Creamy, thick, and sweet Cake Batter Milkshakes have all the flavor of that delicious cake batter you love to stick your finger in. And they only require a few ingredients and a couple minutes of your time.
Cold Stone Creamery has completely ruined me when it comes to ice cream. Since trying their cake batter ice cream, it’s the only kind of ice cream I want. But Cold Stone is a good 20 minutes from my house and a little hard on the pocketbook, so I wanted to make a cake batter treat that we could enjoy at home.
My daughter’s birthday last Friday seemed like the perfect occasion. We decided to skip a formal celebration with a cake since her schedule was so jammed pack with school starting back and her High School Swim Season in full gear.
I wanted something simple that would be celebratory. Sprinkles are nothing if not celebratory. 🙂
It only took a few minutes and we had drinkable birthday cake.
These milkshakes are totally adaptable to your tastes. Go light or heavy on the cake mix depending on how much of that cake batter flavor you want. Add a few sprinkles or a lot. I like a lot!
Add milk or half and half depending on how creamy you want it. A little liquid for a thick shake or extra for a thin shake that’s easily slurped through a straw. Any way you make it, it’s delicious.
Now I need to figure out what to do with the remaining cake mix. I’m thinking Cake Batter Popcorn 🙂
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Cake Batter Milkshakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5-6 large scoops vanilla ice cream
- 1/4 cup yellow cake mix
- 1 cup milk or half and half
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Add less milk for a thick shake and more for a more drinkable shake.
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Originally published August 26, 2014
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These look amazing, must try immediately! I’m so glad I found this post!
These milkshakes are just unreal. I can’t stand how delish they look!
These milkshakes are so pretty and fun! I love that you made drinkable birthday cakes instead and the sprinkles are definitely super festive 🙂 Looks so refreshing and perfect for a summer celebration!
These milkshakes are calling out my name!! I love anything cake batter! And rainbow sprinkles, of course 🙂
YUM! What a beautiful way to celebrate birthday…thick and creamy milk shake…I love the colored sprinkles…
Enjoy the rest of you week Christin 😀
Yum, these look like the perfect celebratory treat. It looks delicious and so creamy
Oh boy! This milkshake has my name written all over it! I would totally order this milkshake at a restaurant, sprinkles and all please!
Oh man this looks awesome!
Oh these are so fun! Sprinkles make anything festive! And milkshakes … man it’s been so long since I’ve had one!! This looks delicious!
These milkshakes sound incredible! Wish I was sipping one right now!
I’m not sure why, but recently I’ve been addicted to smoothies and shakes. When I saw this recipe, my head kind of exploded. I love the idea of using cake mix, that’s much more genius than my previous efforts(do not put butter in a milkshake. let’s leave it at that.). Definitely going to try this! Pinned.
Happy belated birthday to your daughter! I saw these and had to smile. There is something about sprinkles that just makes life better! My son loves ‘birthday cake’ ice cream and even frozen yogurt. One day, I tried it and was amazed it was actually good (I did not grow up eating ‘birthday cake’ flavored ice cream!). This is really fun and a great birthday treat!
No way!! This looks amazing!! Talk about a fun dessert! Love it! Gotta love bright and colorful sprinkles to add a fun pop of color!! 🙂
YUM!
Oh heaven – these look like a heavenly substitute for birthday cake!
I just tried some cake batter ice cream the other day and was totally in love with it. A milkshake, however, sounds even better! Can’t wait to try this one out! Pinned 🙂
Cake batter milkshakes are my favorite, Christin! I made one a few months ago and it was so delicious! My recipe is slightly different than yours, so I will have to try this out! Looks delish!
“Drinkable birthday cake”. Ha! Love that! I’m thinking I want this gorgeous milkshake instead of cake at MY next birthday. 😉 Looks so creamy and delicious, Christin!
What a cute idea…cake in a glass!! Happy birthday to your daughter…and may she have a wonderful school year!
Yummy! This is a dessert that can be enjoyed slowly 🙂
Have you ever had one of those dreams where you’re eating something reallyyyy really cool that doesn’t exist in the real world? So when you wake up you feel kind of sad that you can’t eat it? (Maybe it’s just me who gets these…) But these cake batter milkshakes totally remind me of these dreams!! They are so original and colourful! The name is just irresistible too 🙂