Birthday Ice Cream Cakes in London, Ontario

Make the birthday the sweetest part of the party. Every Merla-Mae birthday cake is handcrafted with premium ice cream and made to match your style: pick the size, flavour, colours, decorations and message. Order online, or grab one of our ready-made cakes in-store.

Round ice cream cake with Happy Birthday piped in pink icing, blue, pink and yellow piped balloons, a sprinkle-topped whipped border and yellow, pink and blue piped sides, at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario

Birthday cake ideas

Birthday Cakes, Your Way

A few cakes we’ve made, to get you started. Mix and match the borders, decorations and message, or ask for something totally custom.

Square ice cream cake with a red piped border and yellow, pink and blue piped balloons at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario
Balloons & a red border
Oreo ice cream cake on a cake stand, cut open, with Oreo cookies on top at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario
Oreo® Cake
Round ice cream cake with pink, white, chocolate and blue piped borders, topped with two sprinkle-covered ice cream cones, at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario
Ice cream cones on top
Round portrait ice cream cake with a photo of the lit-up ice cream shop at night on top, framed by yellow and green piped borders, at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario
Portrait photo cake
Round ice cream cake decorated with piped pink and lavender roses and green leaves at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario
Piped roses
Log-shaped ice cream cake topped with colourful candies, chocolate crumbs and a fudge drizzle at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario
Candy-topped log
Round white ice cream cake with a blue top border, a pink bottom border and piped balloons at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario
Pink & blue borders
Pink ice cream cake topped with chocolate-dipped strawberries and whipped cream at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario
Dipped strawberries

Every cake is made fresh, just for you.

Made to order

Build Your Birthday Cake

You choose everything in our order form. If you’re unsure about anything, just choose your best option, and we’ll follow up.

Size
From a 6″ heart or baby round (serves 3–4) to a large slab (serves 35–40+)
Flavour
Eight flavour profiles, including Merla-Mae’s Original, Oreo, Turtle, Skor and Strawberry
Borders
Top and bottom borders in chocolate fudge, whip cream, blue, red, purple, yellow, green or pink
Decorations
Balloons, flowers, chocolate bars, cookies, fruits, a smiley face or decorator’s choice, with or without a chocolate drip
Message
“Happy Birthday!” or your own words
Photo
Turn a favourite photo into a portrait cake (optional, extra charge)
Allergies? List them in the order form. We also offer peanut-free and gluten-free ice cream cakes upon request. Read our allergy safety information
Merla-Mae’s Original ice cream cake on a cake stand, cut open to show its chocolate and vanilla ice cream layers, decorated with piped balloons, colourful candies and blue piped rosettes, at Merla-Mae Ice Cream in London, Ontario
Merla-Mae’s Original Cake Chocolate ice cream, fudge sauce & chocolate cookie crunch, then vanilla ice cream.

How ordering works

Order Your Cake in Three Steps

  1. 1Build your cake in our online order form: size, flavour, borders, decorations and message.
  2. 2We follow up with your price and everything you need to know.
  3. 3Pick it up at the shop, any time after 11:00 am.

Orders placed through the form need at least 24 hours’ notice. Final pricing is confirmed after we review your order details.

Short on time?

Need a Cake in a Hurry?

We offer a variety of ready-made ice cream cakes and pies available in-store daily. In a time crunch? Contact us directly: in many cases, we can prepare your custom cake within 3–4 hours.

Call(519) 438-CAKE Emailcakes@merlamae.com
Visit1080 Adelaide St. N, London, Ontario

Happy birthday

Make a wish. Make it Merla-Mae.

Whether you know exactly what you want or need help designing the perfect cake, we’re here to help.