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Planning a party with cake and ice cream? Make it extra special, save money, and create a custom creation with The Curious Creamery Ice Cream Cake MixΒ – no ice cream maker required!
When it comes to ice cream, my kids can inhale tons of it. Ice cream is a year-round staple in our house, so when it was time for my daughter’s birthday, it was a menu requirement. But instead of plain ole’ ice cream and cake, we decided to combine the two into an indulgent gourmet Fudgy German Chocolate Ice Cream Cake Cups + a special cup for the birthday girl.
To make this sweet birthday treat, I used a NEW product called, The Curious Creamery Ice Cream Cake Mix that I found at Walmart in the Celebration aisle. The mix comes in two flavors – Sweet Cream and German Chocolate. Both flavors are free of preservatives, high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated fats, gluten, cholesterol, trans fats, and artificial colors or flavors! Each box even comes with two ice cream packets that can be used to create indulgent or calorie conscious ice cream flavors – you control the ‘mix-in’ ingredients. Cool, right?!
Oh, and did you happen to see the price of The Curious Creamery Ice Cream Cake Mix in the photo (there’s a coupon below)? I’ve paid over $30 for generic store bought ice cream cakesΒ and even more for custom cakes. The affordable price of the Ice Cream Cake Mix gave me a lot of wiggle room to create the Fudgy German Chocolate Ice Cream Cake Cups and buy the items to create my daughter’s special birthday cup too!
Since my daughter wanted something chocolate, I opted for the German Chocolate mix. Although, the Sweet Cream mix might have made it into my shopping cart because I may want to make coffee ice cream for myself – can you blame a girl? Plus, while I was shopping at Walmart, I picked up all the other ingredients needed to make the Fudgy German Chocolate Ice Cream Cups (recipe below).
Fudgy German Chocolate Ice Cream Cake Cups
As soon as I got home, I was greeted by eager kids ready to create our gourmet ice cream. They loved the idea of making ice cream without an ice cream maker and to our surprise, the ‘magic’ happens almost instantaneously. We just added The Curious Creamery packet to our liquid and whipped it into a thick shake like consistency, which my kids would have been happy to drink if I didn’t stop them. Seriously, the ice cream mix tasted so good that we could have left it ‘as is’, but we were going for indulgence and something different.
Next, we folded in some pecans and toasted coconut to bring in the flavors found in German chocolate cake. Then, we spread the soft ice cream into a shallow pan to harden for an hour in the freezer.
Tip: It’s best to freeze the ice cream in a pan to make it easier to swirl in the fudge without mixing it completely into the ice cream.
After about an 1 – 1 1/2 hours, the mix had the consistency of soft serve ice cream. My daughter loves fudge, so we added swirls of chocolate fudge into the ice cream.
Tip: Place fudge into a plastic sandwich bag, snip off the tip and pipe onto the ice cream surface. Use a butter knife or chopstick to swirl the fudge into the ice cream. Do not over mix.
Then, we added pre-baked frozen chopped German chocolate cake to the ice cream mix and pushed each pieceΒ down until covered. Once all the mix-ins were added, we placed the tray back into the freezer to harden for 24 hours.
Tip: Freeze the cake before adding it to the ice cream to prevent crumbs throughout the mix.
When we were ready to serve dessert, we added chopped German chocolate cake to the bottom of a waffle cup and topped it with 3-4 small scoops (okay, they were big) of Fudgy German Chocolate Ice Cream – so good! But we were celebrating a birthday and the birthday girl got a special birthday ice cream cup.Β βββ
Birthday Girl German Chocolate Unicorn Fantasy Ice Cream Cake Cup
My daughter loves all things unicorn, so we created a German Chocolate Unicorn Fantasy Ice Cream Cake Cup. I’ve never been to a place where unicorn lives, but I imagine it would be somewhere in the clouds, be colorful, and full of candy. So of course, that’s what I created for her ice cream cup using confetti sprinkles, frosting, rainbow candy, and cotton candy – some of her favorite sweet things.
White cake frosting was piped onto the outside edge of the waffle cup and spread to 1/2″ wide band using a butter knife. To cover the frosting, I sprinkled confetti sprinkles all over it and then filled the inside with chopped German chocolate cake.
For the clouds and rainbow, I piped frosting onto the ice cream, added half a strip of rainbow candy, and added a few confetti sprinkles. To finish the birthday cup off, I added mini cotton candy straws (we have a cotton candy maker) for a fantasy look, but you can buy cotton candy and add it around the outside the bowl.
Tip: Any moisture will dissolve the cotton candy, so do not place it in the fridge or directly on the ice cream.
Doesn’t this colorful birthday cup make you smile?! My daughter had so much fun creating a custom Fudgy German Chocolate Ice Cream flavor for her birthday and enjoyed devouring her special birthday treat.
Interested in trying The Curious Creamery Ice Cream Cake Mix toΒ make your own gourmet ice cream? Click HEREΒ to find a store location near you! If it is not available near you, encourage your Walmart store manager to stock the shelves with it.
What flavor combination or mix-ins would you use in your The Curious Creamery Ice Cream Cake Mix?
Fudgy German Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe with The Curious Creamery
Serves | 5 - 8 |
Prep time | 24 hours |
Cook time | 30 minutes |
Total time | 24 hours, 30 minutes |
Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Gourmet, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
Ingredients
Fantasy Decorations (Optional)
- 1 bag Rainbow strip candy
- 1 can White frosting
- 1 bottle Confetti sprinkles
- 1 box Waffle cups
Ice Cream
- 1 box Curious Creamery German Chocolate Ice Cream Cake Mix
- 2 1/4 cups Heavy whipping cream (do not substitute)
- 1 1/8 cup Milk
- 5/8 cups Sugar (sugar is reduced by 1/4 cup from box directions)
- 1/4 cup Chopped pecans
- 1/3 - 1/2 cup Toasted shredded coconut (Add 1/2 cup if you love coconut)
- 1 box German Chocolate Cake Mix (Bake cake to box directions. Can be made a day ahead.)
- 1/2 cup Hot fudge
Note
Fudgy German Chocolate Ice Cream Tips:
- Before mixing in the cake pieces, freeze the chopped cake to avoid crumbs in the ice cream.
- Do not brown the coconut. Bake only until crispy to the touch.
- Spread ice cream into a tray to help incorporate ribbons of fudge without over mixing.
- For easier service, take ice cream and frozen cake out of the freezer for a few minutes to soften.
- Do not place cotton candy into the freezer, as it will dissolve.
- Reserve any leftover cake and shredded coconut for toppings.
Directions

Emily says
This looks incredibly delicious!!
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Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says
This looks oh, so tasty! Thank you for sharing at Party in Your PJs!
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Courtney says
Oh my goodness, this looks dangerously delicious! π
Jessy @ The Life Jolie says
Yum- this will be a hit with my whole family!
Mary says
I definitely need to put this on my to-do list. Nothing better than ice cream in the summer!
Debonita@elegantlyfashionable.com says
The fudge german chocolate ice cream cake cups look divine. I eat only dairy free so I might try it with almond milk. Thanks so much for sharing.
Debs
Lily says
Umm YUM!!! Gimme all the sweets goodness!
Amanda says
Yum! I need to try this!
xx,
Amanda
Jennifer L says
I don’t eat dairy but my friends would love this for our final bye summer party. Thanks for the inspiration and great recipe!
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Brianna Leigh says
This looks beyond amazing. I can almost taste it from this pictures…pinning it for later π
Jessica says
These look so amazingly delicious! I love all things german chocolate!
Theresa Pickett says
Um, yum! This seriously look so delicious. I can’t believe you made something so pretty!
Rachel G says
Wow! This sounds like a completely delicious vacation! Ice cream and cake make pretty much the perfect mix! And I definitely love how you jazzed up the birthday girl’s portion!
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