How to Decorate an Ice Cream Cake
Ice cream cake is ice cream molded into a shape of a cake or layers of ice cream and cake together to create a decadent dessert. Ice cream cakes are popular for all celebrations including weddings, birthdays, and baby showers. Decorating an ice cream cake is fun event, which can include the entire family.
Things You’ll Need
- Whipped cream frosting
- Spatula or spreading knife
- Piping tips
- Piping bag
- Small cookie cutters
- Fondant
- Candy
- Place the ice cream cake in a freezer to freeze until firm. A long freeze will make certain the ice cream cake will stay intact during the decorating process.
- Choose a theme to decorate the ice cream cake. Birthdays and other celebrations can have themes tailored towards special person the event is being held. Holiday themes are simple considering they come with their own colors schemes and traditional decorating items.
- Decide on what type of frosting to frost the ice cream cake. Whipped cream frosting is popular for icing this type of cakes, as it will not crack or break at low temperatures. Whipped cream frosting can be either purchased or easily made by whipping together an 8-ounce package of softened cream cheese, ½ cup of white sugar, a teaspoon of vanilla extract and 2 cups of heavy cream. Spread the frosting thinly over the cake with a spatula or spreading knife and then place the ice cream cake into the freezer until firm.
- Utilize the cake decorating equipment to decorate the ice cream cake. Write a personal message and pipe edgings on the outer edges of the cake with the piping bag and tips. Fashion shapes from fondant with small cookie cutters.
- Use candy to create unique designs to decorate the ice cream cake. Gumdrops can build a building, candy sprinkles to dust the entire cake, candy or shave chocolate bars to create dirt. Gummy bears and gummy worms are an excellent candy to enhance any ice cream cake.