About Ice Cream Cake
Ice Cream Cake is an indica-dominant hybrid created by crossing Wedding Cake with Gelato #33 (Larry Bird). The plants produce medium-sized, dense buds with a classic indica structure: chunky, tightly packed calyxes with heavy trichome coverage. The aroma is mouthwatering — sweet vanilla cream, sugary dough, and rich berry notes with undertones of earth and gas. The flavor is like its name suggests: smooth, creamy, and sweet with notes of vanilla frosting, berries, and dough with a gas finish. The effects are deeply indica: a slow-building wave of relaxation that starts in the head and spreads through the body, eventually leading to heavy eyelids and deep calm. Ice Cream Cake became one of the most popular strains in the US legal market and a staple of the Minntz brand.
Flavor Profile
History
Ice Cream Cake was bred by Seed Junky Genetics in the late 2010s as part of their partnership with the Cookies brand and the Minntz label (also featuring Kush Mints, Gary Payton, and other modern classics). The strain was an immediate hit in the Michigan and California legal markets, where it became one of the best-selling strains on dispensary menus. Ice Cream Cake's popularity was driven by its exceptional bag appeal (dense, frosty buds), its unique dessert-flavor profile, and its consistently potent effects. The strain was widely available through the Minntz brand across multiple states and became a staple of the Cookies genetics catalog. Ice Cream Cake represents the maturation of the 'dessert strain' trend, combining the best of the Cookies and Gelato lineages into a coherent, commercially dominant package.
Notable breeders: Seed Junky Genetics, Cookies / Minntz
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Wedding Cake (Triangle Kush x Animal Mints) x Gelato #33 (Sunset Sherbet x Thin Mint GSC)
Phenotypes & Cultivars
Ice Cream Cake is available in the following phenotypes and cultivars:
Terpene Profile
Ice Cream Cake is dominated by Caryophyllene, Limonene, Linalool. These compounds shape the strain's aroma, flavor, and reported effects.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ice Cream Cake indica or sativa?
Ice Cream Cake is an indica-dominant hybrid cannabis strain.
What are the genetics of Ice Cream Cake?
Ice Cream Cake has a genetic lineage of Wedding Cake x Gelato #33 (Larry Bird). Wedding Cake (Triangle Kush x Animal Mints) x Gelato #33 (Sunset Sherbet x Thin Mint GSC)
What is the lineage of Ice Cream Cake?
Ice Cream Cake descends from Wedding Cake x Gelato #33 (Larry Bird). Wedding Cake (Triangle Kush x Animal Mints) x Gelato #33 (Sunset Sherbet x Thin Mint GSC)
What is the THC content of Ice Cream Cake?
Ice Cream Cake typically tests at 22-28% THC with Low (0.1-0.5%) CBD.
What does Ice Cream Cake smell and taste like?
Ice Cream Cake has a Sweet vanilla cream, sugary dough, berry, earth, gas, mint aroma profile, with flavors described as Vanilla frosting, sweet cream, berries, dough, gas, minty finish.
What are the effects of Ice Cream Cake?
Users report Deeply relaxed, euphoric, happy, sleepy, tingly, hungry, couch-lock at high doses. As an indica-dominant strain, it is known for relaxing body effects.
What are the phenotypes of Ice Cream Cake?
Ice Cream Cake is known in several phenotypes and cultivars, including Ice Cream Cake, Ice Cream Cake #1, ICC. Each phenotype expresses the same genetics slightly differently — varying in aroma, bud color, growth habit, and effects.
What is the history of Ice Cream Cake?
Ice Cream Cake was bred by Seed Junky Genetics in the late 2010s as part of their partnership with the Cookies brand and the Minntz label (also featuring Kush Mints, Gary Payton, and other modern classics). The strain was an immediate hit in the Michigan and California legal markets, where it became one of the best-selling strains on dispensary menus. Ice Cream Cake's popularity was driven by its exceptional bag appeal (dense, frosty buds), its unique dessert-flavor profile, and its consistently potent effects. The strain was widely available through the Minntz brand across multiple states and became a staple of the Cookies genetics catalog. Ice Cream Cake represents the maturation of the 'dessert strain' trend, combining the best of the Cookies and Gelato lineages into a coherent, commercially dominant package.
How long does Ice Cream Cake take to flower?
Ice Cream Cake has a flowering time of approximately 8-9 weeks. Plants grow to a medium (100-130 cm) height.
What is the yield of Ice Cream Cake?
Ice Cream Cake produces a Medium to high yield. Flowering takes approximately 8-9 weeks.
Medical Applications
Ice Cream Cake is commonly associated with: