Easter Cake Decorating Ideas

Looking for Easter cake ideas the whole family will love? Decorate classic Carvel ice cream cakes you grew up loving while creating a new Easter tradition your kids will look forward to year after year.

This Easter, have your cake and eat it too. Skip the rules, keep the tradition and turn dessert into the main event. Decorating ice cream cakes is a fun, hands‑on way for the whole family to celebrate - kids get creative, parents get a hit of 90s‑style nostalgia and everyone gets cake. Scroll on for easy, joy‑sparking ideas to make Easter your way.

The Perfect Easter Canvas

Get started by choosing a cake to display your decorations. Our traditional Carvel ice cream cake is a favorite, but any Carvel cake is ready to make Easter Your Way. Since it’s ice cream, we recommend decorating in 10–15 minute bursts - popping it back into the freezer between rounds to keep everything perfectly cool and celebration‑ready.

Stripes, Patterns, Oh My!

Cake icing is a fun and easy way to draw whatever your heart desires. Go with the flow and see what designs come out of it or lean into 90s nostalgia with bold stripes, squiggles and playful patterns that turn your Easter ice cream cake into a true throwback masterpiece.

All Texture. No Text.

Take your designs to the next level by adding texture. Neon-colored candy, sprinkles, and edible glitter are all fun ways to stretch your creativity. We’re channeling our childhood with rock candy, sour straws, and bubble tape for a sweet throwback moment.

And to Top It All Off…

No cake is complete without a topper and this ice cream cake is no different. Add instant personality by finishing your ice cream cake with a fun 3D topper - think bunnies, eggs or anything that makes your Easter celebration feel uniquely yours.