A creative, fun twist on the traditional birthday cake. Kids will love eating their cake in a cone instead of on a plate in these Ice Cream Cone Cakes. The best part? Cake cones can be topped with tons of kid-favorite treats such as candy sprinkles, breakfast cereal, and so much more. Mix it up next birthday with these cupcakes in ice cream cones or hand them out as party favors. The possibilities are endless!
Recipe Ingredients
With just a few ingredients you can make these fun Ice Cream Cone Cakes for your next party.
Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix: This is your foundation for a perfectly moist and flavorful cupcakes.
Flat-Bottom Ice Cream Cones: These cones serve as your edible "cupcake liners" and presentation. They make these ice cream cone cupcakes incredibly fun to eat and eliminate the need for plates, perfect for kids' parties and easy desserts.
Vanilla Frosting: It adds a sweet, creamy finish and is the perfect canvas for all your fun decorations.
Candy Sprinkles: Sprinkles are all about adding that extra touch of fun, color, and texture!
Other Ingredients You’ll Need: Water, vegetable oil, eggs
How to Store Ice Cream Cone Cakes
To keep your Ice Cream Cone Cakes fresh and delicious.
Room Temperature
Store the frosted Ice Cream Cone Cakes loosely covered at room temperature. An airtight container might smudge the frosting, so a cake dome or a container with some space is ideal. Store for up to 2 days.
Other Birthday Recipes to Try
Here are some more delightful recipes to try at your next party.
Birthday Cake Cookies are easy to make, and take to celebrate on the go or at the office. If you love shaped cakes, Betty has an entire collection of shaped cakes. Or it doesn’t get much easier than these No-Bake Birthday Cake Bars.
Ice Cream Cone Cakes
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 35 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil, and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 24 flat-bottom ice cream cones
- 2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting (or your favorite flavor)
- Candy sprinkles, as desired
Instructions
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Step1
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place a paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2
Make cake batter as directed on the box. Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups. Place ice cream cone upside down on top of the cake batter in each cup.
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Step3
Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean (cones may tilt on batter as they bake). Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and place cone side up on a cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4
Carefully remove paper baking cups. Generously frost each cake with frosting and decorate as desired. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cone Cake
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 18%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 210mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 42g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 28g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
