Giant Magnum Ego

Name: Giant Magnum Ego
Yield: Serves 40 to 75 people, depending on how giant the servings are!
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 cups (500 mL / 17 fl oz) heavy cream (35 percent fat); 2 cups (670 g / 23.6 oz) glucose syrup or light corn syrup; 3 cups (650 g / 23 oz) sugar; Brown, orange, and yellow food coloring; 4 pounds (1.8 kg) milk chocolate; 2¾ gallons (10 litres) vanilla ice cream; 1 cup (250 mL / 8.4 fl oz) milk; 2 bottles Ice Magic or Magic Shell chocolate topping; 21.2 oz (600 g) white chocolate; Additional 1⅔ cups (400 mL / 13.5 fl oz) heavy cream (35 percent fat); 14 oz (400 g) white chocolate

Preparation info

Serves
40 to 75
people, depending on how giant the servings are!

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Crazy Sweet Creations

By Ann Reardon

Published 2021

About

Is there any better way to celebrate a really big milestone in someone’s life than by recreating a huge, 15 pound (7 kg), double chocolate-coated caramel Magnum Ego™? The world’s most popular ice cream is about to get supersized!

Ingredients

Soft Caramel

2 cups (670 g / 23.6 oz) glucose syrup or light corn syrup

ice cream
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Soft Caramel

Combine the glucose syrup, 2 cups of cream, milk, and sugar in a pan. Stir over high heat until the sugar dissolves. Continue to heat, stirring occasionally until it reaches 116°C (241°F), by which stage it will be thickened and a light golden-brown co