On a hot summer day (or really any day), there's seriously nothing better than ice cream with a slice of cake. But why stop there? Why not combine those two already tasty treats to make the ice cream cake of your dreams? Whether they're flavored like your favorite ice cream truck novelty bar (like our strawberry shortcake ice cream cake), or classic chocolate and vanilla, we will take any opportunity to have a slice of a creamy, dreamy ice cream cake.
Ice cream cakes are also insanely easy to customize with whatever cake and ice cream combo you're craving, so please do go wild. We can't wait to experiment with these flavors for our next ice cream cakes: chocolate cake with coconut ice cream, strawberry cake with vanilla ice cream, and red velvet cake with red velvet ice cream.
If you need any inspiration, check out all our favorite homemade ice cream recipes and cake recipes. You can also toss out the cake idea entirely and make a huge cookie for a giant chipwich, layer ice cream sandwiches to make our ice cream sandwich cake, or go all ice cream for our spumoni ice cream cake.
Still craving more chilly treats? If you've never tried making an icebox cake, you're seriously missing out. If you can make whipped cream, you're halfway to the easiest, coolest dessert ever. Ready in 10 minutes and still satisfying that craving for a full-fledged ice cream cake, icebox cakes are a great, easy alternative. All you need are your favorite cookies for layering (like Oreos, Nilla Wafers, or chocolate chip cookies), whipped cream, and a little bit of chill time to bring it all together.
Giant Chipwich Cake
The most annoying thing about a great chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich is how small it is (am I right?). This chipwich cake busts right through that problem. Better yet? Set up a DIY ice cream sandwich bar with any of our ice cream sandwiches!
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Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake
Smart kids knew the best treat from the ice cream truck was the strawberry shortcake novelty bar, with its combination of strawberry and vanilla ice cream coated in shortcake crumbs. Golden sandwich cookies (like Oreos) and freeze-dried strawberries are the secret to the irresistibly crunch topping for this spin on strawberry shortcake.
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Perfect Ice Cream Cake
The best part about an ice cream cake is that you can personalize it any way you want. This one is pretty classic, but we're dying to try one with strawberry cake layers and vanilla ice cream!
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Spumoni Ice Cream Cake
Six pints of ice cream and magic shell to top it off? This ice cream cake makes us want to make Italian-hands at it, it's that good.
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Cookies 'N' Cream Ice Cream Pie
We get it; maybe you just can't choose between a chocolaty pie, cake, or ice cream? This ice cream pie is the most delicious compromise: a buttery Oreo crust is filled with a cookies 'n' cream ice cream (and plenty of hot fudge sauce).
Ice Cream Poke Cake
With chocolate cake as your ice cream cake base, you're already off to a strong start with this dessert. But we went ahead and infused this with tons of Neapolitan ice cream flavor by adding plenty of strawberry ice cream and whipped cream to make this poke cake beyond legendary.
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Giant Ice Cream Sandwich
No, you're not dreaming! Better yet, all this giant ice cream sandwich requires is a boxed chocolate cake mix and two quarts of vanilla ice cream.
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Banana Pudding Ice Cream Cake
Why stop at just making banana pudding? We clearly couldn't, so we layered a homemade banana pudding ice cream between layers of vanilla cake, Nilla Wafers, and plenty of sliced bananas.
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Snickers Ice Cream Cake
Calling all Snickers lovers: This brownie ice cream cake will absolutely blow your mind. Take it to the next level by folding in chopped Snickers bars to your brownie batter before baking.
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Fried Ice Cream Cake
Your favorite fried ice cream is now a massive shareable ice cream cake! It all starts with caramelizing crispy cereal in butter, sugar, and cinnamon, which brings that signature richness to each creamy layer.
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Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake
This impressive dessert is surprisingly easy to make. To ensure your ice cream is easily spreadable, transfer to a bowl and stir until the consistency is smooth and uniform throughout. This simple step makes constructing the cake SO much easier!
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Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake
From Neapolitan cupcakes to Neapolitan bundt cake, we can't get enough of this classic flavor trio. This ice cream cake comes complete with a tender chocolate cake layer and two creamy layers of strawberry and vanilla ice cream, truly something to please everyone.
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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Ice Cream Cake
We are forever changed when we realized you can 100% make a crust out of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Feel free to try this out with your favorite cereal, but there's just something special about buttery cinnamon cereal with layers of vanilla ice cream and dulce de leche.
July 4th Ice Cream Cake
We really can't tell you what our favorite part of this patriotic ice cream cake is. The rich chocolate cake infused with a delicious zip of coffee? The sprinkles and Oreo-studded creamy ice cream? The chocolate ganache and whipped cream frosting? We think it might be all of the above. This blows those Carvel ice cream cakes of our childhood right out of the water.
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Death By Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
While testing this recipe, we learned that when you bake cakes in 9" pans, they shrink as they cool and end up fitting perfectly into an 8" springform pan. It's the secret to the perfectly neat edges of this ultra-chocolaty ice cream cake.
Baked Alaska
Baked Alaska sounds complicated and fussy, but it's really super easy. Three layers of ice cream and a brownie crust all surrounded by a toasty meringue make up this nostalgic ice cream cake. Feel free to swap in your favorite ice cream flavors!
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Slutty Brownie Ice Cream Cake
With layers of brownie, Oreos, cookie dough, and ice cream, everyone is going to be more than happy with this crowd-pleasing dessert. Putting in the time to create all of these magical layers is way worth it.
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Rainbow Ice Cream Cake
This ice cream cake has major layers. All you need are some mixing bowls, a loaf pan, and food coloring to make this beautiful masterpiece. Want more rainbow inspiration? Check out all our favorite rainbow recipes.
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Banana Split Ice Cream Cake
This just might be the giant banana split of your dreams: layers of sliced bananas, strawberry and chocolate ice cream, and Nilla Wafers, all finished with an Oreo crust. If you love this, try our banana split lasagna next!
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Kit Kat Ice Cream Cake
This ice cream cake is made entirely from store-bought ingredients, which means you have absolutely no excuse not to make this ice cream cake. Perfect for all the Kit Kat lovers, this cake is like having a giant, frozen Kit Kat.
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