31 Things Everyone Who Grew Up With Carvel Will Understand
The dueling layers of ice cream. The eerily perfect frosting. The neon swirls. THE CRUNCHIES.
1. If you've ever tasted a Carvel ice cream cake, you understand why this is so exciting.
2. Basically, they're perfect. There's truly no better birthday cake out there.
3. Carvel can take so many forms. There's Fudgy the Whale, a classic.
4. There are endless options for customization, if you want an original.
5. Carvel isn't just for birthdays. A crunchie-covered football is the only kind of football that matters.
6. And, guys. YOU CAN GET A CARVEL WEDDING CAKE.
7. But honestly, the way to go is white frosting (whipped topping?) with plenty of neon swirls and sprinkles.
8. Those colors are iconic.
9. That whip is exquisite.
10. The whole thing is just such a work of art.
11. But what's really special about the Carvel ice cream cake is what's happening on the inside.
12. Are you ready? You know where I'm going with this.
13. Under the sheath of whipped topping and neon are two layers of soft serve bound by the magic ingredient...
14. CHOCOLATE. CRUNCHIES.
15. The glue that holds it all together.
16. The crunchies shouldn't be so delicious. They're literally just cookie crumbs soaked in chocolate fudge.
17. But something about everything together just...works.
18. It shouldn't be such a revelation.
19. But it is.
20. It's kind of like a sundae in cake form, if you think about it.
21. But it's so much more beautiful than that.
22. The clean lines of the ice cream when the slice has just been cut...
23. ...that start to soften just slightly around the edges...
24. ...before blurring into perfection...
25. ...then slowly melting together...
26. ...into a soft, pillowy mess of sweet cream and crunch.
27. After the ice cream goes, the frosting holds strong for a little while...
28. ...until soon there's nothing left but the beautiful remnants of your cake. You'd recognize that mess anywhere.
29. And while an empty Carvel box is a sad, sad sight...
30. ...it's OK, because the next ~special occasion~ isn't far away.
31. And, obviously, there will be Carvel.
