RECIPE: A Super Easy Raspberry-Vanilla Ice Cream Cake
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Updated June 2026 July 31st is National Raspberry Cake Day. We’ve got a bunch of raspberry cake recipes below, but the easiest one is an ice cream cake made by assembly four simple items you pick up at the store. No mixing required; only a bit of slicing and scooping. June 27th is National Ice Cream Cake Day: another opportunity to enjoy ice cream cake! Plus, for red-white-and-blue holidays, you can add blueberry pie filling between the ice cream layers, plus fresh blueberries on top. > Recipe: the super-easy raspberry-vanilla ice cream cake. > More raspberry cake recipes. Elsewhere on The Nibble: > The year’s 50+ ice cream holidays. > The different types of frozen desserts: a photo glossary. > Easy ice cream cake recipes. > The history of ice cream cake. > The history of the ice cream maker. Ingredients Build the cake in a ring mold. Soften the ice cream/sorbet on the counter as you create the cake layer. 1. SLICE layers from the pound cake, as thick or thin as you like, and trim the crusts. Press into the bottom of the pan. 2. ADD the vanilla layer, smoothing the top with a spatula. Top with the optional filling layer. If using jam/preserves, put the pan in the freezer to harden them for 15 minutes or longer. This will allow the top layer to be added without disturbing the filling. 3. ADD the vanilla layer. Smooth out the top with a spatula, wrap the cake tightly in plastic wrap, and freeze. At any point, if the bottom layer of ice cream gets to soft, put it in the freezer for 15 minutes. When ready to serve… |
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4. DECORATE the top of the cake with raspberries. We had a half-cup of grated white chocolate from another project, so we added that, too. (we forgot to add it as the filling). Slice using a knife dipped in hot water, and serve.  [4] We first made this recipe with vanilla ice cream and raspberry sorbet. But we love Grater’s Black Raspberry Chip ice cream so much, we’re making another cake this weekend (photo: The Nibble). MORE RASPBERRY CAKE RECIPES
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