Indica Dominant · Seed Junky Genetics
Ice Cream Cake
Ice Cream Cake is the Seed Junky Genetics cross of Wedding Cake and Gelato 33 released by Jbeezy in the late 2010s, an indica-leaning dessert strain that became a Cookies Family retail staple by 2020. The flavor is dense and sweet — vanilla cream and pastry dough on the inhale, with a slight gas note on the exhale from the Gelato 33 side. Plants finish in eight to nine weeks indoors with thick resin coverage that rivals straight Wedding Cake, and the bud structure stays dense and heavy. The high is one of the heavier indica-leaning expressions in the Cookies catalogue — most reviewers describe it as a late-evening or pre-sleep strain rather than a sociable hybrid.
Reviewed 2026-05-23· Sources: seedfinder.eu, Seed Junky retailer notes, leafly
Potency
- THC range
- 20–25%
- Typical THC
- 23%
- CBD
- up to 0.1%
Flowering
- Indoor weeks
- 8–9 wk
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Climate
- Mediterranean, indoor
Yield & size
- Indoor
- 450-550 g/m²
- Outdoor
- 450-650 g/plant
- Height
- 90-120 cm
Indica / sativa ratio
Terpene profile
The aromatic compounds below shape how Ice Cream Cake smells, tastes, and ultimately feels in the body.
- dominant
Limonene
Uplifting citrus — typically associated with mood elevation and stress relief.
- secondary
Caryophyllene
Peppery and spicy — the only terpene that binds CB2 receptors, studied for anti-inflammatory action.
- secondary
Linalool
Floral and lavender-like — calming, often noted for sleep and anxiety support.
- minor
Myrcene
Sedating, musky, herbal — commonly linked to couch-lock effects.
Reported side effects
Lineage
Ice Cream Cake traces to Wedding Cake × Gelato 33. The cross sits in the Cookies family, which influences both the terpene profile and the flowering structure described above.
Genetic family tree
Documented parents and grandparents for Ice Cream Cake based on breeder catalogues. Library entries are clickable; ancestors not yet documented on this site appear in a lighter, non-linked box.
Strains crossed with Ice Cream Cake
Ice Cream Cake is a parent of 2 strains in the broader catalogue. These are crosses that carry Ice Cream Cake genetics on at least one side of the cross.
Grow profile
Grow profile
- Indica / sativa
- 75% / 25%
- Flowering days
- 56–63 days
- Stretch
- Low
- Pest resistance
- Moderate
- Mold resistance
- Moderate
- Training methods
- topping, lst, scrog
Feed schedule for Ice Cream Cake
These EC and NPK targets are starting points calibrated for the strain's Indica lean and moderate difficulty rating — not gospel. Drop 15-20% off any EC ceiling on your first run and let the plant tell you where it actually wants to feed.
Suggested feed schedule
- Late veg
- 1.4-1.6 EC
- Early flower
- 1.5-1.7 EC, NPK 2-3-4
- Mid flower
- 1.8-2.0 EC, NPK 1-4-6
- Late flower
- 1.6-1.8 EC
- Final week
- Plain pH-balanced water for the last 7-10 days; light flush if you ran nutrients on the higher end.
Full breakdown of feed math, runoff testing, and salt buildup in our nutrient guide.
What to expect through the grow cycle
Ice Cream Cake is documented with a 9-week flower and a compact stretch typical of indica-leaning structure. The visual below maps a documented 13-week cycle built from 4weeks of vegetative growth and the strain's published flowering window.
Published grow reports for Ice Cream Cake concentrate the most observational notes on the late-flower ripening window. This timeline is descriptive — it reflects what reports document, not a how-to. Actual week-to-week behaviour varies with phenotype, light intensity, pot size, and environment.
Phase details
- Veg (weeks 1-4)
- The documented vegetative period for Ice Cream Cake. Plants establish root structure, leaf canopy, and node count before flower triggering, with a moderate difficulty rating shaping how forgiving the early canopy work tends to be.
- Stretch (weeks 5-7)
- Ice Cream Cake is documented as having low stretch. Reports describe the plant roughly doubling in height during this phase as the indica-leaning structure establishes its final flowering frame.
- Bud sites (weeks 8-9)
- Pre-flowers form at the nodes and calyxes begin to develop. Grow reports for Ice Cream Cakenote this as the window where the canopy's eventual bud distribution becomes visible.
- Bud development (weeks 10-11)
- Flowers thicken and calyxes fatten through this phase. Documented Ice Cream Cake runs show the bulk of visible flower mass accumulating here, with resin production accelerating toward the end.
- Ripening (week 12)
- Trichomes transition from clear toward cloudy and amber. Reports for Ice Cream Cake describe the Limonene-led terpene profile maturing through this window, with aroma sharpening week over week.
- Final (week 13)
- Calyx swelling is documented as complete and the harvest window opens. Published Ice Cream Cake runs end here, within the 8-9 week flowering range reported by the breeder.
Flavor & aroma
Reported effects
Common questions about Ice Cream Cake
Is Ice Cream Cake the same as Wedding Cake?
No — Ice Cream Cake is Wedding Cake crossed with Gelato 33. The Gelato side adds gas and shifts the strain heavier toward indica than straight Wedding Cake.
Is Ice Cream Cake good for sleep?
Yes. The combination of dominant limonene, secondary linalool, and a 75 percent indica ratio produces one of the heavier sleep-leaning expressions in the Cookies family.
Breeder of record
Seed Junky Genetics
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