11 Crave-Worthy Ice Cream Cake Recipes Perfect for Summer (2024)

FAQs

How do you keep ice cream cake from melting in a cooler? ›

Make sure that the cooler is well insulated and closed. To keep the cooler, cool at a cake's right temperature, you will have to spread a fair amount of dry ice in the cooler to even up the surface where the cake stands.

Good Humor Viennetta ice cream cakes (formerly made by Breyer's) were a popular after-dinner treat in the '80s and '90s. They're kinda like a fancy Jubilee Roll made with layers of vanilla ice cream and chocolate. Remember the commercial?

Get an ice chest. If the cake is very large get two cardboard boxes put the cake in a box put that box in a larger box. Also use dry ice, that will keep the cake cold until it is time to serve it.

Just make sure to properly wrap it with aluminum foil or plastic wrap, as this can help keep the cake cooler for longer. If you don't have an insulated cooler, use a Styrofoam cooler. They are made of styrofoam and can help maintain the temperature of your cake for much longer than some other types of coolers.

Letting your cake sit out in the summer sun is not the best option, so location matters when it comes to where you'll display your big day sweet. If you can find it, shade will assist with keeping a cake cool. A light breeze will also help to circulate cool air.

The Elvis Presley has Banana Cream Pie. ice cream, vanilla soft serve, Reese's peanut butter.

But the Viennetta dessert, a layered ice cream cake that looks like the ruff of a debauched Elizabethan count, was discontinued by the time many of us were old enough to have our own bank accounts.

Wedding Cake Ice Cream – Almond ice cream is loaded with real pieces of white cake and swirls of cream cheese icing.

A fabulous cake with the colors of the rainbow! Layers consisting of (from bottom to top): Ube Cake, Blueberry Ice Cream, Avocado Ice Cream, Lemon Cake, Orange Sherbet and Strawberry Sorbet.

Will an ice cream cake stay frozen in a cooler? ›

A: Definitely depending on how you're packing it and how long you're needing to keep it frozen. I had two of the three packs in heavy duty yeti knock off tote type cooler with frozen meat for close to 24 hours of travel and the meat was still frozen rock solid when we took it out.

How long can your ice cream cakes stay unrefrigerated? The dry ice provided will be able to keep the cake chilled without refrigerated for up to 1 hour. You can buy extra dry ice for your cake, however we do not recommend leaving the cake out for 1 ½ hours or more.

While a refrigerator is excellent for storing many types of food, it is not the ideal environment for an ice cream cake. Due to the higher temperature in a fridge compared to a freezer, ice cream cake will indeed start to melt, losing its ideal texture and structural integrity.

Within the cooler, make sure that you're storing the items as close together as possible. Air pockets between items will cause the ice to melt more quickly so eliminate them as much as possible. Finally, if you want to keep your ice cream icy for more than a few hours, use dry ice instead of regular ice.

Ice cream will remain frozen in a cooler as long as the ice packs and the ice does not melt. Typically, if all the conditions are ideal, it will stay frozen for 12 hours with dry ice packs and regular ice. If only regular ice is used in the cooler, it will stay frozen for 2 hours.

Typically, letting an ice cream cake sit out for 5-10 minutes at room temperature allows it to soften slightly, making it easier to cut and serve without being too hard or melting too quickly. Adjust the time based on the cake's size, room temperature, and desired consistency.