A name invented in America having one or more scoops of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup such as butterscotch, caramel, chocolate, marshmallow creme or strawberry. Chopped nuts and whipped cream are generally added and a maraschino cherry is placed on top. There are endless variations on the sundae, incorporating fruit, cookies, candy, cake, peanut butter sauce, sprinkles/jimmies, and ingredients too numerous to list.