Food Desserts & Baking Irresistible Desserts Inspired by Soda Shop Flavors By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 23, 2022 Trending Videos Photo: Blaine Moats Inspired by classic soda-shop treats, we wrapped these nine summer desserts in an old-fashioned swirl of fizz, cream and smiles. 01 of 09 Banana Split Ice Cream Torte Blaine Moats A crust of crushed sugar cones holds two frosty layers: chocolate ice cream studded with chopped banana and strawberry ice cream bejeweled with pineapple. Ice Cream Recipes to Try This Week View Recipe 02 of 09 Root Beer Float Ice Cream Sandwiches Blaine Moats Stirring crushed root beer barrels into sugar-cookie dough adds irresistible sparkle and spot-on float flavor—especially when you add scoops of vanilla ice cream between two cooled cookies. Try Our Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream View Recipe 03 of 09 Butterscotch Brickle Pudding Pops Blaine Moats Chopped pecans and toffee bits add delightful crunch to creamy pudding pops. If you don't have plastic freezer-pop molds, use 5-ounce paper cups. Cover the filled cups with foil, make a small hole in the foil with a knife and insert a wooden stick. Refreshing Summer Dessert Recipes View Recipe 04 of 09 Neapolitan Party Cake Blaine Moats This crowd-pleaser is easier than it looks. (You only make one batter.) Garnish the strawberry-frosted cake with double-dipped berries to hint at the festive stripes hiding inside. Ultimate Cake Recipes View Recipe 05 of 09 Malted Mousse Brownies Blaine Moats We stirred chocolate-flavor malt powder into both the brownie base and the lush, fluffy topper. For an extra-indulgent dessert, substitute your favorite homemade brownie recipe. Just be sure it bakes in a 13x9x2-inch pan. Rich, Moist Brownie Recipes View Recipe 06 of 09 Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Sundaes Blaine Moats Quickly warm pineapple in butter and brown sugar, then spoon the softened fruit over crumbled pound cake and dulce de leche ice cream. Quick and Easy Dessert Recipes View Recipe 07 of 09 Fresh-Fruit Ice Cream Sodas Blaine Moats Puree berries, peaches or mangoes to make vibrant "syrups" for swirling with ice cream and sparkling water. (Or skip the ice cream to make refreshing fresh-fruit sodas.) Cool Summer Drinks View Recipe 08 of 09 Soda Fountain Cupcakes Blaine Moats Chilled cupcakes (aka poke cakes) get cheerful colors from gelatin poured over the cakes and swirled into the cream cheese frosting. The recipe makes two colors of cupcakes. If you like, simplify and use two boxes of a single flavor of gelatin. Our Best Cupcake Recipes View Recipe 09 of 09 Cherry Phosphate Icebox Pie Blaine Moats A humble pie if you ever saw one, this unassuming potluck star has an almondy crust and a yogurt-based filling that mimics the acidic tang of a phosphate. Amaretti (Italian almond cookies) are available at large supermarkets. You can substitute graham cracker crumbs. Summer Pie Recipes View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit