An ice cream making assembly for a base driven appliance, the ice cream making assembly to be supported by the base driven appliance, the ice cream making assembly including: a freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) for cooling foods therein; a paddle (120, 320) within the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500), the paddle (120, 320) configured to be driven to rotate by the base driven appliance; and a lid (140, 340) configured to be retained by the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500), wherein the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) is a dual wall freezer bowl, wherein the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) has a central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510) that defines an annular reservoir region within the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500), wherein the central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510) defines a centrally located aperture (214, 316, 514) for receiving a paddle coupling (122, 322), wherein the central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510) extends upwardly past a fill height, wherein the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) has an inner-surface formation (232, 362, 532) and an outer-surface formation (234, 354, 534), the inner-surface formation (232, 362, 532) being a seamless surface that is wrapped over an upper edge of an outer wall of the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) and the central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510), and the inner-surface formation (232, 362, 532) and the outer-surface formation (234, 354, 534) defining a sealed intermediate void region; characterized in that the ice cream making assembly further includes a gear assembly (130, 330) to be driven by the base driven appliance to provide a geared drive coupling element for driving rotation of the paddle (120, 320) within the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500), and the central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510) defines a lower recess (112, 212, 312, 512) in which the gear assembly (130, 330) is located. a freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) for cooling foods therein; a paddle (120, 320) within the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500), the paddle (120, 320) configured to be driven to rotate by the base driven appliance; and a lid (140, 340) configured to be retained by the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500), wherein the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) is a dual wall freezer bowl, wherein the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) has a central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510) that defines an annular reservoir region within the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500), wherein the central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510) defines a centrally located aperture (214, 316, 514) for receiving a paddle coupling (122, 322), wherein the central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510) extends upwardly past a fill height, wherein the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) has an inner-surface formation (232, 362, 532) and an outer-surface formation (234, 354, 534), the inner-surface formation (232, 362, 532) being a seamless surface that is wrapped over an upper edge of an outer wall of the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500) and the central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510), and the inner-surface formation (232, 362, 532) and the outer-surface formation (234, 354, 534) defining a sealed intermediate void region; characterized in that the ice cream making assembly further includes a gear assembly (130, 330) to be driven by the base driven appliance to provide a geared drive coupling element for driving rotation of the paddle (120, 320) within the freezer bowl (110, 200, 310, 500), and the central sleeve (114, 210, 314, 510) defines a lower recess (112, 212, 312, 512) in which the gear assembly (130, 330) is located.