The Story Behind Baskin-Robbins German Chocolate Cake Ice Cream

The Story Behind Baskin-Robbins German Chocolate Cake Ice Cream

You finished raking the leaves AND you've got your favorite fall flannel on? That's a reason to celebrate. Treat yourself to our fan-favorite flavor, German Chocolate Cake, available for a limited time this fall at participating Baskin-Robbins®. A scoop of our delicious German Chocolate Cake Ice Cream starts with smooth Swiss-style chocolate ice cream layered with fudge brownies, walnut pieces, coconut flakes and caramel swirls.

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Our German Chocolate Cake is what we like to call a deconstructed flavor. The ice cream breaks down the elements of the traditional German Chocolate Cake dessert into the core flavor profiles and reimagines them into our creamy ice cream. The catalyst for this smooth, unique flavor is a chocolate cake with layers of coconut-pecan frosting. You can taste all these sweet elements in just one bite of our German Chocolate Cake Ice Cream.

A common misconception is that German Chocolate Cake comes from Germany. In fact, the name comes from American baker, Samuel German, who developed a type of dark baking chocolate in 1852. The baking chocolate was then named Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate in honor of German. Later, in 1957, a recipe for “German’s Chocolate Cake” appeared as the “Recipe of the Day” on the Dallas Morning News. The recipe, which is still popular to this day, sparked Baskin-Robbins to add the ice cream flavor to the menu for the first time in 1965.

Order Ahead in the BR App 

Get your faves faster and order German Chocolate Cake ahead in the BR App. This fan favorite can be ordered as a scoop, shake or Fresh-Pack for pick up in as little as 15 minutes.

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