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ice cream cone cupcakes are shown with white cake baked in flaky ice cream cone and topped with a tall swirl of white frosting
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Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

Ice cream cone cupcakes are a festive dessert recipe perfect for any holiday occasion. These cute cupcakes dress up store bought cake mix and make a sweet end to your Fourth of July or Summer picnic. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
  • White cake mix calls for oil, eggs and water
  • Vanilla frosting
  • sprinkles for these we used 4th of July themed ones
  • Ice cream cones
  • Decorating bag
  • Large star decorating tip
  • Cupcake baking pan
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Hot glue
  • Scissors
  • Ruler

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350° and place ice cream cones in the cupcake spot on the pan.
  • In a large mixing bowl, Mix the cupcake mix with oil, eggs and water.
  • Fill your ice cream cones about 1/2 way with your cupcake batter, carefully transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes.
  • Let your cupcakes cool and measure the cone where you would hold it.
  • Cut out a strip of scrapbook paper, holiday theme of course, wrap it around the cone and secure the paper together with hot glue.
  • Place a large star tip in a decorating bag and fill with vanilla frosting.
  • Frost each cupcake with the round tipped decorating bag to look like a swirl cone of ice cream.
  • Top with sprinkles.

Notes

Switch the sprinkles & scrapbook paper theme to makeover these fun cupcakes for whatever theme you need.