Well... you work with what you have when you are on birthday party time restraints. These ice-cream cone cupcakes do NOT look like the pretty ones I found on Pinterest, but the boys at my son's birthday didn't care and the birthday boy LOVED them, so that is all that matters!!
What mine looked like:
What they are supposed to look like:
Apparently, you are not supposed to over-fill the ice-cream cones with cake batter, you only need to fill them about half-way.
Also, having a mixer would have helped make the batter rise a bit. (I had already sold ours at our pre-move garage sale...)
They were supposed to have white icing to look like ice-cream, I decided to go with an "accidently on purpose" melted ice-cream cone, so pulled off the big globs of batter, left a few that looked like drips and I piped with chocolate. Genius or.... hilarious!? Well, I laughed!
Then I had to figure out to get them to the party with no trays to set them in (also sold at previous garage sale). I got really smart and put them in my broiler pan that goes in the oven with some plastic wrap over top. The first corner I took on my way to the party location, a gorgeous park near by, converted rows of orderly cones into what looked like a chocolate porcupine! What a mess, chocolate everywhere! Luckily, I brought a knife to the party and my husband pulled them all apart and re-spread the icing. I have learned of some neat tricks since: You can cut holes in the bottom of an inverted aluminum disposable roasting pan or a cereal box to put them in, or you can but a tray especially for ice cream cone cupcakes (which I haven't found yet).
If you have any other tips or cone stories - I'd love to hear them!!!
Would I do them again? Yes! They were a hit and very yummy, but I think I should stick to sewing...
What mine looked like:
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| What they are SUPPOSED to look like!!! |
They were supposed to have white icing to look like ice-cream, I decided to go with an "accidently on purpose" melted ice-cream cone, so pulled off the big globs of batter, left a few that looked like drips and I piped with chocolate. Genius or.... hilarious!? Well, I laughed!
Then I had to figure out to get them to the party with no trays to set them in (also sold at previous garage sale). I got really smart and put them in my broiler pan that goes in the oven with some plastic wrap over top. The first corner I took on my way to the party location, a gorgeous park near by, converted rows of orderly cones into what looked like a chocolate porcupine! What a mess, chocolate everywhere! Luckily, I brought a knife to the party and my husband pulled them all apart and re-spread the icing. I have learned of some neat tricks since: You can cut holes in the bottom of an inverted aluminum disposable roasting pan or a cereal box to put them in, or you can but a tray especially for ice cream cone cupcakes (which I haven't found yet).
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| What a mess, but they tasted good! |
If you have any other tips or cone stories - I'd love to hear them!!!
Would I do them again? Yes! They were a hit and very yummy, but I think I should stick to sewing...
