Tonya Staab

How To Make A Simple Ice Cream Freakcake

Disclosure: I partnered with I Love Ice Cream Cake to create this fun freakcake

Have you all seen the latest craze of freakshakes and freakcakes? They are taking all of our favorite treats to an epic new level.

Of course being the sweet-tooth that I am I can't help but jump on this bandwagon. There's not many trends I will follow, but when it comes to food, you can bet that I'll try just about anything at least once ... twice though for good measure.

The best part is, you don't need any special skills to make a freakcake or freakshake, just lots of your favorite toppings. So, I'm going to show you how to make a super easy ice cream freakcake using a store-bought ice-cream cake.

 

The ice cream cake I used was a 'happy birthday' Carvel® ice cream cake. I liked that it was a little taller than the other cakes and had the fun blue frosting and sprinkles on it.

A Minions Ice Cream Pool Party

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Universal Pictures.

The Minions have their own movie! And it will be showing in theaters July 10.

Are you ready?

Host a backyard bash this summer to celebrate the release of Minions. I've got tons of ideas to share with you for an ice cream pool party that kids (and adults) will love. 

I will share all of the party details down below (including where you can purchase items) so that everything is all in one place. In the meantime, take a look at how easy it is to set up a fun backyard bash this summer. Warning! There are a lot of photos.

Here are a few things you may want for your Minions pool party:  towels, beach balls, pool noodles, sunscreen, lip balm, and sunglasses. A lot of these things make great party favors too. Kids can use them during the party, and then take them home at the end. I'm an avid believer in saying 'no' to candy bags and giving kids something they can use.

{Summer Fun} Mini Ice Cream Cakes

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Do you tend to stress bake like me? I find that if I'm having a particularly stressful week I spend more time in the kitchen whipping up treats. I'm not sure whether I find baking therapeutic, if I'm craving something sweet, or if it's just that I'm avoiding what's bothering me. Or maybe all of the above. Regardless, my kids seem to benefit from me being stressed so I'm sure they aren't complaining.

Summer certainly adds to the stress levels around here; especially working full time from home and having the kids underfoot every day. It becomes a very fine balance of juggling work, while ensuring they are having fun, breaking up disagreements, and tackling my normal household chores.

And so I whip up fun treats, a lot. Because that always puts a smile on their faces and keeps them entertained for a little while, and with the revolving door of kids it's always nice to have something fun on hand to share.

These ice cream cakes are so easy to make and you need very few ingredients, especially if you tend to get a little lazy in the kitchen like me and use a box of cake mix instead of whipping up a cake from scratch.

Spring Kool-Aid Ice Cream Floats

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We often have kids here after school and on weekends for play dates. The kids love getting together with the neighborhood kids to ride bikes or scooters, kick the soccer ball, watch a movie or play video games. Occasionally I put together an extra fun special treat for them to enjoy while they are playing.

If you are looking for a special spring party treat or something fun for after school play dates, then take a look at these Kool-Aid Ice Cream Floats, kids are going to love them.

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REESE'S Peanut Butter Ice Cream Recipe

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Have you got game?

What are your favorite game day snacks?

If you are looking for an easy recipe that you can make the day before having guests over to watch the game, then this one for REESE'S peanut butter ice cream is perfect. There is nothing better than being prepared and not having to spend time in the kitchen when you have visitors over.

REESE'S is challenging you to take the SnackTalk Challenge. I'm going to share a little more about this with you in a minute, but first, let me tell you how to make this delicious REESE'S Peanut Butter Ice Cream.

Baskin-Robbins’ Conversation Heart Ice Cream Cakes

Looking for a last-minute gift idea for Valentine's Day? 

You can't go wrong with an ice-cream cake.

Baskin-Robbins' Conversation Heart Ice Cream Cakes come in four colors, and can be personalized on-the-spot with a conversation heart message.

 

Disclosure: I received a Conversation Heart Ice Cream Cake from Baskin-Robbins'