Plate of Love - Ice Cream Cone Cake

Ice Cream Cone Cake

Happy New Year! I know I'm a "little" late and it has been a while since I posted anything on here. Sorry for the hiatus! I've been on that inspiration block we sometimes find ourselves unknowingly edging towards. Anyway, it's back and hopefully for good. Here goes the first entry onto the food section of Whipped up Pretty!

I recently tried my hand at ice cream cone cakes. It's a fun and easy alternative to cupcakes and this is how I made mine with a few hints and tricks that may come in handy for first timers out there. I apologize in advance for the slightly messy display of pictures. (I'm equivalent to a 5 year old in the kitchen!)

What you will need:

For the cake:

22 flat bottomed ice cream cones.

Cake mix of your choice

For Cream Cheese frosting:

3/4 cup cream cheese

 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar and more (for a thicker frosting)

 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

1 tsp vanilla extract

A bit of cocoa powder (Optional)

Step 1. Arrange the cones in a baking dish of your choice. (Cupcake pans would be ideal but I used a spring-form pan here.)

Batch 1.

Step 2. Mix the batter up as per directions and spoon them into your cones. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the top is springy to the touch.

NOTE:  I baked them in 3 batches.

In the first, I spooned in about 3/4th of the batter into the cone and in the second batch, I added about 1/3rd.

In the third batch, I mixed things up a bit and added a little cream cheese frosting in between the batter (this was extra yumm!)

Batch 1.

These moon lookalikes are from the first batch with the 3/4th  filling. I wasn't too happy with it and the cones were less crispy as well.

That's why added 1/3rd of the batter for the next. This did the trick, the cake was more flatter with a crispier cone.

Step 3. Now for the cake frosting bit:

In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until soft and creamy.
Add confectioner's sugar gradually and finally a drop of vanilla essence. I added a little cocoa powder as well.

Once you have let the cake cool for a while, you can start frosting your ice cream cone cakes to glory. I just used a spoon for decorating from a lack of patience and sprinkled them with a little cocoa powder! 

I cut open two of the cupcakes for you to see. The one on the right is from batch 3 where I added cream cheese frosting in between the batter. You could even add some crushed up Oreos or candy in between the batter instead of frosting.

There are indeed plenty of ways to decorate your ice cream cone cakes. I added chocolate syrup mixed with a little mint essence on some. I absolutely love mint and chocolate combination! Hope this entry helped you!

Enjoy!