Sometimes I say in previous posts that I will be posting a future recipe based on whatever we were talking about in said post. However, sometimes I forget.
Thankfully, I did not leave you guys hanging and have the promised homemade birthday cake ice cream cake.
Yes, I did not come up with a better name, but I think this tongue-twister suits the cake! It is fun, colorful, and sooo tasty! Plus, I made it for my sister's birthday with love!
The idea came to me when I had way too many ideas in mind for what to make my sister for her birthday. She is so predicable that I could not choose one idea! So instead I combined a ton of her loves into one, all including the same flavor: birthday cake.
I had made birthday cake cookies in the past, but never took the time to make an actual confetti cake or birthday cake ice cream. Well, all those things are in the past now because they turned into one awesome birthday cake ice cream cake! Woohoo! I love just saying it. Now, before you get all concerned about time and effort, you could easily make this cake with boxed goodies. It might not be a bad idea considering to make the birthday cake ice cream you only use ½ cup of mix from the box. Now what do you do with the remaining cake mix?! I say, many, many birthday cake chocolate chip cookies....
📖 Recipe
Homemade Birthday Cake Ice Cream Cake
Delicious and chilly homemade birthday cake ice cream cake! Perfect for those crazy birthday cake lovers, or just for fun during the summer months!
Ingredients
- 1 recipe of homemade birthday cake ice cream (or a container of your favorite store-bought!)
- Cookie layer:
- ½ cup + ⅛ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup + ⅛ cup confetti boxed cake mix (just powder, do not make the cake!)
- ¼ tsp. baking soda
- ⅜ cup butter, room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ⅛ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- ½ tsp. vanilla
- ¼ - ½ cup chocolate chips
- ⅛ cup sprinkles
- Cake layer:
- ⅜ cup cake & pastry flour
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup butter, room temperature
- ⅜ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- ⅛ cup heavy whipping cream
- ⅛ cup buttermilk
- ½ tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Start with the cake layer: Grease your 6-inch springform pan. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cream together butter and sugar in a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in the egg until well combined. Stir in vanilla.
- Sift together the flours, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Combine heavy whipping cream and buttermilk in another bowl. Alternatively add each mix to the butter mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into pan and level out. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes or so before removing from pan to complete cooling.
- Cookie layer: You want your cookie to be the same size as your cake. You can either cook the cookie in the pan or just use the circular part and bake on a baking sheet.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, add the butter and sugars. Cream together until lightly and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg and mix until well combined. Pour in the vanilla and stir.
- Sift together the flour, cake mix (if you catch any sprinkles in your cake mix, just dump them into the sifted product.), and baking soda. Add slowly to your wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and sprinkles until evenly combined.
- Place the ring part without the bottom of the springform pan onto the cookie sheet. Pour the batter into the ring and press down until a nice, even cookie is achieved. Place into 350F oven and bake for 18-22 minutes (keep checking, every oven is different.)
- Allow to cool for about 10 minutes on the baking sheet and then move to a cooling rack. *Note, the cookie may sink in the middle like mine did, but that just provides space to place your ice cream onto!
- Assembly:
- Put together your springform pan again. Place the cake into the bottom of the pan (trimming if necessary.) Spoon enough ice cream on top of the cake so when you put your giant cookie on top, it reaches the top of the pan. Remember to take your ice cream out a bit before assembly so it is easy to work with. Finally, add the cookie on top of the ice cream. If desired, add more scoops of ice cream on top of the cookie!
- Cover with plastic wrap and freeze. Serve with whipped cream if desired (and remember to allow the cake to sit out 15-20 minutes before serving so it is easier to slice!)
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 509Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 354mgCarbohydrates: 62gFiber: 1gSugar: 37gProtein: 6g
(Here are the recipes for my homemade birthday cake ice cream and birthday cake chocolate chip cookies.)
This was my first ice cream cake EVER. So impressed with myself. I started to get a little worried when I went to take apart my springform pan and the cake was sticking to the sides... I ran a spatula/knife down the sides and that loosened the cake no problem. Another safe method would be to remove the springform pan before the cake is completely/too frozen in the freezer.
Another note on the whole frozen thing: this birthday cake ice cream cake is many things as you can probably see. That being said, the layers need time to defrost. When going to serve the cake, I would take it out at least 15-20 minutes in advance. We forgot to do so and cutting the cake was interesting to say the least. DON'T FORGET TO SIT OUT. There, you should not forget now!
June @ How to Philosophize with Cake
Wow that looks incredible! Cookie and cake and ice cream in the same dessert?? So over the top, I love it 🙂
Kacey
Satisfying all the cravings at once!
Heather @ Sugar Dish Me
Oh my gosh!!! This cake is my favorite!!! My birthday is Sunday -- will ya make one for me? 🙂
Kacey
Heather, I would have had no issues making you one! 🙂
Angie | Big Bear's Wife
Ice Cream cakes are totally the "bomb dot com" bahaha I LOVE them! I'm really loving the birthday cake theme! Can't go wrong with sprinkles and ice cream!
Kacey
Haha, no one can miss the birthday cake theme in this ice cream cake!
Manila Spoon
Even if no one in my family has a summer birthday, I can always find a good excuse to make this scrumptious looking cake!
Kacey
I completely agree! I mean, ice cream all year is good in my books 🙂
Beth
I am LOVING your cakes!!! Definitely something I'd make 🙂
Kacey
Thanks, Beth!!
Rachael @ La Fuji Mama
This is SO fun!! We love birthday cake flavored things at our house and we love ice cream, so guaranteed that this is going to be a hit!
Kacey
Birthday flavour is rampant in this cake! Thanks, Rachael!
Nicole @ Or Whatever You Do
You had better believe that I am doing this for one of my kid's summer birthdays!! That's incredible!
Kacey
Nicole, they will never forget it! Plus, I know you are super busy, so using the store-bought ice cream will definitely save you time!
Michelle | A Latte Food
Cookie, cake, and ice cream?! This is right up my alley! It looks phenomenal!
Kacey
Haha, I mentioned to someone else that we are definitely getting all the cravings out of the way!
Levan
This birthday ice cream cake is all things awesome. Very nostalgic for me cause it brings me right back to my childhood. Thank you for creating this celebratory recipe of awesomeness!
Kacey
I am so happy the cake brings back happy memories 🙂
Kate @ Diethood
I love all your sweet creations! This is beautiful!
Kacey
Thanks, Kate 🙂
Hetal
This is the most magical looking cake I've ever seen! I love itttttt!!!
Kacey
Thanks, Hetal!
Katie
Holy shit this cake is a MASTERPIECE. I have to find a reason to make this. I'm definitely going to check out the rest of your blog now!!
Kacey
Omg, thank you, Katie! And you do not need a reason to make this, just indulge 🙂
Cate | Chez CateyLou
This cake is AWESOME. The best birthday cake ever, seriously. So fun and happy, and so delicious!
Kacey
Yay!! So glad you think so, Cate!
Jessica @ Sprinkle Some Sugar
This birthday cake ice cream cake is pretty much what dreams are made of! Looks amazing, Kacey!
Kacey
Thanks, Jessica! Definitely not seeing this at the store!
Joanie @ ZagLeft
What a fun idea for a birthday cake, I know my kids would love it - I would too! It looks wonderful, Kacey!
SarahEllen
This looks phenomenal! Does it hold up better with the cake on the bottom and cookie on the top? I want to do an ice cream cake for my daughter’s birthday but I’m nervous about the bottom layer getting crushed or not holding up...
Kacey
The cake holds up perfectly at the bottom! The one issue with this cake is that it does need to sit out a little bit at room temperature before serving as the cookie layer (actually, even the ice cream layer, but mostly the cookie,) freezes quite hard. But once it sits out, it is MUCH easier to cut. Just plan ahead for that 🙂 AT LEAST 15 minutes I feel like minimum.
Kristin
Have you ever made this cake in a larger size? Can I double the recipe?
Kacey
Of course you can
Dani
Hi!! What adjustments would you recommend me if I want to change the flavor to cookies and cream? I want to try this recipe so bad, but no one in my home like birthday cake flavor 🙁