Oh, Deer! Extreme Ice Cream Cakes

By: Mark Levine
Ice Cream Cake for Deer Friends - Kerry Soraci

So I caught my first episode of Food(ography) with Mo Rocca which was shamelessly dedicated to one of my favorite year-round pastimes...

ICE CREAM!

After a brief but loving tribute to Fudgie the Whale...

Carvel's Fudgie the Whale Ice Cream Cake - Food(ography)

I found myself hypnotized by the screen, not unlike an ice cream deer in headlights. Actually, the inquisitive cake in question was the one throwing all the hard looks.

Deer Dessert in Headlights

If you missed it, Mo gave a rundown on I Scream Cakes, a cake shop that's been known to err on the side of eclectic. Owner, Kerry Soraci is all about tattoos, the power of food, and ice cream cakes that you won't find at Coldstone.

To wit... The Elvis Has NOT Left The Building Cake

Elvis Has NOT Left The Building - I Scream Cakes

Or the great with unfiltered sake Sushi Roll Cake
Sushi I Scream Ice Cream Cake - Kerry Soraci
If you can't wait for a Soraci special, maybe indulge with Kitchen Goddess, Nigella Lawson?
Nigella Lawson's Butterscotch Chocolate Ice Cream Cake Recipe
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If you had a whole ice cream cake in your lap right now, what would it be?

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