Carvel Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake with Chocolate Crunchies, Serves 12
What You Should Know
This Carvel Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake with Chocolate Crunchies is a freezer-aisle centerpiece you’d spot stacked among novelty ice cream cakes and party-sized frozen desserts, usually next to tubs of premium ice cream, frozen pies, and party supplies. Packaged on a cardboard base with a plastic dome, the round 32-oz cake is marketed as a ready-to-serve celebration staple that “serves 12,” making it a natural grab for birthdays, graduations, baby showers, holiday get-togethers or any last-minute party. Carvel’s branding leans on nostalgia and family occasions — “The Original Ice Cream Cake” evokes decades of bakery counters, kid-focused celebrations, and an approachable, value-oriented audience: parents, party hosts, and anyone wanting an easy, festive dessert. Labeling plays up indulgence and convenience rather than health: calls to “chocolate” and “cookie dough” and visible images of cake slices create a kid-friendly, celebratory halo despite no organic certification and multiple processed ingredients listed. Sensory experience is straightforward — a dense, creamy vanilla-and-chocolate ice cream base studded with chewy cookie-dough pieces and crisp chocolate crunchies, a sweet chocolate syrup ribbon and piped whipped icing; texture alternates between silky ice cream, gritty sugar crystals, soft dough, and crunchy chips. Rituals around the product are ceremonial and simple: frozen storage until party time, a quick thaw at room temperature, candles and a long serrated knife for even slices. In plain terms, this is a highly processed convenience dessert made in industrial facilities with emulsifiers, stabilizers, syrups and preservatives to ensure consistent texture and shelf life.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
MILKFAT, AND, NONFAT, MILK,, SUGAR,, CHOCOLATE, CHIP, COOKIE, DOUGH, PIECES, (ENRICHED, UNBLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, [FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID],, SUGAR,, BROWN, SUGAR,, MARGARINE, [SOYBEAN, OIL,, PALM, OIL,, WATER,, SALT,, MONO, AND, DIGLYCERIDES,, SOY, LECITHIN,, TO, PRESERVE, FRESHNESS, {SODIUM, BENZOATE},, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, COLORED, WITH, {ANNATTO},, VITAMIN, A, PALMITATE, ADDED],, CHOCOLATE, CHIPS, [SUGAR,, CHOCOLATE, LIQUOR,, COCOA, BUTTER,, SOY, LECITHIN],, WATER,, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, SALT,, LEAVENING, [BAKING, SODA],, CORNSTARCH),, WATER,, CORN, SYRUP,, HYDROGENATED, PALM, KERNEL, OIL,, BLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR,, CHOCOLATE, SYRUP, (HIGH, FRUCTOSE, CORN, SYRUP,, CORN, SYRUP,, WATER,, COCOA,, SUGAR,, TO, PRESERVE, FRESHNESS, [POTASSIUM, SORBATE],, XANTHAN, GUM,, SALT,, MONO, AND, DIGLYCERIDES,, POLYSORBATE, 60,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR),, SEMISWEET, CHOCOLATE, CHIPS, (SUGAR,, CHOCOLATE, LIQUOR,, MILKFAT,, COCOA, BUTTER,, SOY, LECITHIN,, NATURAL, FLAVOR),, COOKIE, DOUGH, PIECES, (ENRICHED, UNBLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, [FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID],, BROWN, SUGAR,, SUGAR,, PALM, OIL,, WATER,, MOLASSES,, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, SALT,, SODIUM, BICARBONATE),, CONTAINS, LESS, THAN, 2%, OF, THE, FOLLOWING:, COCONUT, OIL,, COCOA, ALKALI, PROCESSED,, PALM, OIL,, COLORED, WITH, (CARAMEL, COLOR),, CHOCOLATE, LIQUOR,, NATURAL, AND, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR,, MONO, AND, DIGLYCERIDES,, COCOA,, SALT,, SODIUM, CASEINATE, AND/OR, MICELLAR, CASEIN,, WHEAT, GLUTEN,, SOY, LECITHIN,, CELLULOSE, GUM,, GUAR, GUM,, POLYGLYCEROL, ESTERS, OF, FATTY, ACIDS,, BAKING, SODA,, LOCUST, BEAN, GUM,, POLYSORBATE, 65,, POLYSORBATE, 60,, CARBOHYDRATE, GUM,, SOY, PROTEIN, ISOLATE,, POLYSORBATE, 80,, TO, PRESERVE, FRESHNESS, (POTASSIUM, SORBATE),, CARRAGEENAN,, XANTHAN, GUM..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •soybean oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •palm oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •mono and diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
- •soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
- •polysorbate 60 - Processed emulsifier
- •polysorbate 65 - Processed emulsifier
- •polysorbate 80 - Processed emulsifier
- •sodium benzoate - Synthetic preservative
- •potassium sorbate - Synthetic preservative
- •annatto - Artificial coloring
- •caramel color - Artificial coloring
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
Contains multiple industrial ingredients (high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers, preservatives, colorants, gums) and ready-to-eat formulation typical of ultra-processed foods.
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Common Questions about Carvel Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake with Chocolate Crunchies, Serves 12
Well, 'healthy' can mean different things to different people! This cake is certainly a treat, with a good dose of sugar and fats, so it’s more of an indulgence than a health food. If you're looking for a sweet celebration, it fits the bill, but if you're counting calories or watching sugar intake, it's best enjoyed in moderation.