Mini Cupcake Cones Recipes

MINI CAKE CONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package; stir in 2 Tbsp. sprinkles. Cover tops of 2 mini muffin pans with foil, pressing edges of foil around edges of pans to secure. Use sharp knife to poke small hole in foil over center of each muffin cup. Place bottom of 1 ice cream cone over each hole, then carefully press cone through foil so cone stands upright in muffin cup. Spoon cake batter into cones, filling each about 3/4 full.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Spoon frosting into medium bowl. Add COOL WHIP; whisk until blended. Spoon into resealable plastic bag; cut off one bottom corner of bag. Use to pipe COOL WHIP mixture onto cupcakes to resemble swirled ice cream. Top with remaining sprinkles.

CONE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cream butter and sugar together well in mixing bowl. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in vanilla. Measure flour, baking powder and salt into small bowl. Stir. Add milk to butter mixture in 2 parts alternately with flour mixture in 3 parts, beginning and ending with flour.
• Fill cones about 3/4 full leaving the batter 1/2 inch from top. Place filled cones on a baking tray. Bake in oven for about 15 to 20 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

MINI-CUPCAKE TREE

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 4 (12-cup) mini-muffin pans with paper liners.
• Whisk the flour with the granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Lightly whisk in the melted butter, egg, milk, vanilla, and zest, just until smooth. Divide the batter among the 48 liners, filling about 1/2 way. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then turn them out of the pan, flip upright, and cool completely on the rack.
• For the frosting: With a handheld or standing mixer, beat the cream cheese with the butter at medium speed until smooth and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat on low speed until combined. Beat in the vanilla and lemon juice. Chill for 10 to 20 minutes while assembling the tree.
• To make the tree: Begin with 1 Styrofoam cone, 18-inches tall by 3 3/4-inches in diameter at the base. Trim about 2-inches from the top of the cone and 4-inches from the bottom and discard. Wrap the cone in foil, leaving about 2-inches of extra foil on the top to fold over, making a more rounded top. Begin inserting toothpicks at the top and skewer a cupcake onto each one. Position as close to each other as possible while working your way around and down.
• Transfer the frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes. Begin on the outside edge and make a spiral motion towards the center of each cupcake.
• When ready to serve, dust the tree with confectioners' sugar. Set on a large platter and place toasted coconut around the base for dipping.

CAKES IN A CONE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to directions. Fill each cone about 3/4 full of batter, up to first ridge. Place cones in the cups of a cupcake pan or on cookie sheets.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 15 to 18 minutes.
• Place 10 chocolate chips on top of each warm cone, and in a minute or two spread melted chocolate over top. Decorate with candies.

SURPRISE CUPCAKE CONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups; place mini paper baking cup in each of 18 mini muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box. Spoon batter evenly into regular and mini muffin cups.
• Bake mini cupcakes 10 to 14 minutes, regular cupcakes 15 to 20 minutes (18 to 24 minutes for dark or nonstick pan), or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• If ice cream cone holder is unavailable, make a holder for the cones by tightly covering the tops of 2 empty square or rectangular pans (at least 2 to 2 1/2 inches deep) with heavy-duty foil. With sharp knife, cut 18 "stars" in foil, 3 inches apart, by making slits about 1 inch long.
• Place about 2 teaspoons candies in each ice cream cone. Remove paper cups from cupcakes. For each cone, frost top of 1 regular cupcake with frosting; turn upside down onto a cone. Frost bottom (now the top) of cupcake. Place mini cupcake upside down on frosted regular cupcake; frost side of regular cupcake and entire mini cupcakes completely (it's easiest to frost from the cone toward the top). Sprinkle with candy decors. Push cone through foil opening in cone holder; the foil will keep it upright. Store loosely covered.

MINI ICE CREAM CONE CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cover tops of 2 mini muffin pans with foil, pressing edges of foil around edges of each muffin pan to secure. Use sharp knife to poke small hole in foil over center of each muffin cup. Place bottom of 1 ice cream cone over each hole, then carefully press cup through foil so cone stands upright in muffin cup.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package; spoon into cones, filling each cone 3/4 full.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Spoon cream cheese spread into resealable plastic bag; cut off one bottom corner of bag. Use to pipe cream cheese onto cupcakes to resembled swirled ice cream. Top with sprinkles.

CANDY-TOPPED CUPCAKE CONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Make cake batter as directed on box. Fill 12 cones about half full of batter. Stand cones in muffin pan. Refrigerate any leftover batter until ready to fill and bake remaining cones.
• Bake 21 to 26 minutes or until toothpick carefully inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Frost with frosting and decorate. Store loosely covered.

CUPCAKE CONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. , Place ice cream cones in muffin cups. Spoon about 3 tablespoons batter into each cone, filling to 3/4 in. from the top., Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool completely on wire racks. Frost and decorate as desired.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE CONES

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth; stir in chocolate chips. , Place ice-cream cones in muffin cups. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of cake batter into each cone; top with a rounded teaspoon of cream cheese mixture. Fill with remaining batter to within 3/4 in. of top. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean., In a small bowl, beat the shortening, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost tops of cooled cones and top with sprinkles.,