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The easiest Ice cream cake you will ever make

I know it’s winter so don’t hurt me when I say….this is the best time to eat Ice Cream. With my birthday coming up in a few weeks I am thinking an ice cream cake may be in order. Instead of buying one make your own and have something different at your next party! This will also look good on your Christmas dinner table….I’m just saying…….

Ingredients:

  • 1 Colored Cake Mix (I used red)
  • ¼ Gallon Ice Cream
  • Extras such as Oreos, fudge, candy, etc.

Directions:

  1. To begin, place your ice cream on the counter to begin thawing a bit, you will need it soft to spread it on in layers.
  2. Mix cake batter according to the box’s directions. Grease the inside of a loaf pan and pour your batter in. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until cake is fully cooked.
  3. Remove cake from oven and place in fridge for about half an hour to cool.
  4. Once your cake is cool, remove the entire thing carefully from the pan. Using a sharp knife, cut the cake long ways into 3 separate pieces. Cake can be easy to break apart so do this gently.
  5. Lay the bottom layer back in the pan and spoon some ice cream on top and smooth it out, it won’t be perfect and that’s ok.
  6. If you have anything such as candy or fudge, sprinkle this over the top of the ice cream.
  7. Repeat steps 5-6 for the remaining layers. However, when you put the top cake layer on, just drizzle something over the top if desired. I used chocolate syrup.
  8. Place back in freezer until frozen.

Note: If you would like to make the cake even more customized, add something to the batter such as chocolate chips, etc. before cooking it.

 

20 Comments

  • robin rue
    December 4, 2017 at 12:44 pm

    I have never made an ice cream cake before, but now that I know it’s so easy I totally want to! This sounds SO good!

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  • Alli Smith
    December 4, 2017 at 1:04 pm

    Is that red velvet??? Yum! It looks delicious and oh, so easy. We don’t have any December birthdays in my family, but I’ll make this one for one of my Christmas parties. It’s so pretty!

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  • valmg @ Mom Knows It All
    December 4, 2017 at 1:11 pm

    My Mom likes cake in her ice cream cake. This is easy to make, and it’s great that the colors can be switched up to suit any holiday or occasion.

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  • Amber Myers
    December 4, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    Yum, this looks amazing. I just love ice cream cake–it’s been ages since I’ve had some. I’ll have to try this out soon.

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  • Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh
    December 4, 2017 at 2:06 pm

    Wow, that is easy! I love ice cream cake and the last time I had one was a few years ago when I made one from scratch, with a homemade oreo crust. Lot’s of work! I like your version better.

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  • Sarah Honey
    December 4, 2017 at 2:24 pm

    My family loves ice cream cake. Never realized how easy it is to make. Adding this to our Christmas Eve menu!

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  • candy
    December 4, 2017 at 5:57 pm

    Love how easy this is to accomplish. Would be great for a treat after dinner and you get the cake and ice cream all in one.

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  • Jenn @ EngineerMommy
    December 4, 2017 at 10:31 pm

    This recipe looks so delicious. I love making homemade ice cream. Even though I don’t have an ice cream maker, I love the texture of homemade soft serve ice cream. I am totally going to try your recipe this weekend.

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  • Jenn
    December 4, 2017 at 11:18 pm

    Dang this looks good. I love ice cream cake. I’ve made a couple, but nothing as easy as this. Yum!

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  • sara
    December 5, 2017 at 1:25 am

    This really does look quite easy! I think my kids could make this by themselves.

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  • Ricci
    December 5, 2017 at 5:07 am

    I have nevermore an ice cream cake before but this one looks easy enough! I need to try this for myself!!

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  • Marysa
    December 5, 2017 at 1:23 pm

    This looks like such a fun recipe. I haven’t made an ice cream cake before, but this sounds easy enough to make. My kids would absolutely love it!

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  • Karissa @WithOurBest
    December 5, 2017 at 1:56 pm

    Is this red cake or red velvet?! You’ve really got me thinking that I should do this with red velvet! It is so Christmas-y!

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  • Sandy N Vyjay
    December 5, 2017 at 3:12 pm

    Absolutely love ice cream cakes. This one looks really ravishing. The best part is it looks easy to make. Hope to replicate what you prepared over the next weekend.

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  • Jilly Spellman
    December 5, 2017 at 4:57 pm

    Ice cream cakes are the best! I think I might make it for my holiday party coming up. I think everyone would really enjoy it.

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  • Erin
    December 5, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    This looks so amazing and would be perfect for the holidays since I already spend so much time making other things! I love how you created the candy cane effect! Genius!

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  • Our Family World
    December 6, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    I love this ice cream cake recipe! I love the bright festive color just right for the holiday season. I will suggest to include this in our family get together menu on Christmas day.

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  • David Elliott
    December 7, 2017 at 10:39 pm

    This does look so very delicious. I have never tried making an ice cream cake before, but I think my daughter and I would have a lot of fun with it.

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  • Agness of Run Agness Run
    December 10, 2017 at 2:18 pm

    An ice cream cake is an awesome treat, especially for ice cream lovers like me. Plus, your cake seems so finger-licking. Is it a good winter recipe?

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  • Av
    February 2, 2018 at 6:33 am

    I have never seen an Ice cream cake like this.
    This is beyond delicious. And I very excited to try this at my home fro my family.
    Thankyou so much for sharing this with us 🙂

    Reply

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