Ice Cream Cake Recipe

You won’t believe how easy it is to make an Ice Cream Cake at home! Filled with hot fudge and crumbled Oreos, this homemade version is a show-stopper. Mix and match flavors and make this sweet treat all summer long!

There is nothing more delightful than enjoying a big slice of ice cream cake on a hot summer day. It’s the ultimate summer dessert, combining the best of both worlds: cake and ice cream! It’s definitely one of those desserts with next to no leftovers as the kids always gobble up every last crumb.

Making a homemade ice cream cake may seem daunting at first, but it is surprisingly simple. Just keep in mind that freezing takes time, and you will need to make sure you have freezer space for the cake. There’s nothing worse than doing all the leg-work of starting the cake only to realize there isn’t enough room in the freezer!

It’s the start of a long summer weekend – what better way to celebrate than with a homemade ice cream cake?!

Until I started making this ice cream cake recipe, every slice of ice cream cake I’d ever eaten was the same. I’m sure you know the kind. It has layers of chocolate and vanilla ice cream, cookie crumbles, and hot fudge, with swooshes of whipped cream frosting decorating the outside. I’ll admit that the combination is delicious, but when I started working on this ice cream cake recipe, I wanted to do something different. I loved the idea of an ice cream cake that was more colorful and more whimsical – one that captured the essence of summer.