How to Make Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes for a Kids Birthday Party

Use a pastry bag to make the frosting look like ice cream.

Celebrate your little one's birthday with a twist on the traditional cupcake -- make ice cream cone cupcakes. While flat-bottom ice cream cones work best if you're in a hurry, you also can use more flavorful sugar or waffle cones. Regardless of the type of cone you choose, take advantage of a little trick to prevent the cake batter from leaking out. Place a big marshmallow in the bottom of each flat-bottom cone before adding the batter. Add several miniature marshmallows to each sugar or waffle cone.

Things You'll Need

• 1 box cake mix
• Aluminum foil
• Tube pan, muffin tin or baking pan
• Ice cream cones
• Marshmallows
• Frosting

Instructions

1. Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions. Follow the package's instructions for cupcakes when preheating your oven.

2. Wrap the top of a deep tube pan with at least two layers of aluminum foil if you're using pointy ice cream cones. Use a sharp knife to carefully poke small holes through the foil -- leave a couple of inches between each hole. Place a sugar or waffle cone in each slot. Set flat-bottomed ice cream cones in a muffin tin or baking pan.

3. Add marshmallows to the bottom of the ice cream cones.

4. Add the cake batter. Fill each cone a little more than halfway; this prevents the batter from overflowing.

5. Put the ice cream cone cupcakes into the oven. Shave 5 to 7 minutes off the box's recommended baking time. Stick a toothpick into the center of a cupcake to test it; the cake is done if the toothpick comes out clean.

6. Let the ice cream cones cool completely.

7. Decorate each cupcake with frosting.

Tips & Warnings

• Add sprinkles, small candies or cherries.

• Depending on the size of the cones you use, they may not take as long as normal.

References

• Disney Family Fun: I is for Ice-Cream Cone Cupcake
• Food Network: "Cake" Ice-Cream Cones

Resources

• Adventures in Dessert: How to Use a Pastry Bag, and Other Things They Don't Teach You on Food Media