August 5: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

I don't remember if I made these as a child, but I do remember eating them occasionally!  Koen thought these were SO COOL!   He was excited about making these from mixing to decorating.  I couldn't believe he even filled most of the ice cream cones himself -- and he did a great job of it!  I frosted the cupcakes, but Koen decorated every one with great care and intensity!  Tysen slept through most of the process, and when he woke up he was not in the mood to decorate. 

 

The "recipe" is included for your enjoyment:

 

Ice-Cream-Cone Cupcakes (from 365 Games Smart Toddlers Play by Sheila Ellison)

Materials:

• Flat bottomed ice-cream cones
• Cake mix
• Can of frosting
• Cake decorations
• Muffin pan

Yields 12-15 cup cakes

Prepare the cake mix according to directions.  Spoon the batter into the cones until they are 2/3 full.  Place the cones in the muffin pan and bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.  When cool, frost and decorate.

Note:  I had purchased our ice cream cones from Aldi (LOVE this place!), and apparently they are smaller than the usual ice cream cone.  We had 12 ice cream cone cupcakes and still had enough batter for 12 regular-sized cupcakes!  I'm not complaining...the smaller size is perfect for the kids!

 

FYI -- We stored the cupcakes upright in a cake saver, and by morning they were falling over!  I don't know if it's because of the humidity or just the moistness of the cake, but the cupcakes started sagging and falling over.  We decided to just lay them on their sides, but then some of the decorations fell off.  Any ideas on how to better store these?