12 Irresistible Ice Cream Cake Recipes (2024)

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What size ice cream cake for 12 people? ›

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe. Tom Selleck – Sometimes Better Than Sex Cake or Robert Redford is a Midwest dessert that is a shortbread crust, chocolate pudding layer, and cream top. I cannot tell you why this dessert is called Tom Selleck. I can take a few guesses though.

You could pair a German chocolate cake with our Blue Door Butter Pecan. Our sweet and salty pecan filled craft ice cream makes a decadent and unique pair with the coconut, chocolate, and pecans of the German chocolate.

For each person arriving, you should have at least three half-cup (four-ounce) scoops. That totals to 1-1/2 cups of ice cream per person. For example, if you're having 12 guests come to your party, you're going to need 1-1/4 gallons of ice cream (144 ounces, or nine pints).

Choose the right size of cake: Generally, a 6" cake serves about 12 people, an 8" cake serves about 24 people, a 10" cake serves about 36 people, and a 12" cake serves about 50 people.

Serves: 8 inch round = 8-10. 10 inch round = 12-16.

1 1⁄2 inches is just shy of the width of a table spoon. 12 inch cakes can be very generously served to 40 people with each slice measuring about 1 inch across the back. A standard fork is about one inch wide. Keep in mind that the thinner slice of a 12 inch cake is 6 inches long and 4 or 5 inches tall.

Whatever the occasion – birthday, retirement anniversary, welcome home - there is a Dairy Queen 10" round cake that's just right; irresistible fudge and crunch center surrounded by vanilla and chocolate soft serve. 10" round cake serves 12 – 17 people.

There are 5 layers of moist chocolate sponge in our Billionaire Dream Cake, filled with a smooth premium Belgian chocolate buttercream, handmade shortbread pieces and award winning caramel sauce in each layer. It's sweet, it's crunchy, it has chocolate, and it has salted caramel filled pearls on top of each peak.

What is Elvis Presley cake? ›

An Elvis Presley cake is a single-layer classic yellow cake that's topped with a pineapple glaze. Much like a poke cake, the syrup and juices of the pineapple will seep into the cake through fork holes, resulting in a decadent, ultra-moist cake.

JFK's Wedding Cake Specifications:

Seven-inch, three-layer cake. Features white cake, raspberry preserves, raspberry frosting and vanilla buttercream.

Bienenstich is one of the most beloved German cakes that evokes childhood memories for many people. True, this German classic is neither a quick nor super easy cake to bake with its yeasted dough base, topped with a caramelized almond crust, and filled with creamy pudding made from scratch.

Another hallmark of German chocolate cake is the signature coconut-pecan frosting. It features a blend of shredded coconut and chopped pecans mixed into a thick, caramel-like, gooey-sweet sauce made from evaporated milk, sugar, and egg yolks.

If your frosting isn't thickening, there are a few possible reasons: insufficient mixing, incorrect ingredient ratios or having too much liquid are the most common. You can try gradually adding thickening agents like cornstarch or powdered sugar as a last resort.

A 7″ diameter white-frosted ice cream cake serving 6-8 featuring two layers of What's the Scoop ice cream. Customize to make it one of a kind.

8 inch cakes can be sensibly served to 14 people cutting each slice at about 2 1⁄4 inches across the back. 2 1⁄4 inches is about the length of the spoon part of a tablespoon. 8 inch cakes can also be cut event style. Cutting an 8 inch cake event style can serve up to 24 people.

Serves: 8 inch round = 8-10. Irresistible fudge and crunch center surrounded by vanilla and chocolate soft serve, decorated with your favourite design. Serves: 8 inch round = 8-10.

The taller the cake, the thinner you'll likely want to slice, though. Based on cakes that are between 3 and 6-inches high, a 6-inch round cake will yield 5-11 servings; an 8-inch round will yield12-16 servings; and a 9-inch roundwill produces 12-16 servings.