Cold comforts: Top 8 frozen ice-cream cakes tested

This season is an easy time for birthday and other celebrations and with any luck, we get to have a garden party or picnic, so it’s a good time to minimise fuss and work.

For the centrepiece, light cakes are ideal and this week I took a look around supermarkets to see what was available in freezers.

While there wasn’t a huge number of them, the quality was good and varied. The problem is that the food has to be taken home quickly before it melts. Refreezing brings potential problems, so always leave these foods until last in the supermarket, ideally placed in a coolbag, and drive home immediately, remembering to unpack it first and put in the freezer.