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baskin robbins, dairy queen, and cold stone ice cream cakes on a white table with slices of each in front of them

I went to pop chains Baskin-Robbins, Dairy Queen, and Cold Stone Creamery to encounter which had the best ice-cream cake.
Molly Allen
  • I tried set-made ice-cream cakes from Dairy Queen, Common cold Rock Creamery, and Baskin-Robbins.
  • The Baskin-Robbins cake was the most expensive and I didn't love its flavors or layer structure.
  • Dairy Queen's ice-cream cake was delicious, affordable, and beautiful.

I compared ice-cream cakes from Baskin-Robbins, Common cold Stone Creamery, and Dairy Queen.

I bought round, premade cakes from Baskin-Robbins, Dairy Queen, and Common cold Stone Creamery.
Molly Allen

Every bit a professional person baker, I've certainly fabricated and eaten a lot of block, and I've paired plenty of slices with a scoop of ice cream.

But it'due south been at least 10 years since I've eaten an ice-cream cake, and I wanted to put three popular chains – Dairy Queen, Cold Rock Creamery, and Baskin-Robbins — to the test.

I chose some sort of vanilla-and-chocolate combination at each location.

Left to Right: My cakes from Baskin-Robbins, Dairy Queen, and Cold Stone Creamery.
Molly Allen

To keep things off-white, I headed into each shop without an order to see what was available to buy from the freezers.

At each location, I picked up the smallest circular water ice-foam cake that incorporated both chocolate and vanilla flavors.

The Cold Rock Creamery ice-cream cake had intricate decorations.

At Cold Stone Creamery I bought a The Tall, Dark & Delicious ice-foam cake.
Molly Allen

The Alpine, Dark & Succulent is i of the chain's signature ice-cream cakes, pregnant it's available to take hold of at just well-nigh any time from the freezer. The 8-inch round cake price $39.95.

The layers in this cake are as follows: devil's food cake, chocolate ice cream with Oreos, more devil's food cake, and sweet-cream water ice cream with brownie chunks. The whole block was also covered in a fluffy whipped frosting and fudge ganache.

After purchasing the block and putting information technology in my freezer at home, the ganache developed a layer of wet, which made it wait less beautiful.

The flavor of the Cold Stone Creamery cake was practiced, but it was a bit too much for me.

Cold Stone Creamery knows how to make an water ice-cream cake — just this was really decadent.
Molly Allen

Common cold Stone is known for its super creamy ice cream, and that came through in this block.

The chocolate ice cream was incredibly flavorful and shine. The chocolate block had skilful flavor and wasn't too dry.

The combination of the cake and ice cream was perfectly balanced. I too liked the add-on of the whipped topping and luscious chocolate ganache.

Although information technology was delicious, I constitute this cake to exist a fleck over the top. I'm a chocolate lover through and through, simply there seemed to exist almost also much going on here.

The Baskin-Robbins cake was beautifully decorated.

The Baskin-Robbins Oreo cookie cake was busy with Oreo cookies and fudge.
Molly Allen

At my local Baskin-Robbins, I grabbed an Oreo cookie cake out of the freezer. The nine-inch round cake cost $45.99.

I also appreciated that one of the employees asked if I wanted it packed with dry ice for $1 to keep information technology extra cold.

The exterior of the cake looked lovely, with dollops of whipped topping, a chocolate drizzle, and a fudge border.

But the Baskin-Robbins cake's flavor let me down.

Unfortunately, I didn't think the amazing look of the Baskin-Robbins cake matched the flavor.
Molly Allen

Inside, the cake was 1 super-thick layer of chocolate block paired with a thick layer of cookies-and-cream ice cream.

The cake layer was very dry and almost difficult to eat. The cookies-and-cream water ice foam made for a nice pairing, just I was pretty underwhelmed by the dessert as a whole.

Because of the construction of this cake — two massive layers, including one that melts — it was pretty difficult to cut. It as well seemed to melt and fall apart really quickly after I cut simply one piece.

Since this cake was the virtually expensive, I was extra disappointed.

The Dairy Queen cake looked the prettiest.

Dairy Queen's Oreo Blizzard block looked beautiful.
Molly Allen

At Dairy Queen, I chose an Oreo Blizzard block I pulled directly out of the shop'due south freezer.

The exterior was absolutely cute, with detailing effectually the edges, piped borders, crushed Oreo cookies, and a chocolate drizzle.

I idea it was the most bonny out of the three cakes, which surprised me fifty-fifty more than considering it was the cheapest, too. The 8-inch round block cost $28.99.

The Dairy Queen cake's flavors and textures were incredible.

The Dairy Queen cake had then many succulent layers.
Molly Allen

This water ice-cream cake had and then much going on in the all-time way.

Information technology had a layer of archetype vanilla soft serve, a layer of fudge and crunchy chocolate crumbs, and a layer of Oreo Blizzard. A whipped topping and a drizzle of chocolate finished it off.

It was super flavorful. And the flavor combination was beautifully nostalgic.

In that location wasn't any actual cake included in this option, but I think information technology was better for it. The playfulness of the flavors and textures was so skillful.

Overall, each block was certainly beautiful and convenient to buy.

Any of these ice-cream cakes would exist showstoppers at a political party.
Molly Allen

I could definitely see any of these bondage being a hero for someone who forgot to club cake for a birthday party.

Information technology was impressive that all of these cakes were just fix for me to grab and purchase from each ice-foam concatenation. No ordering ahead was required.

Information technology'southward also worth noting that the flavor selection at all three of these ice-foam chains is unbelievable. You tin can choose well-nigh any flavor combination of cake and ice foam if y'all order ahead. Yous can also customize the decorations.

Even so, when it came downwards to flavor, value, and presentation for these premade cakes, I had one winner in listen.

Much to my surprise, Dairy Queen's ice-cream cake was my absolute favorite.

The Dairy Queen ice-cream cake didn't even need real cake.
Molly Allen

I would totally buy the Dairy Queen cake again, thanks to its many great textures and flavors.

I did not think it would exist my favorite, peculiarly considering Dairy Queen isn't usually i of my go-to spots for dessert and this option didn't incorporate real cake.

Even improve? It was the most affordable out of the three water ice-cream cakes I tried.

I would definitely get another ice-foam cake from Cold Stone, but I'd desire to try different flavors that might be less intense and overpowering. I'd be open up to trying another kind of ice-cream block from Baskin Robbins — especially if it was customized with my favorite flavors – but I wouldn't buy the Oreo ane again.

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