Homemade Summer Ice Cream Cake

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    6

  • Calories

    381 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Homemade Summer Ice Cream Cake

This ice cream cake recipe is a lifesaver - you can make one big ice cream cake or several mini desserts! Choose my easy chocolate cake as a base or make a healthy version using watermelon rounds instead of cake! 

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Ingredients

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For the cake

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 tbsp
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 ounces milk chocolate melted

For the filling

  • Ice cream Blue Bunny® Blu’s Birthday Party™ brand
  • Ice cream Blue Bunny® Salted Caramel Craze™ brand
  • Ice cream Blue Bunny® Homemade Vanilla™ brand
  • watermelon optional, cut into slices
  • ice cream topping I used Smucker's Magic Shell Chocolate Fudge Flavored Topping

Notes

  • Get creative: Combine cherry ice cream with chocolate cake to make a perfect frozen Black Forest ice cream cake. Think of your favorite ice cream flavor—lemon cheesecake, or banana and peanut butter - and pair them with any type of cake, cookies or fruits.
  • You can also make this summer ice cream cake in one large cake, or loaf pan.
  • Always remember to line the pans with plastic wrap and stack up layers of cake and ice cream, then freeze!
  • Get creative: Combine cherry ice cream with chocolate cake to make a perfect frozen Black Forest ice cream cake. Think of your favorite ice cream flavor—lemon cheesecake, or banana and peanut butter - and pair them with any type of cake, cookies or fruits.
  • You can also make this summer ice cream cake in one large cake, or loaf pan.
  • Always remember to line the pans with plastic wrap and stack up layers of cake and ice cream, then freeze!
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