Craving something that screams ‘celebration’ but you don’t want to do too much? Enter the Funfetti Cupcake Ice Cream Cake. It’s the perfect combo of lazy indulgence and sugary chaos. Think sprinkles, cupcakes, and ice cream—everything you need to appear fancy while barely lifting a finger. Trust me, this dessert is about as effortless as it gets, but will still get you those “wow” looks at the party. No one has to know you barely worked for it, right?
Funfetti Cupcake Ice Cream Cake
This dessert combines Funfetti cupcakes, ice cream, and whipped cream into an effortlessly impressive cake with sprinkles.
Ingredients
- 1 box Funfetti cake mix
- 1¼ cups water
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1½ quarts vanilla ice cream softened
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Colorful sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Prepare Funfetti cake mix according to the box instructions.
- Fill cupcake liners halfway with batter.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes completely, then hollow out the centers of each cupcake.
- Fill each hollow with softened vanilla ice cream.
- Freeze cupcakes for at least 2 hours.
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
- Pipe whipped cream onto each cupcake.
- Garnish with colorful sprinkles.
Notes
Nutritional Values (per serving):
- Calories: 300
- Total Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Vitamin A: 8%
- Calcium: 6%
- Iron: 5%
- For extra fun, add some chocolate chips to the ice cream mix.
- If you’re feeling wild, use chocolate cake mix instead of Funfetti.
- Make sure cupcakes are completely cool to avoid ice cream meltdown.
