How to Frost an Ice Cream Cake
If you are making an ice cream cake, you may be wondering how you can frost the cake so that the icing doesn't crack when frozen, as it traditionally will. The best choice for frosting an ice cream cake is whipped cream topping. This topping will retain its shape when frozen and allow your ice cream cake to turn out perfectly.
- Remove the ice cream cake that you have already prepared from your freezer once the cake is thoroughly frozen. It is wise to allow the cake to thoroughly freeze before frosting it so that it retains its shapes during the frosting process.
- Remove the wax paper that is covering your ice cream cake, and set it aside; you are going to need to recover your cake once it is frosted so that it does not get freezer burn while in your freezer.
- Place the whipped topping that you are using onto a spatula, and then spread this whipped topping onto the sides of your cake first.
- Use your spatula or a butter knife, whichever you prefer, to spread out the whipped topping evenly on the sides of your ice cream cake.
- Place more whipped topping onto the top of your ice cream cake, and then spread it out evenly over the top of the cake using a spatula or butter knife. Be sure that you have evenly placed the topping over the surface of the cake and that all ripples are removed from the surface of the frosting.
- Place any sprinkles, cookies or other embellishments onto the surface of the whipped topping before freezing it so that they can adhere to the surface of your cake properly.
- Wrap the cake back up in the wax paper that you removed in the beginning loosely so that it does not damage the surface of the frosting.
- Place the ice cream cake back into the freezer and allow it to freeze for a couple of hours before serving.