Indica Dominant Hybrid
Ice Cream Cake
Also known as: ICC, Ice Cream Cake #2
THC20% - 25%
CBD0% - 1%
Flowering8 - 10 weeks
Top terpenes: Limonene, Caryophyllene, Linalool
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Quick answer
Ice Cream Cake is Seed Junky Genetics' Wedding Cake x Gelato #33 indica (75/25), testing 20-25% THC. Vanilla frosting flavour with gassy edge, gradual heavy sleepy high. One of Leafly's most-reviewed strains.
Ice Cream Cake is what happens when the two best dessert breeders of an era collaborate through their flagship strains. Vanilla frosting flavour with real gassy depth, purple-frosted bags, and a high that starts pleasant and ends with your eyes closing mid-sentence. It is one of the most-reviewed strains on Leafly for a reason - it delivers exactly what the name promises. Bedtime strain, full stop. The only risk is buying it as an afternoon smoke and losing the afternoon.
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Strain facts
| Type | Indica Dominant Hybrid |
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| Terpenes | Limonene, Caryophyllene, Linalool |
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| Flavours | Earthy, Pungent, Sweet, Vanilla |
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| Flowering | 8 - 10 weeks |
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The story of Ice Cream Cake
Seed Junky Genetics (JBeezy, the breeder behind Wedding Cake itself) crossed his own Wedding Cake with Gelato #33 to create Ice Cream Cake - stacking the two biggest dessert cultivars of the late 2010s. Wedding Cake brought the vanilla-frosting tang and GSC backbone; Gelato 33 added creamy citrus depth and purple colour potential. The result became one of the most-reviewed and most-awarded dessert strains on Leafly, a menu fixture from California to Canada. The genetics read like a who's-who of the era: GSC, Cherry Pie, Triangle Kush, Sunset Sherbet all sit in the family tree within two generations.
Terpene breakdown
Limonene0.651%
Caryophyllene0.415%
Linalool0.299%
Myrcene0.207%
Humulene0.179%
Pinene0.162%
Nerolidol0.043%
Terpene shares from lab-tested samples (% of total terpene weight).
- Limonene (0.651%): bright citrus lift on top.
- Caryophyllene (0.415%): peppery, fuel-adjacent spice underneath.
- Linalool (0.299%): a soft floral smoothness.
Ice Cream Cake's dominant terp is Limonene, and it leads the flavour on every inhale.
Growing Ice Cream Cake
ICC grows compact and bushy (75% indica structure) with tight internodes and aggressive lateral branching from both parents. Flowering runs 8-10 weeks. The colas come dense and trichome-encrusted - one of the frostier plants in the dessert category - with purple potential from the Gelato 33 side in cool nights. Mould watch is essential given bud density. For extract artists, the resin returns are excellent. Intermediate difficulty; the payoff is top-shelf bag appeal and dessert terps at real potency.
How to consume Ice Cream Cake
The onset is gradual calm - a warm happy lift that settles into heavy body relaxation and sleepiness over 30-45 minutes. At 20-25% THC it is a bedtime strain with dessert manners: potent enough for veterans, smooth enough for moderate tolerances. A bowl an hour before bed is the canonical use; the flavour makes it feel like dessert rather than medicine. Best for: insomnia, stress, appetite, and quiet evenings. Daytime use requires discipline and small portions.
Ice Cream Cake vs similar strains
Ice Cream Cake vs Wedding Cake: the parent is tangier and more euphoric; ICC adds Gelato cream, purple colour and a heavier landing. Ice Cream Cake vs Gelato 33: the other parent is more cerebral and citrus; ICC is the bedtime version. Ice Cream Cake vs Slurricane: both heavy dessert indicas - Slurricane runs grape-berry, ICC runs vanilla frosting. The family tree (GSC, Cherry Pie, GDP) is all on our menu.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ice Cream Cake?
Ice Cream Cake is an indica-dominant hybrid (75/25) from Seed Junky Genetics, crossing Wedding Cake x Gelato #33. It tests 20-25% THC and is one of Leafly's most-reviewed strains.
Is Ice Cream Cake indica or sativa?
Indica-dominant (75/25). Gradual calming onset into heavy body relaxation and sleep - a bedtime dessert strain.
What does Ice Cream Cake taste like?
Vanilla frosting and sweet cream with a gassy OG edge. Caryophyllene, limonene and linalool lead the profile.
How strong is Ice Cream Cake?
20-25% THC, with user lab reports showing total cannabinoids over 31% on some cuts. Genuinely strong - evening use recommended.
Is Ice Cream Cake related to Wedding Cake?
Directly - Wedding Cake is the seed parent, bred by the same breeder (Seed Junky Genetics/JBeezy) and crossed with Gelato #33 to create Ice Cream Cake.
Storing Ice Cream Cake
The vanilla-frosting terps are moderately fragile: the sweet cream top note softens first, while the gassy Wedding Cake edge persists. Airtight glass, cool dark storage, 58-62% humidity pack, burp fresh jars weekly. The dense frosted buds hold cure beautifully. Properly stored, the birthday-cake character lasts months. Given how good fresh ICC is, most jars do not last long enough for storage to matter.