorite Ben and Jerry’s flavor is Everything But The… Have you tried that one? So good!
I love fresh green beans for some reason I’ve always liked canned green beans too. I think it’s because it reminds me of my grandmom. She would always have canned green beans out with dinner when my sister and I would stay over her house. 🙂
Totally agree about Ryan. He has been a creeper since the first episode. Yay JP!
You’ve absolutely inspired me to go out and try that ice cream flavor!
Ben and Jerrys makes the BEST ice cream! I’m a half baked kind of girl myself.
Ick…Ryan gives me the heebie jeebies too!!! However, canned green beans are a fav of mine. Weird, I know.
Oh man that ice cream looks awesome!! And I totally know what you mean about green beans – I’m like that with any sort of canned vegetable.
That ice cream looks amazing! When I used to eat ice cream, my favorite ben and jerrys flava was the one with peanut butter cups in it. YUM. But, the best cake batter ice cream I’ve had ever had was at Cold Stone Creamery. It was so good (but really sweet so I had to get the smallest size). 🙂
Omg if you love the cake batter flavor you will die over the Carrot Cake flavor….. Well, if you like carrot cake that is. I don’t normally buy ice cream but I bought this for my husband and temptation got the best of me and I polished it off before he could even get a taste! Same for the Red Velvet kind. This is the reason I don’t normally buy ice cream, since I’m starting to see a pattern here lol.
I love the Half Baked Ben and Jerry’s. That Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk flavor would probably take the cake though if I ever get a chance to try it! lol. I love oatmeal anything! 🙂
I absolutely love Ben and Jerry’s Half-Baked. To each her own! Love from runningwithmascara.com
Ben & Jerry’s = best ice cream EVER!! I’ve been looking for Oatmeal Cookie Chunk all summer… I don’t think they sell it ANYWHERE in my state. Sadly, I’ve had to stop eating whole pints at one time because I think they were possibly contributing to my recent massive acne breakouts. lol But I managed to get through Half-Baked, Milk & Cookies, Boston Cream Pie (blechh), Fair Goodness Cake!, Imagine Whirled Peace (mehhh.) I also have about half a pint of Peanut Brittle sitting in my freezer… that might disappear soon. 🙂
I love anything cake batter! I want to try the Red Velvet also. I agree.,,skip baking, just eat the cake batter!
b&j cake batter is my FAVOURITE! i have two cartons in my freezer 🙂
Mmmmmmm Ben and Jerry’s. I had half a pint of B&J’s Peanut Brittle last night for dinner. It happens 😉