Ben & Jerry's Fair Goodness Cake! Limited Edition Ice Cream

New for 2011 : Ok, I know it's not Breyers or Blue Bunny, but let me explain. I was feeling a bit of bloggers guilt about the selection on recent reviews... plus I wanted to go see this thing that some people call "the sun", so I headed over to the nearest Shaws to see what I could review for you guys. Problem is, the nearest Shaws still isn't stocking the mini blue bunny cups. Flustered, I headed out back out of the store and after a moment of debate, headed over to Stop & Shop. I wandered through and saw nothing new, but just as I was about to give up, what do I see?

Fair Goodness Cake! It was hiding in a separate freezer with some sale items! I have been looking for this stuff but this is the very first time I've seen it. The description is "Chocolate Ice Cream with German Chocolate Cake Pieces & a Coconut Caramel Swirl". Wait, what? coconut? Oh, I was afraid they were going to say coconut.... and it's $4.79. Grrr, well, I can't leave empty handed.

Now, have I mentioned I despise coconut? Like, with a deep seated, life long passion, yet, here I sit with ooey gooey puddles of coconut caramel swirl. And it's not just coconut flavor, you can actually see the coconut shreds inside the caramel. Oy, the things I do for this blog.

I man up and take my first bite...

Oh the coconut! So strong, but it's buried inside a very sweet sauce, and this chocolate, OOOOOO the chocolate, so rich, so tasty! I am annoyed by the coconut yet strangely drawn to this wonderful flavor combo. It's just so potent! Again, I hate coconut, but man, the sauce is just so sweet, and the chocolate is exquisite. Somebody get me a thesaurus stat! I'm not even sure I can separate the caramel flavor since the coconut and chocolate are popping out so much, but it does bind it all together in a way even I am having trouble putting down.

Now I know it's not the best shot, but I need to show you the cake bits. They are rich, dark-colored chocolate bits with a coconut filled orange/brown filling (or layer). That blurry white spot in the middle is a bit of coconut. The cake bits are tasty and fairly frequent.

It's hard to admit, especially considering I wasn't that hungry to start, but more than not, I enjoyed this flavor. It's just so powerful and unexpected. I polished off at least a third of it before I managed to cap the lid and force myself back to work.

Verdict?  a coconut flavor I enjoyed? now that's impressive!
Buy Again?  you never know!

A quick story if you have time: When we got to make ice cream with the flavor gurus, they set out a bunch of ingredients for us. Accidentally, they set out some coconut caramel instead of the regular caramel. Now they said it out loud, but no one noticed (mainly because there was only one other hard-core Ben & Jerry's fanatic there). I said to my guru "you guys don't make a flavor with coconut caramel". No, no they do not, until now anyway. I was having a lot of fun so I said I wouldn't tell, and I never did, promise kept.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1/2 cup (109g) Servings Per Container  4
Amount Per Serving
Calories 260	from Fat 120
	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g	20%
- Sat Fat 8g	40%
- Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 35mg	12%
Sodium 65mg	3%
Total Carbohydrate 33g	11%
- Dietary Fiber  2g	8%
- Sugars 27g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A 10%	Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 10%	Iron 15%