212 ice cream cake recipes

No-bake frozen blueberry ice cream cake with a cookies-and-cream crumb base, layered vanilla ice cream, and blueberry pie filling. A summer dessert that freezes firm in 2 hours.

No-bake frozen Oreo ice cream cake layered with vanilla ice cream, whipped topping, pecans, and chocolate syrup. Make it ahead and slice straight from the freezer.

Frozen Heath bar ice cream cake with ladyfingers, coffee, vanilla ice cream, and creme de cacao whipped cream. A no-bake freezer dessert cut into elegant wedges.

A frozen chocolate mousse loaf made with melted Milky Way candy bars, semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate, Italian meringue, and whipped cream. A make-ahead dessert that slices like ice cream cake.

Homemade hot caramel sauce cooked to soft ball stage with butter, half-and-half, and vanilla. A thick, pourable dessert sauce for ice cream, cake, and apple dipping.

Two-ingredient ice cream muffins made with melted ice cream and self-rising flour. Soft, cake-like, and endlessly customizable with any ice cream flavor you have on hand.

Frozen chocolate cheesecake torte with cream cheese, unsweetened chocolate, whipped cream, and pecans on a chocolate wafer crust. A no-bake frozen dessert that slices like ice cream cake.

Halloween chocolate blood cake with red-dyed white chocolate sponge, strawberry ice cream center, and a creepy dripping red icing topped with vampire teeth candies. Spooky party showstopper.

Sad cake, a chewy, gooey Bisquick cake of brown sugar, pecans and coconut that rises tall then sinks in the middle, exactly as it should. Dense and toffee-rich, it is irresistible warm with ice cream.

Chocolate chip ice cream roll: a tender chocolate sponge cake rolled around softened chocolate chip ice cream, frozen firm, and dusted with cocoa. A make-ahead frozen dessert.

A colonial-era chocolate pie with vanilla cake batter baked under a rich unsweetened chocolate sauce and topped with chopped nuts. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

Pineapple cake with boiled icing is a one-bowl moist sheet cake with crushed pineapple in the batter and a butterscotch-style brown sugar glaze poured over hot. No mixer required, no creaming, no fuss.

Pineapple banana walnut tube cake with cinnamon and a fresh pineapple icing. Crushed canned pineapple keeps the crumb moist for days. Stir-and-pour batter, no creaming required.

Friendship fruit starter ferments pineapple, peaches, apricots, and cherries in brandy and sugar for three weeks. A boozy heirloom base for cakes, ice cream, or gifting.

Frozen angel food cake layered with frozen yogurt and frosted in whipped topping, then garnished with fresh fruit. A light, easy ice-cream-style cake you can customize to any yogurt flavor.

Rich bourbon dessert sauce made with butter, egg yolks, cream, and a half cup of bourbon whiskey cooked over a double boiler. Pour over bread pudding, ice cream, or pound cake.