Don’t let National Ice Cream Month end without some ice cream cake. In today’s tip, you add to the fun by giving each person his or her own individual-size ice cream cake.

All you need are two ingredients—cake and ice cream—plus an optional garnish. And a fun flavor pairing, although chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream work fine.
 
RECIPE: INDIVIDUAL ICE CREAM CAKES

Ingredients

>Berries
>Candies
>Caramel, chocolate or fruit sauce
>Chocolate chips or shaved chocolate
>Sprinkles
>Whipped cream

1. CUT and layer the cake and ice cream in the dish, leaving a bit of room at the top for sauce or other garnishes.

2. HIDE surprises between the layers: mini chocolate chips, M&Ms, Reese’s Pieces, shaved chocolate, sliced strawberries. Place the layered dishes in the freezer until you’re ready to serve.

3. GARNISH the top with anything you like. One of our favorite garnishes: miniature York Peppermint Patties (we buy them by the carton-full at Costco).
 
TIPS

SLICING: Peel the carton from the ice cream to slice the ice cream into layers. Trim and fit the variously-sized pieces of ice cream and cake in the individual dishes.

SUBSTITUTE: If you have all the ingredients except the cake, you can substitute cookies or sweet muffins.