Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake is the ultimate Ice Cream dessert, and it’s perfect for summertime. With a little bit of hands-on time, you can leave your freezer to do the hard work of turning these simple ingredients into a wonderfully presented frozen cake! A DQ Ice Cream cake is perfect for any special occasion! It’s versatile as you can use your favorite ice cream flavors or any kind of sandwich cookie you like. You can even mix the colors or flavors of toppings to match your event. Ice cream cakes are such a crowd-pleaser, and they’re the perfect birthday cake for someone who doesn’t like cake! For more ice cream dessert ideas, check out this Oreo Ice Cream Cake, my Frozen Ice Cream Dessert Pizza (Treatzza Pizza), or these Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Cupcakes.
Ingredients Needed:
Cookies: I’ve used chocolate sandwich cookies with frosting for this ice cream cake. You can swap them out for almost any flavor! Sauce: use a very thick chocolate fudge sauce to make the fudge crumble layer and to layer with the ice cream — if it is not thick enough it will leak out when you cut out! Be sure that when you scoop it from the jar, it piles on the spoon and does not run off. Ice Cream: use chocolate ice cream and vanilla ice cream that’s softened but not completely melted. Leave it at room temperature for a few minutes before using it. Heavy Cream: heavy whipping cream is the only cream we can use, since we are whipping it to frost our ice cream cake. You can also substitute for whipped topping (but why?!). Powdered Sugar: adds substance to the whipped cream and makes it sweet. Vanilla Extract Garnish: use rainbow sprinkles for an original DQ Ice Cream Cake look, or any kind or color of sprinkles to match your event!
How to Make Copycat DQ Ice Cream Cake
This recipe takes time but very little hands-on prep time! Full instructions are included in the recipe card below.
Tips and Notes
Layering. The key to making this ice cream cake is to be patient and allow each layer to freeze before adding the next one. This means you won’t want to have all of the ice creams softened before beginning the recipe. Ideally, plan to make this cake the day before serving it so you aren’t rushing it. Pan. Use a round cake pan lined with plastic wrap if you don’t have a springform pan. Freezer room. Make sure you have enough room in your freezer to continually store the cake in a level position. If it isn’t level, the layers won’t freeze evenly.
Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake Variations
Ice Cream. You can use any flavor of ice cream you like! Use homemade ice cream or dairy-free ice cream to suit your needs. Cookies. Any flavor or brand of chocolate sandwich cookie with frosting in the middle will work. Oreo cookies are good, but you can use a store brand too. Whipped Cream. use Homemade Whipped Cream or store-bought whipped cream, or you can substitute it with whipped topping like Cool Whip or even a Buttercream Frosting. Full-fat heavy cream will give you the best results as you freeze it. Topping. Use any color or kind of sprinkles, or add candy like mini M&Ms, Reeses Pieces, chocolate chips, or chocolate curls to the top of the cake for a sweet finish.
Serving Suggestions
Serve this yummy DQ Ice Cream Cake with a scoop of ice cream, because you can never have too much! Try my Coffee Ice Cream or this Rocky Road Ice Cream with it. My Ice Cream Sandwich Cake or these Gluten Free Ice Cream Sandwiches also make great ice cream desserts for parties!
More Delicious Frozen Dessert Recipes To Try
Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars
No Churn Birthday Cake Ice Cream
No Churn Oreo Ice Cream
No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream
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