Français Ice Cream Cake is an indica-dominant hybrid of Gelato 33 and Wedding Cake, testing at 23 to 25% THC, with a creamy vanilla flavour and a relaxed body effect. It flowers in 55 to 65 days, which is fast for its potency band, and finishes outdoors in mid-October. The short bloom is the practical reason to choose it over its parents.
Ice Cream Cake at a glance
| Ice Cream Cake | |
| Genetics | Gelato 33 × Wedding Cake |
| Type | Indica-dominant hybrid |
| THC | 23 to 25% |
| Flowering time | 55 to 65 days |
| Outdoor harvest | Mid-October |
| Yield | 450 to 550 g/m² indoors, 450 to 500 g per plant outdoors |
| Flavour | Creamy vanilla |
| Seeds | Feminized |
A note on the numbers in this article: harvest dates, flowering times and yields are ranges, not promises. They vary depending on growing conditions: the grower, the method and the season's weather. "Mold resistant" means mold tolerant: less prone to mold and slower to be affected. No strain is 100% mold resistant. How we set these numbers →
Where it comes from, and why that matters
Both parents are modern dessert strains, and Ice Cream Cake inherits from each of them in a way you can taste.
- Gelato 33 — the sweet, creamy end of the flavour, plus resin production. Gelato lines are known for trichome coverage rather than raw bulk.
- Wedding Cake — the vanilla and the density, and the heavier indica weighting. Wedding Cake is where the "cake" half of the name and most of the body effect come from.
If you came looking for Wedding Cake itself, this is the closest thing in our catalogue: Ice Cream Cake is a direct Wedding Cake cross, and it keeps the vanilla profile while flowering faster than most Wedding Cake selections do.
Effects and flavour
Twenty-three to twenty-five per cent THC with indica dominance makes this an evening strain. The effect is a relaxed body effect rather than a stimulating one, and at this potency it is worth starting small if you are not used to the range.
The flavour is the selling point and it is specific: creamy and sweet with a clear vanilla note, more dessert than fuel or citrus. It reads as smooth rather than sharp, which is a function of the Gelato side.
Growing Ice Cream Cake
Indoors
Fifty-five to sixty-five days is the appeal. Most strains in this potency band want nine or ten weeks of bloom; this one can be done in eight. Over a year that difference compounds into an extra run.
The flowers are dense and resinous, which brings the usual two consequences. First, airflow matters more than it does on an airy sativa, because moisture sits in the core of a tight bud and that is where rot starts. Second, the resin makes trimming sticky work — a practical point rather than a problem.
Because the bloom is short, decisions have to be made earlier than you might expect. Any training should be finished before the flip, and the final feed taper comes up quickly.
Outdoors
A mid-October finish is late for most of Canada. In the warmer southern pockets it will ripen in a normal year, but it is up against the first hard frost and against autumn rain landing on dense flowers. In a shorter season, choose something from our outdoor seeds grouped by harvest month that comes down in September instead.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ice Cream Cake?
An indica-dominant hybrid cannabis strain made by crossing Gelato 33 with Wedding Cake. It tests at 23 to 25% THC and is known for a creamy vanilla flavour and a relaxing body effect.
Is Ice Cream Cake indica or sativa?
Indica-dominant. The effect is physical and relaxing, which makes it an evening strain for most people.
How strong is Ice Cream Cake?
Twenty-three to twenty-five per cent THC, which is high. Start with a small amount if you are not accustomed to that range.
What does Ice Cream Cake taste like?
Creamy and sweet with a distinct vanilla note. It is a dessert profile rather than a fuel or citrus one.
What strains make Ice Cream Cake?
Gelato 33 and Wedding Cake. Gelato 33 contributes the creamy sweetness and the resin; Wedding Cake contributes the vanilla, the density and the indica weighting.
How long does Ice Cream Cake take to flower?
Fifty-five to sixty-five days indoors, which is short for a strain of this potency. Outdoors it finishes in mid-October.
Is Ice Cream Cake the same as Wedding Cake?
No, but it is a direct descendant. Wedding Cake is one of its two parents, which is why the vanilla profile carries over. Ice Cream Cake generally flowers faster.
Is Ice Cream Cake good for beginners?
It is manageable, and the short flowering time helps. The thing to watch is that dense, resinous flowers need real airflow and a humidity drop in the last two weeks, so it is less forgiving of a stagnant grow space than an airier strain would be.
Can you grow Ice Cream Cake outdoors in Canada?
In the warmer regions, yes, but a mid-October finish leaves little margin against frost and autumn rain. In a shorter season pick a September finisher. Home cultivation is also prohibited in Quebec, though legal in most other provinces.
Ice Cream Cake seeds from Quebec
Our Ice Cream Cake feminized seeds are $55 for a pack of 5, $100 for 10 and $190 for 20. Being feminized, every viable seed produces a flowering female, so there are no males to find and remove.
They ship from Quebec, usually the same day or within 24 hours of payment, Monday to Friday. Canada takes 3 to 7 days by standard post or 2 to 3 days by Express; the USA is 1 to 2 business days by Express, free over $200. Every pack carries our 80% germination guarantee and a delivery guarantee, in plain unbranded packaging with no signature required.
