Ice Cream Cake strain guide
Ice Cream Cake is an indica-leaning cross of Wedding Cake and Gelato #33, with a smell to match the name: creamy vanilla and sugar. It's one of the heavier dessert strains, and people usually reach for it to wind down.
Where does Ice Cream Cake come from?
Ice Cream Cake is most often credited to Seed Junky Genetics, the California breeder also linked to Wedding Cake, and it appeared in the late 2010s.
Both parents are modern favourites: Wedding Cake brings vanilla and pepper, and Gelato #33 adds creamy sweetness. Like most popular strains, it's now grown from many cuts, so versions vary.
What does Ice Cream Cake smell and taste like?
The smell is creamy and sweet: vanilla, sugar and a doughy, cake-like note, with a little earth underneath.
Caryophyllene and limonene often show up near the top of its terpene results, with linalool sometimes adding a soft floral touch. The flavour is rich and smooth, just like the name promises.
Ice Cream Cake effects: what people report
Reports lean toward relaxed and sleepy, with a heavy body and a calm, content mood. Many people describe it as a nighttime strain.
These are reports rather than promises, and they depend on the product, the amount and your tolerance. Dry mouth and dry eyes are the most common complaints.
How strong is Ice Cream Cake?
Ice Cream Cake is usually strong. Published lab results usually put it around 20% to 25% THC, with very little CBD.
Start with a small amount if you're new to it, give it time before having more, and check the label for your batch's numbers.
Buying Ice Cream Cake in Canada
Ice Cream Cake is common in Canada as dried flower and pre-rolls, and sometimes as vapes.
A good batch smells clearly sweet and creamy the moment you open it. If it smells flat or grassy, it's likely older.
Ice Cream Cake vs Gelato
Gelato is one of Ice Cream Cake's parents, by way of Gelato #33, and the two often get confused. Gelato itself is a cross of Sunset Sherbet and Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies, known for a fruity, creamy sweetness and a more balanced, upbeat feel. Ice Cream Cake keeps the creaminess but adds Wedding Cake's vanilla and weight, so reports skew heavier and sleepier. If you want sweet and balanced, look for Gelato. If you want sweet and heavy, Ice Cream Cake fits better.
Strains like Ice Cream Cake
If you like Ice Cream Cake, these are close:
- Wedding Cake: its parent, a bit lighter, with more pepper.
- Pink Kush: sweet vanilla too, with a classic Kush base.
- Northern Lights: earthier and simpler, with the same calm.
- GMO: just as heavy, if you want savoury instead of sweet.