Raspberry Almond Fudge Ice Cream Cake Easy Dessert Recipe

This Raspberry Almond Fudge Ice Cream Cake isn’t your typical cake – you don’t bake it or top it with frosting and sprinkles. The fresh, juicy raspberries pair so beautifully with crunchy almonds and frozen “hot” fudge. I love how easy it is to throw together in a pan using store-bought ingredients, how pretty it looks, and how it can feed a crowd (or hide in your freezer and be there for you whenever you need it). We often make this for our friends or family who celebrate birthdays during the summer. It’s beautiful, rich, fun to eat and share with others.

Ingredients in Raspberry Almond Fudge Ice Cream Cake

Graham Cracker Crumbs Butter Vanilla Ice Cream Raspberry Sherbet Roasted Almonds – we like to use ones without salt. Fresh Raspberries Hot Fudge – use our homemade hot fudge sauce recipe for the most delicious hot fudge!

Variations

With this basic recipe for Ice Cream Cake, you can create all kinds of delicious desserts. Try adding or substituting some of the following ingredients to make this recipe your personal favorite!

Use crushed Oreo cookie crumbs instead of graham crackers for a chocolate crust, or crushed Vanilla Wafers for a vanilla crust. Substitute lemon, lime, pineapple, peach, orange or strawberry sherbet in place of raspberry sherbet. Leave out the hot fudge for flavors that don’t go well with chocolate. Mix and match fruits that go well with the sherbet flavor of your choice. Try bananas, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, pineapple, mango, or blackberries. Make sure to save extras to use as decorations. Replace the sherbet with another one of your favorite ice cream flavors. Try mint chocolate chip, cookie dough, peanut butter cup, or birthday cake. Cashews, walnuts, peanuts, or pecans can be used in place of the almonds.

Tip for Making Raspberry Fudge Ice Cream Cake

This ice cream cake mix will make more than your 9×13 inch pan can handle. In the past I have just saved some of the leftover filling in a container to eat like ice cream. This time I made it in a large 9×13 size tupperware container. It has sides that go up much higher than my glass pan and I was able to get all the filling in. Not to mention, it stored better in a tupperware container in the freezer and worked nicely to have the removable lid. I will definitely be making it this way from now on! You can also make it in smaller cake pans for multiple cakes.

Top it Off

If you want to add another layer to this delicious ice cream cake, then top it off with some whipped cream. In a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, whip one cup of heavy cream on high speed until stiff peaks form. Then add two tablespoons of powdered sugar and one teaspoon of vanilla extract. Stir to combine. Serve a dollop on each piece of cake right before serving. Read Next: 33+ Easy Dessert Ideas (with Pictures + Simple Recipes)

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