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Ice cream Sundae Cupcake Cake!~ A Blog Tutorial

May 17, 2014 By Melissa D. 23 Comments

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ….a GIANT Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake! Today I’m going to show you how to make the most adorable and easy summertime dessert!

Cute and simple Buttercream Sundae Cupcake Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! This pull-apart cupcake design is perfect for summer birthday parties and gatherings! MyCakeSchool.com.

 

Yessss….nothing says summertime like ice cream and ice cream themed parties!  A few years ago, we made a CUTE ice cream cone cupcake tutorial which is linked at the bottom of this post.  Today, we’re back with more ice cream cupcake cuteness!!

This ice cream sundae pull-apart cupcake cake design is SO much fun and so simple to create! Kids will love helping to assemble and decorate this cupcake cake, and will love pulling it apart even more!

Let’s get started…

 

First, we started out with cupcakes and an 8″ round cake layer.

 

CUTE Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

Next, I made the “ice cream bowl”!   There is more than one way to carve a bowl shape from cake, and it is the easiest thing in the world.  However, the method I’m demonstrating will give you a nice wide “bowl” without a lot of leftovers…

I started by slicing my 8″ round cake layer in half.

Free tutorial! Ice cream sundae cupcake cake! So fun & easy! MyCakeSchool.com

I took one of those cake halves and cut it into three pieces as you see below.  (I sliced each side away at the point where the cake begins to curve.)

Pull Apart Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake! A free cupcake tutorial by My Cake School!

You can see our first half of cake is on the left in the photo below.  As much as they may call your name, don’t eat those small corner pieces!  We’ll use them later!

Now, for the other half of the cake layer…

I sliced that one down the center.

Ice Cream Sundae Pull-Apart Cupcake Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Perfect for summer or kids parties!

Next, I pieced everything together.   The two little end pieces from our first half of cake became the small base of our bowl.  The middle section of our first half of cake became the middle section of the bowl.

The second half of cake, which we split down the center, became each side of our bowl.

(It all makes sense when you look at the picture!)

 

Easy Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Perfect for Kids Birthdays!

Next, I cleaned up the top edge by slicing away a few uneven pieces.

Free Tutorial! Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake by MyCakeSchool.com!

I frosted our bowl on it’s own cake cardboard using a crusting buttercream  tinted with a very small amount of Americolor Teal.

Kids LOVE this pull-apart Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake Design! Free Tutorial!

Free Cake Tutorial! Kids LOVE this easy Ice Cream Sundae Pull Apart Cupcake Cake! MyCakeSchool.com.

Once the frosting had crusted, I smoothed over it with a Viva paper towel (optional), & chilled in the freezer for about 5 minutes to firm up the icing.  Firming up the icing was helpful for the next step, which was to cut the cake cardboard down to size using an xacto knife.

*The bowl doesn’t have to have a cake board of it’s own, but it made it easier for me to frost, smooth & then move the cake to the final cake base when ready.

Free Tutorial! Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Perfect for summer birthdays and celebrations!

I moved our completed, frosted bowl to our final cake base, using frosting as our glue.

Now for the fun part– adding cupcakes & piping our scoops of ice cream!!

For the ice cream, I used our crusting buttercream tinted with small amounts of Americolor Electric Green & Deep pink.  I filled disposable piping bags with the buttercream and snipped away the end to create a medium size opening (which would be approximately the size of a Wilton 12 tip or so.)

sundae You can pipe a dot of buttercream on the bottom of the outer cupcakes to help keep them “glued” to the board.

Embellish with sprinkles, mini chips and frosting to resemble hot fudge.  Since we just needed a small amount, our “hot fudge” was actually just   a store-bought chocolate frosting from the grocery store.  (shhhhh…)  ;0)

Free Tutorial! Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake by MyCakeSchool.com!

After adding my scoops, I decided that I wanted a little less bowl showing, and more ice cream.  So, to do this without having to carve away any of our cake, I decided to pipe one more row of scoops along the top edge of the bowl.  I piped a line of blue as my guide for how low I wanted to bring the scoops.

Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

Using a piping tip 5, I also embellished our bowl with some outlines, a small bead border, & polka dots!

CUTE Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! This free step by step cupcake-cake tutorial is perfect for summer gatherings!

Here’s a nice side view!  We also added a few extras.  You can’t have a sundae without a cherry on top!  I created ours with a ball of pink fondant.

The stem for the cherry is white paper covered floral wire (22 gauge) which was painted with a paint of pink coloring gel mixed with a little vodka.  We also added a couple of pirouette cookies & an oversized plastic spoon  wedged into the side between two cupcakes (it was “serving spoon” size.)

Ice Cream Sundae Pull-Apart Cupcake Cake! Free Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

And we are finished!! I just love how it came out. Such a happy display, and the design couldn’t be easier to put together!  If you try it, we’d love to see!

 

Sundae Cupcake Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Everyone loves this EASY step by step cupcake tutorial for summer! Online cake tutorials, recipes, and more!

 

 

Looking for more Ice Cream Fun? Make sure to check out this cute tutorial for Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes! Another adorable, SIMPLE cupcake design! 

Adorable ice cream cone pull apart cupcakes! Free step by step cake tutorial and video! Learn Cake Decorating Online with MyCakeSchool.com!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  See you next time ;0)

 

Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

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Comments

  1. Angelique colon May 17, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    Oh that is too cute! I’m going to make it for the children in my preschool class, they will love it! :-)

    Reply
  2. Melissa Diamond May 17, 2014 at 1:46 pm

    Thanks Angelique, so happy to hear it!

    Reply
  3. Beki G May 17, 2014 at 4:24 pm

    This is so cute! I can’t wait to make it! How do you get that beautiful blue color?

    Reply
  4. Narelle Brown May 17, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Love this cake – so pretty and happy. I will try this one for my granddaughters birthday coming up soon.

    Reply
  5. MsGF May 18, 2014 at 9:34 am

    Very nice! Looks awesome, and it’s a fabulous idea. Love it!

    Reply
  6. Mom2three May 18, 2014 at 11:18 am

    Absolutely adorable!!

    Reply
  7. Donna May 18, 2014 at 3:17 pm

    This is so cute! Would be perfect for a birthday for a little one!

    Reply
  8. golfwidow May 18, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    I love it Melissa! What an adorable idea. Kudos to you!

    Reply
  9. Melissa Diamond May 18, 2014 at 9:14 pm

    Thanks so much for your comments!!

    Reply
  10. Fatima May 20, 2014 at 12:52 am

    Oh my!! What a wonderfull idea for a kids birthday party :)

    Reply
  11. Melissa@ Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen May 20, 2014 at 9:11 am

    Melissa, this is the cutest!!! Once again you amaze me, girl. Pinning for safe keeping.

    Reply
  12. Roseanna May 20, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    Thanks, I am going to make this as something extra for the children T baby shower. Of course, the cake I am am making is from Melissa also.

    Reply
  13. Melissa Diamond May 20, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    Thank you!!! xoxo

    Reply
  14. Mrs. Vee May 21, 2014 at 3:21 am

    My son’s class is having an end-of-year celebration tomorrow. I had planned to bring simple vanilla cupcakes but when I saw this tutorial I had to give it a shot. I just finished making the sundae and WOW!!! I love it!!! The kids are going to have a blast when they see this tomorrow. Thank you for such an awesome tutorial. I am so happy to be a member!!!

    Reply
  15. Melissa Diamond May 21, 2014 at 8:36 am

    Mrs. Vee, I am so glad that you made it!!

    Reply
  16. Colleen Brown August 3, 2014 at 3:41 pm

    Was the 8″ pan a 2 or 3″ high?

    Reply
  17. BeBe August 3, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    Hi Colleen, it was an 8inch round two inch deep pan.

    Reply
  18. Laci Watson March 28, 2015 at 12:17 am

    I love you for making this! So cute and fun. It looks so friendly to make. I’m going to make this for my daughter’s 4th Birthday in July. Cannot wait. Thank you! Best one I’ve seen & beats spending hundreds on someone to bake one.

    Reply
  19. Susan January 5, 2018 at 9:16 am

    What a cute idea! Can you tell me what size board did the final cupcake cake rest on? Do you mind if I borrow your idea as our cake club inspiration?

    Reply
  20. Melissa Diamond January 5, 2018 at 11:17 am

    Hi Susan- Glad you are planning to make this! I must have forgotten to list the cake cardboard size. It must have been 13 x19– I would use 3 boards stacked together and wrapped just be on the safe side.

    Reply
  21. Janis S. TheCookieMomster June 23, 2019 at 7:17 pm

    Very colorful and creative. I now want ice cream.

    Reply
  22. Melissa Diamond June 23, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    Thanks! ;0)

    Reply
  23. Cheryl July 8, 2020 at 6:33 pm

    OMG! This Ice Cream Sundae cake looks amazing. The only problem is now i want Cake and Ice Cream!

    Reply

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