Strawberry Pound Cake Ice Cream Cups
Celebrate National Pound Cake Day- Make these Pound Cake Ice Cream Cups with your favorite ice cream for a delicious and easy treat that will impress any guest. This recipe is in partnership with Sara Lee.
It has been negative-a-bazillion-degrees here in Ohio this winter. School was in session for less than 10 days in January. I have exhausted all the enthusiasm I can muster up for sledding, snow angels, and snowmen building. The positively frigid temperatures have trapped us in our homes, those of us who are weak, that is.
My husband works outside in this insanity. If it weren’t for him I would be complaining much louder about this weather, but I can’t justify my whining from under my electric blanket and send him on his way.
Are you dreaming of Summertime? Even though I’m dressed in 7 layers of clothing I was happy to team up with the folks at Sara Lee to make these incredibly easy Pound Cake Ice Cream Cups.
I know you’re going to love putting these together- they are SO easy! Switch it up and use your family’s favorite ice cream. Or get ambitions and dish up a big assortment of these adorable two-bite ice cream cupcakes
Tip: Use a champagne glass to cut perfect pound cake rounds to fit into the bottom of your cupcake liners.
Strawberry Pound Cake Ice Cream Cups
Ingredients
- 6 pieces Sara Lee Original Pound Cake Slices
- 1.5 cups strawberry ice cream, softened
- 1 cup Whipped Cream
- 6 Cherries, for garnish
- 2 tbsp Sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Place 6 paper liners into a muffin tin.
- Use a champagne glass or small round cutter to cut out 6 pound cake rounds.
- Place rounds into the prepared paper cups.
- Top each round with about 1/4 cup softened ice cream. Press and smooth down ice cream with the back of a spoon.
- Return to freezer for at least 45 minutes.
- When ready to serve remove paper liners from muffin tin, top with whipped cream, berries, and sprinkles.
Notes
- Enjoy your family's favorite ice cream for these Pound Cake Cups.
- Be creative with toppings- candy bar pieces, hot fudge, peanut butter, mini marshamallows, toffee pieces, etc.
- Original recipe and images © In Katrina's Kitchen
Can I prepare these Ice Cream Cupcakes ahead?
Yes you can prepare and freeze these cupcakes up to 2 weeks ahead of when you need them. Make sure they are properly wrapped tightly and sealed in the freezer. Omit whipped cream until ready to serve.
Can I use fresh whipped cream or non-dairy whipped topping?
Use fresh whipped cream or Cool Whip topping right before serving.
Here is my recipe tutorial for a small batch of fresh sweetened whipped cream video.
Can I use other ice cream flavors?
You can customize these Ice Cream Cupcakes in any flavor combination. Some fun flavors to try:
- Lemon sherbet with fresh blackberry topping
- Chocolate ice cream with brownie chuncks and hot fudge drizzle
- Cookie dough ice cream with chocolate chip cookies
- Cookies and Cream ice cream with Oreo
- Mint chocolate chip ice cream with girl scout Thin Mint cookies or Peppermint Patty
- Cake batter ice cream with strawberry glaze drizzle
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Looks so good
I Am going to try this recipe.It Sounds Wonderful
looks good
I am going to make this for Easter day brunch. Sure to be a hit with the grandkids
Great idea! I know the grandkids will love these!
yummy!!
How wonderful and beautiful. You can make it as simple or elegant as you want. Love it!
Oh YUM, can’t wait to make these Strawberry pound cake ice cream cups!!!
How tasty!!
Looks great, and boy, makes me hungry to the point of salivating!
looks really good!!
Love how fun and festive these ice cream cups are! It kind of makes me be able to forget about the fact that there is way too much snow and ice outside! 🙂
I’m trying so hard to forget 😉
The goodies at the top of the page look wonderful . Can,t wait to try them.
cake and ice cream go hand in hand.
the cupcakes look super yummy!
these look delicious. Can’t wait for the warmer weather to try them.
I love strawberries. I want to reach into my monitor and eat one of those Ice Cream Cups.
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This recipe sounds great and is so simple. Can’t wait to try it.
Looks yummy!
Looks like a great recipe, I can’t wait to try it 🙂
Yum!
These cupcakes look amazing and remind me of spring/summer! We have had such a long and hard winter and this is so refreshing!
Oh my goodness, this is the perfect dessert for spring and summer! Cake with ice cream is the best! I’m so glad I found your website!
So glad to have you following along! Thank you!
Loved the recipe and so did my family. Love your blog too!!
love the way these look. I’m sure they are awesome.
Yummy!! Will have to get my husband to make these.
looks good
these look gorgeous AND super tasty!!
this sounds wonderful. it sounds creative and different.I can’t t to try it.
What a simple, delicious idea!
Looks delicious!
I would make this vegan 🙂
Great idea!
looks delicious and a great idea!
looks delicious, cant wait to try
After moving back to CA from Minnesota, Paul said I’m never allowed to complain about the cold ever again. Well, it’s been raining the past 2 weeks. So I started moaning and Paul said, “You’re not allowed to complain about the weather!” And I said, “No, you said I’m not allowed to complain about the cold. I’m complaining about the rain.” OMG. I am such a pain in the ass. Lol. I do not miss those winters!! My Trevor would go bonkers over these Ice Cream Cups – you know strawberries are his life. Yay for pound cake day!
Amy that is so funny. I remember reading that on one of your posts recently. I will ALWAYS find something weather-related to complain about. I need to live somewhere where it’s sunny and 70° every day. 😉
So yummy and pretty!
These look so delicious!
Looks good! Thanks for the giveaway.
I reallly want to make the peep cupcakes too 🙂
These look so yummy!!
I can see this will be a new way for me to serve Sara Lee strawberry short cake – ice cream!! Sorry about your weather, here we had our 2 days of ice and snow and survived. LOL Daffodils are in bloom and we already have wonderful fresh strawberries to add to your recipe
I’ll take your daffodils with a side of your strawberries please! 🙂
I’m a teacher and will use that this spring! SO cute!! 🙂
That is SO dang cute!!! I’m a teacher and will try these this spring! 🙂
I think kids would really love making these- great idea!
The winter weather in PA has been much the same as yours so I’m totally ready for Spring as well!! These cupcakes are perfect and so easy too!
Aren’t we all SO over Winter?! Thanks for stopping by!
awesome photography 🙂
thanks for the giveaway
Such a cute idea! Can’t wait for warm weather to get here!
These are the cutest little ice cream cups!! You definitely take some amazing photos girl!
I love you for saying that! I’m totally faking it until I make it… photography stresses me out!!
These look fantastic and super easy!
Can’t wait to try this recipe!