20 Must-Make Ice Cream Cake Recipes

Inspired by the old-fashioned sundae, this ice cream sheet cake is garnished with all of the fixings—bananas, maraschino cherries, bananas, walnuts, and a cloud-like whipped cream topping.

Chocolate lovers will adore this over-the-top ice cream cake. Sliced chocolate cake is layered with white chocolate ganache and chocolate ice cream, then topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

Fresh berries and cherries are folded into a combination of softened cherry ice cream and whipped cream for this sweet-tart ice cream cake covered in silky chocolate ganache.

Instead of the usual chocolate ice cream, we lightened up this Neapolitan-inspired ice cream cake with pistachio ice cream, which gives each slice a pale green hue. It's topped with sliced strawberries and chopped pistachios.

This may be our most genius ice cream cake recipe ever. Instead of the usual cookie crumb crust, this dessert features a base made from blondies. More chopped blondies are folded into softened vanilla ice cream, which is spread into the pan and covered with chocolate ganache.

Enjoy a slice of mint chocolate heaven with this ice cream cake. It's formed in a glass mixing bowl, which gives it a distinctive dome-like shape.

For the holiday season, make this ice cream cake, which is spiked with rum, and spiced with ground nutmeg, and topped with a billowing torched meringue.

The definition of decadence! Team up chocolate cake with marshmallow swirl, chocolate ice cream, and toasted hazelnuts for this over-the-top dessert.

Surprise and delight the coffee lovers in your life with this stunning dessert. Elevate store-bought coffee ice cream with flaky sea salt and ground coffee beans and sandwich the whole shebang between coffee-swirled meringues.

This is a triple-threat dessert, and that's thanks to the layers of raspberry sorbet, blackberry-studded vanilla ice cream, and moist chocolate cake.

This was once served at Martha's birthday party, so you know we had to pull out all the stops. Stripes of raspberry, blueberry, and vanilla ice cream are encased in meringue frosting and served with fresh blueberries, almond dacquoise cookies, and raspberry and blueberry coulis.

Substituting frozen yogurt is a healthy and delicious way to enjoy ice cream cake. Whip up colorful purées with summer fruits and Greek yogurt, layer them with your favorite whole-wheat biscuit crackers, and freeze.

A simple angel-food sheet cake serves as the base for this five-stripe wonder. Colors and flavors provided by blueberry jam, vanilla ice cream, raspberry sorbet, and peach sorbet.

Alternate graham crackers with vanilla ice cream and homemade fudge sauce to make this impressive cake. Whipped cream and a sprinkling of cocoa are the perfect final flourish.

Want to elicit oohs and ahhs from your guests? Serve this show-stopping seven-layer number. It's easier to make than you might think, especially if you use store-bought frozen pound cake.

This treat is not for the faint of heart! Chocolate cake and ice cream are enrobed in a thick blanket of meringue and baked until beautifully caramelized.

Ice cream cake is the perfect dessert for any special occasion, including Passover. Spread matzo crackers with rich chocolate ganache and crown them with chocolate and mint chip ice cream.

Make the most of peach season with this luscious dessert. It includes a layer of vanilla ice cream mixed with fresh peaches, two layers of peach sorbet, and a base of buttermilk cake.

Whoa, ice cream on the outside? Yes, this topsy-turvy dessert smothers buttermilk-and-strawberry cake in vanilla ice-cream frosting.