21 Ice Cream Cake Recipes to Sweeten Any Celebration (2024)

Vanilla Ice Cream

Brownie Sundae Ice Cream Cake

In the Brownie Sundae Ice Cream Cake that you see here, we've taken everything we love about the classic chocolate sundae and turned it into an extravagant ice cream cake. We're talking layers of brownies, vanilla and strawberry ice cream, crunchy peanut butter, and crushed raspberries topped with whipped cream, sugared peanuts, and cherries.

Banana-Split Ice Cream Cake

Inspired by the old-fashioned sundae, this ice cream sheet cake is garnished with all of the fixings—bananas, maraschino cherries, bananas, walnuts, and a cloud-like whipped cream topping.

Triple-Chocolate Ice Cream Cake

Chocolate lovers will adore this over-the-top ice cream cake. Sliced chocolate cake is layered with white chocolate ganache and chocolate ice cream, then topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

Berries-and-Cherries Ice Cream Cake

Fresh berries and cherries are folded into a combination of softened cherry ice cream and whipped cream for this sweet-tart ice cream cake covered in silky chocolate ganache.

Blondie Ice Cream Cake

This may be our most genius ice cream cake recipe ever. Instead of the usual cookie crumb crust, this dessert features a base made from blondies. More chopped blondies are folded into softened vanilla ice cream, which is spread into the pan and covered with chocolate ganache.

Grasshopper Dome Ice Cream Cake

Enjoy a slice of mint chocolate heaven with this ice cream cake. It's formed in a glass mixing bowl, which gives it a distinctive dome-like shape.

Eggnog Semifreddo Genoise Cake With Meringue Frosting

For the holiday season, make this ice cream cake, which is spiked with rum, and spiced with ground nutmeg, and topped with a billowing torched meringue.

Chocolate Ice Cream Cake With Hazelnuts and Marshmallow Swirl

This is the definition of decadence! Team up chocolate cake with marshmallow swirl, chocolate ice cream, and toasted hazelnuts for this over-the-top dessert.

Coffee Meringue-Ice Cream Cake

Surprise and delight the coffee lovers in your life with this stunning dessert. Elevate store-bought coffee ice cream with flaky sea salt and ground coffee beans and sandwich the whole shebang between coffee-swirled meringues.

Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake

Instead of the usual chocolate ice cream, we lightened up this Neapolitan-inspired ice cream cake with pistachio ice cream, which gives each slice a pale green hue. It's topped with sliced strawberries and chopped pistachios.

Chocolate-Berry Ice Cream Cake

This is a triple-threat dessert, and that's thanks to the layers of raspberry sorbet, blackberry-studded vanilla ice cream, and moist chocolate cake.

Baked Alaska Bombe

This was once served at Martha's birthday party, so you know we had to pull out all the stops. Stripes of raspberry, blueberry, and vanilla ice cream are encased in meringue frosting and served with fresh blueberries, almond dacquoise cookies, and raspberry and blueberry coulis.

Striped Frozen-Yogurt Terrine

Substituting frozen yogurt is a healthy and delicious way to enjoy ice cream cake. Whip up colorful purées with summer fruits and Greek yogurt, layer them with your favorite whole-wheat biscuit crackers, and freeze.

Fudgy Ice Cream Cake

Alternate graham crackers with vanilla ice cream and homemade fudge sauce to make this impressive cake. Whipped cream and a sprinkling of cocoa are the perfect final flourish.

Seven-Layer Ice Cream Cake

Want to elicit oohs and ahhs from your guests? Serve this show-stopping seven-layer number. It's easier to make than you might think, especially if you use store-bought frozen pound cake.

Baked Alaska With Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Ice Cream

This treat is not for the faint of heart. Chocolate cake and ice cream are enrobed in a thick blanket of meringue and baked until beautifully caramelized.

Matzo Chocolate-Mint Ice Cream Cake

Ice cream cake is the perfect dessert for any special occasion, including Passover. Spread matzo crackers with rich chocolate ganache and crown them with chocolate and mint chip ice cream.

Peaches-and-Cream Ice Cream Cake

Make the most of peach season with this luscious dessert. It includes a layer of vanilla ice cream mixed with fresh peaches, two layers of peach sorbet, and a base of buttermilk cake.

Inside-Out Strawberry Ice Cream Cake

Whoa, ice cream on the outside? Yes, this topsy-turvy dessert smothers buttermilk-and-strawberry cake in vanilla ice-cream frosting.

Raspberry Ice Cream Cake

This layered ice cream cake has just three ingredients—pound cake, raspberries, and vanilla ice cream. Mashing the berries with sugar releases their juices, intensifying the flavor of this simple dessert.

Striped Ice Cream Cake

As delicious as it is beautiful, this cake is a layered masterpiece. Tiers of peach sorbet, raspberry sorbet, vanilla ice cream, blueberry jam, and angel food cake create a colorful, frosty treat perfect for summer.