7 ice cream cake recipes

Emily Marten

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Wow party guests with a showstopping ice cream cake for dessert – try a classic American-inspired icebox cake, ice cream bombe or baked alaska

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Looking for ice cream cake recipes? Ice cream cakes are a classic showstopping dessert for special celebrations, parties or birthdays. Try a stunning baked alaska, with sponge and ice cream encased in golden, torched meringue, or a layered version with sponges sandwiched between assorted flavours of ice cream. Or, why not push the boat out with a traditional American icebox cake or boozy tiramisu version?

For more ice cream inspiration, discover our ice cream recipes, ice cream sundae recipes and boozy ice cream float recipes. Looking for more sweet treats? Try our dessert recipes, no-bake dessert recipes and summer desserts. For more unique ice creams, check out our trend spotlight on unusual ice cream flavours.

Best ice cream cake recipes

Ice cream cake

White chocolate, strawberries, ice cream, cake: what's not to love about our ice cream cake? Try this easy layered option for the perfect dinner party dessert.

Ice cream birthday cake

Layers of fudgy chocolate brownie cake sandwiched with ice cream that you can mix-and-match with your favourite flavours. You can even make it in advance and freeze for up to a month.

Devil’s food ice-cream cake on a clear stand

Baked alaska

Fluffy sponge is topped with creamy ice cream and a layer of shiny, scorched meringue for an impressive, showstopping dessert.

Pistachio and chocolate icebox cake

The icebox cake is a US staple – the biscuits soften slightly thanks to the ice cream, but the 'cake' can still be cut into wedges.

Chocolate and salted caramel ice cream bombe

Make this impressive-looking frozen chocolate and ice cream cake using swiss roll cake and Maltesers for extra indulgence and crunch.

Ice Cream Chocolate Bomb Recipe With Salted Caramel

Black forest ice cream cake

Two classics collide to create a decadent ice cream terrine that’s surprisingly low-effort, with no oven cooking required. This impressive make-ahead dessert uses shop-bought ice cream and is sure to wow guests.

An ice cream terrine with berries and chocolate shards

Boozy tiramisu bombe

Everyone loves a boozy, coffee-flavoured Italian tiramisu, and this simplified version is made with shop-bought sponge cake and shaped like an ice cream bombe.