The Best Kit Kat Ice Cream Cake

Whether for a birthday or a summer party, everyone will gaga over the Best Kit Kat Ice Cream Cake. Customize it with your favorite ice cream flavors!

Needless to say, my boy never forgot about this fabulous birthday cake. Let’s be honest. No matter how old you are, everyone loves an ice cream cake.

The first time I made this kit kat ice cream cake was for Middle Child’s 8th birthday. Hard to believe but that was 10 years ago! That little boy is now a freshman in college. I’ll spare you my breaking-momma-bear-heart story.

What makes this the BEST ice cream cake ever?!

As I’ve shared with you before, I’m not a baking blog. I do not have the time, patience or stamina to decorate a cake like some of those great baking blogs do. If you want me to direct you to some mind-blowing dessert divas, let me know.

Like most projects I start, I have the best intentions in the beginning, I think through all of my ingredients and steps, and I’m super pleased (and sometimes taken by surprise) by the fabulous outcome.

But, I hate, I absolutely hate prepping the darn masterpiece up for it’s close-up, that final glamour shot for foodies.

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This particular cake is no-brainer. Warts and all, your guests will only see a heavenly dessert smothered in their favorite candies.

No fancy-schmancy decorating skills are required for this cake! No insane baking skills are needed. No fancy equipment or tools are required – just a 9-inch springform pan.

Feel free to customize it to your favorite flavors, from the ice cream choices inside to the candies and chocolates garnishing on top. It is an easy cake to make for a birthday party or anytime you want to scream for ice cream!

Ingredients you need

• Ice cream: Choose 2 quarts of any 2 ice cream flavors. Keep it simple with chocolate and vanilla, or go wild with rocky road, mint chocolate chip or strawberry ice cream.
• Kit Kat candy bars: These make up the sides of the cake and hold all the ice cream goodness inside.
• Frozen whipped topping: The top of the cake is finished with Cool Whip. You could use homemade whipped cream, but the point of this cake is to keep things easy on you. Not a fan of whipped cream? Add a third layer of ice cream.
• Oreo cookies: The crust of the cake is made with smashed Oreos and the top is garnished with some more Oreos. I used original Oreos, but you can use any flavor you want.
• Assorted chocolate candies: You can go crazy here or keep it simple. Wish M&Ms you can use regular, minis, peanuts or any other variety. You can also use Hershey Kisses, chocolate malt balls, Rolos or even chocolate chips.
• Milk: A little milk is added with the crushed Oreos to make the crust of the ice cream cake.
• Non-stick spray: You will add a coat of oil to the springform pan to keep everything from sticking and help release the cake more easily when done.

How to make a Kit Kat Ice Cream Cake

1. The crust is made with milk and crushed chocolate Oreos. In a food processor combine milk and 24 Oreo cookies then pulse until crumbs are formed.

2. Coat a 9-inch spring form pan with nonstick spray and place each individual Kit Kat candy bar upright all around the side of the pan. Try to get the Kit Kats as close to possible as you can, with the Kit Kat name facing out, against the side of the spring form pan. You will need a lot of Kit Kats for this cake, 39 Kit Kats to be exact.

Ice cream melts in between. Things get messy. The little bit of oil makes sure your ice cream cake keeps its shape.

3. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and press the Oreo mixture evenly over it. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes.

4. Stir the first flavor of softened ice cream in its container and press evenly over the Oreo crust. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes.

5. Stir the second flavor of softened ice cream in its container and press evenly over the first ice cream layer. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes.

6. Remove frozen whipped topping from the freezer and allow to thaw for 30 minutes. Spread whipped topping over the top layer of ice cream

7. Garnish with remaining Oreos and assorted chocolate candies. Return cake to the freezer and allow to set overnight.

8. Remove cake from freezer 10 minutes prior to serving. Gently open the spring form pan and remove. Use a thin knife or spatula to slide cake onto serving platter.

Recipe tips and FAQs

For this ice cream cake, because I used chocolate and vanilla ice cream, I topped it with all things chocolate: M&Ms, mini M&Ms, chocolate covered crisps, rolos and kisses. The M&Ms are nice and colorful and since I had vanilla and chocolate ice cream for the cake base, they complimented each other beautifully.

If you use fruity ice cream for the inside of your Kit Kat ice cream cake, then you can top with candies like gummy bears, Skittles, gummy worms and lollipops. Again, whatever candies you like should be the candies you use in this cake.

Just have fun with it! Let the child inside of you go nuts in a candy shop!

The beauty of this kit kat ice cream cake is that it appeals to kids of all ages. Even my father-in-law’s eyes widened with delight when I first brought out this cake. It is sure to be a crowd pleaser!

But honestly, you don’t need a birthday as a reason to make it. I also made a Halloween Kit Kat Ice Cream Cake. Because kids eat ice cream 365 days out of the year. And it’s a great way to use up leftover Halloween candies.

Bon Appetit!

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