17 Easy Ice Cream Cakes Anyone Can Make!
I started making my own ice cream cake seven years ago when my oldest daughter requested I buy one for her birthday. Being the frugal mom I am, I thought there must be a way to make those expensive ice cream cakes on my own. I had no idea what I was doing, but I came home from the grocery store with bags of cookies, whipped cream, sprinkles, and ice cream, and plopped them all on top of the counter. I stared at them in disbelief that this hodgepodge of ingredients and melting ice cream was going to resemble a cake in anyway — Let me tell you, “skeptical” doesn’t begin to describe what I was feeling. I didn’t think it was possible for me to pull it off.
After layering crushed cookies and (almost) melted ice cream in a cake pan for five minutes, I started to feel hopeful about her little ice cream cake turning out okay. I wrapped it up with plastic wrap and hoped for the best. Meaning, I wrapped it up, said a little prayer, and then made cupcakes as a backup!
The next day when it was time to prepare her birthday cake for her friends, I unwrapped the ice cream cake, flipped it upside down and praised God that I did it! The cake turned out so good it is now a family tradition!
17 Easy Ice Cream Cakes Anyone Can Make!
All of that anxiety over “if I can” and “will this work” seems so silly today. I’m here to tell you, Ice Cream cakes are the easiest cake recipe you will ever make! They make you look like a culinary genius without actually being one! Don’t believe me? Click on the links below to learn how to make these amazing ice cream cakes! Don’t forget to let my friends know you found them at Mommy’s Playbook!
- Naked Ice Cream Cake by Spaceships and Laser Beams
- Quick & Easy Ice Cream Cake by Mom vs the Boys
- Chocolate Milkshake Ice Cream Cake by Mom vs the Boys
- Oreo Ice Cream Cake by Coffee with us 3
- Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake with Brownie Crust by As For Me And My Homestead
- Patriotic Ice Cream Cake by Baking Beauty
- Star Wars Themed Cinnamon Ice Cream Pie by Upstate Rambling
- Coca-Cola Ice Cream Cake by Sugar Spice and Family Life
- Easy Ice Cream Cake by Balancing Motherhood
- Ice Cream Sandwich Cake by Mama to 6 Blessings
- Strawberry Icebox Pie Recipe with Pretzel Pie Crust by Suburbia Unwrapped
- Tropical Icebox Cake by Sheri Silver
- Better Than Carvel Ice Cream Cake by Strength and Sunshine
- Mint Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream Cake by Mom Does Reviews
- S’mores Ice Cream Cake by Pink Fortitude
- OREO® Chocolate Ice Cream Cake by Spaceships and Laser Beams
- Copycat Asphalt Pie by Coffee with us 3
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these are so expensive to buy at ice cream shops so what a money saver to make your own
These look so delicious and perfect for summer. I really want to try the copycat asphalt pie- so yummy
(http://www.mommysplaybook.com/ice-cream-cakes-recipe-collection/) These ice-cream cakes sound like something that I would enjoy making for my family at our next big family get together. That will be on Labor Day weekend.
Wow, all of these recipes sound amazing! I love ice cream cakes and have just recently started making my own for my kids Birthdays. But none of them have looked this good! I am definitely bookmarking this for later, thanks for sharing!
that looks so good,,all of them,,my grandkids would gobble any of those up in a second
Got to love ice cream cakes.. didn’t know there weren’t hard to make
I really want to try making one .We love ice cream cake but they are a bit pricey
I would really like to try making one , They all look so good
These look so delicious. We are huge ice cream lovers!
My life has been pretty deprived of ice cream cakes–these would be great!
Thank you for the great post, as my daughter really wants an ice cream cake for her 4th birthday. I have never made one before, and this gives me some great options and ideas.
I’m definitely going to try some of these recipes out with my granddaughters.
The ice cream cakes look delicious.
they all lppk so yummy
yummy! i’ll try one!
This is great! I’ve never made a dessert like this before, but would love to for our 4th of July cookout. I actually spent a good amount of time on Pinterest last night, after searching for “icebox cake”! I’m amazed at all of the variety and creativity out there, and in this post as well.
Yum! I actually started making homemade ice cream cakes for my kids a couple of years ago. It is so fun to play around with different flavor combinations! I will definitely be pinning this for later, thank you so much for sharing. 🙂
these look amazing!! I need to try and make one
I definitely want to try the Oreo recipes!
This is a great list. Coca -Cola Ice cream Cake has me intrigued.
Sounds easy enough, perfect as weather will be scorching soon.
This looks good and tasty
This looks so delicious.
I also make my own ice cream cakes,can be too expensive at my whole family loves them!
Thanks for these amazing ice cream cake recipes. These will keep me busy in the kitchen fro some time.
Great list. My mom makes them with ice cream sandwiches covered up with cool whip & drizzled with chocolate syrup.
They all look great. Which one should I make first?
I have made five of these ice cream cakes and they all turned out awesome!
I really enjoy ice cream cakes. I have never attempted to make one though. These sound so good. I can’t wait to give it a try. Thank you so much for sharing these
Yum. We love ice cream cake.
These look delicious and so pretty as well. I am excited to try some of them.
So many great recipes. I’d love to try the Coca Cola ice cream cake!
Great idea! It looks so delicious!
Any one of these would be a perfect choice.
This ice cream cake looks so wonderful. 🙂
I would love to make this for a birthday party coming up thanks for sharing this one.
I would love to make all of these recipes.
We LOVE ice cream cakes, thanks so much for sharing all of these easy yummy looking recipes!
I would love to make our own ice cream! I didn’t know it was that easy
These look super delicious! Definitely pinned so I can whip one up when the occasion calls for it
This looks amazing – never tried to make an ice cream cake