Katy Perry’s loved ones are far from hot n’ cold when it comes to giving her feedback.
Indeed, the former American Idol judge recently detailed how her fiancé Orlando Bloom and the couple’s 4-year-old daughter Daisy Dove gave her a run for her money while trying her newest ice cream flavor Baby You’re a Firework Blue Raspberry, made in collaboration with McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams.
“My family were definitely my focus group,” she gushed exclusively to E! News of the new flavor, which is blue raspberry ice cream swirled with homemade raspberry jam and rainbow sprinkles. “We went through three rounds of taste tests before landing on the final recipe!”
And Katy even teased that the treat, which is available to buy now, may have even been delicious enough for her daughter’s Aug. 26 birthday celebration, adding of the 4-year-old’s special day, “Let’s just say there was ice cream involved!”
Of course, Katy’s latest business endeavor is also a nod to her extended family, as McConnell’s is a staple of her native Santa Barbara—where she still resides with the Pirates of the Caribbean star and their daughter.
In fact, ten percent of all proceeds from her new flavor’s sales will go to the Firework Foundation—founded in 2018 by Katy and her sister Angela Lerche—which seeks to empower children through the arts and outdoors.
And while Orlando and Daisy were her taste testers, Katy’s inspiration behind her new ice cream is reminiscent of her Santa Barbara childhood. And rest assured, she still believes that nothing comes close to the golden coast.
“I love the sanctuary of Santa Barbara,” she added. “I can bike Daisy to preschool, and my family is all within walking distance.”
In addition to curating the perfect summertime snack, Katy has been busy promoting her upcoming seventh album 143, a record she’s “always wanted to make.” And her daughter has helped her with that creative move as well, she previously noted.
“What she has given me in my life [is] the unconditional love that I was always searching for,” Katy told E! News in April. “Yes, that is where I am creating from. Just like wholeness, happiness and just true full love.”
For her part, Daisy has shown her mom’s performances and music plenty of love. The toddler even attended some of Katy’s Play Las Vegas residency shows before they wrapped up in November.
“She loved it so much,” she told E! News in 2022. “She was dancing in the audience and just being, you know, her joyful self.”
