An ice cream cake is a cake made with ice cream. These can be no-bake cakes, or may be more elaborate layer cakes with ice cream between layers of sponge cake. A popular form is a three-layer cake, with a layer of ice cream between two layers of cake. It is related to Baked Alaska in that it incorporates ice cream. Unlike Baked Alaska, however, the ice cream never goes into the oven. Ice cream cake is a popular party food, often eaten at birthdays and weddings, particularly in North America and Australia. It is not as well known in Europe.