Ultimate Birthday Cake

My mom’s birthday is this weekend and even though her taste in cake tends to lean more toward chocolate, mine is with whatever cake goes best with ice cream. Or IS ice cream. Case in point, my Copycat DQ Ice Cream Cake. For someone who wants the best of both worlds, why not try this recipe for Ultimate Birthday Cake.

What makes this cake even better is it only needs 3 ingredients….

Boxed Cake Mix

Ice Cream

and Cool Whip.

Oh and sprinkles…. I can’t forget the sprinkles.

Especially on a birthday cake!

Side Note: Have you seen from various online sites or Pinterest, the key to making boxed cake mixes taste like they are fresh from a bakery? Well here you go.

The extra eggs make the cake extra fluffy.

The butter and milk add a little richness.

And the vanilla adds to the flavor.

You can use almost any cake and ice cream flavor combo you want.

Try yellow cake mix with chocolate ice cream.

Or chocolate cake with a raspberry ice cream. (Swoon)

But for this cake, since it is an Ultimate Birthday Cake, why not go with two kid-pleasing favorites: Funfetti Cake with Cookies and Cream ice cream.

Light some candles and start singing “Happy Birthday”.

I’ll grab the forks.