Sell Ice Cream Cakes

2 Sell Ice Cream Cakes Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 7th, 2024

Looking for a sweet and profitable business idea? Consider selling ice cream cakes.

This venture involves creating and selling customized cakes made from everyone's favorite summer treat—ice cream. Whether for birthdays, anniversaries, or any special occasion, ice cream cakes are a unique and appealing product that stands out.

The process is pretty straightforward: craft custom ice cream cakes, market them to your target audience, and handle orders either through a physical shop or an online presence. With the right recipes and a bit of creativity, you can attract a loyal customer base.

Given the universal love for ice cream and the growing popularity of personalized treats, starting an ice cream cake business could be both fun and financially rewarding. Perfect for someone who enjoys baking and wishes to create memorable experiences for their customers.

In this list, you'll find real-world sell ice cream cakes success stories and very profitable examples of starting a sell ice cream cakes that makes money.

1. Ice Cream Factory ($4.8M/year)

e-commerce store is built on the Shopify platform, which provides a user-friendly interface, reliable hosting, and a seamless checkout process for our customers. We also rely heavily on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for marketing and advertising purposes. These platforms allow us to reach a wider audience and engage with our customers on a more personal level. Additionally, we use QuickBooks for our accounting needs and Mailchimp for email marketing campaigns. Overall, these tools have been instrumental in helping us grow and scale our business.

How much money it makes: $4.8M/year
How much did it cost to start: $150K
How many people on the team: 50

How I Started A $400K/Month Ice Cream Brand With Presence In 400+ Stores

Founder of Ice Cream Factory Shannon Imler started her company with 10 total ice cream containers, and has since expanded to over 400 stores and opened a second location with a goal to hit $863.2 million in revenue, utilizing an effective social media marketing strategy and employee appreciation for success.

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2. Moco Choco ($30K/year)

A Yemeni by birth, Gaza was looking for a business to start when she shifted to New York, and had attented an expo called The Chocolate Expo in Long Island. Gaza's sweet tooth got the best of her and seeing how people were making a living out of it, she was the first one to start such a business in her neighbourhood in Brooklyn.

How much money it makes: $30K/year
How much did it cost to start: $2K
How many people on the team: 0

How I Started A Bakery Business In Brooklyn During Peak Covid That Now Makes $30K In Annual Revenue

Moco Choco is a profitable Brooklyn-based private bakery that specializes in custom cakes, cookies, and chocolates, grossing around 60-80% on products that range from $70 to $650 and whose founder started the business amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.

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