Ice Cream Cone Cakes are so great to serve as Kids birthday parties cakes. They are also great to serve at Holiday parties, in classrooms, or just because your kids and friends will love them. They are perfect and best of all there is no need for plates and forks. They are easy to hold for little hands and easy to be able to serve people their favourite flavors. Let's not forget how Super Cute they are!
Kids love them, because they are so neat and fun. I have done these for my sons 5th birthday and they were a huge hit with both kids and the parents. Best of all the possibilities for making these with your own style is endless.
What You Need
- Cake Mix - favorite flavor or flavors (check to make sure you have listed ingredients in your choice of cake mix)
- Flat Bottom Ice Cream Cones (they must be flat Bottom)
- Cookie sheet
- Icing - favorite flavors
- Cake decorations of your choice
- Roll of Tin Foil - the stronger the better
- Old cereal box - or box like a cereal box; 12 cans of pop boxes work great too.
- Serving tray
*One Box of cake mix, will make approx 12 Ice Cream Cone Cakes*
How It's Done
Making and Baking Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
- Mix your cake batter following the directions on the box.
- Stand Ice cream Cones on a cookie or flat baking sheet and pour cake batter into cones. Fill them about 3/4 of the way to the top of the cone.
- Bake in oven following temperature on Cake Mix box. Remember cooking time will vary depending on oven.
*Use a toothpick to check if they are done. Stick into the middle of cone if toothpick comes out clean they are cooked*
*Placing the Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes into the oven takes very steady hands*
Making Ice Cream Cone Serving Stands
*These serving stands will make it much easier to keep all the cones standing up and looking great for serving*
*You will need to repeat this to make enough stands for all the Ice Cream Cone Cakes you want to carry at a time.*
- Cut your cereal box, or cardboard box of choice in strips about 2-3 inches high. The height will depend on the size of your ice cream cone.
- Once the cardboard is cut you will cover it with tinfoil.
- Place X slots in the tinfoil with a knife or scissors. Space each X about 1.5 inches apart. (This will depend on the width of your cones so measure)
- Place these new stands on serving trays to make it easy for carrying
- Then Slide the Ice Cream Cone Cakes into the X slots in the tinfoil and all your cones will stay standing up.
Decorating Ice Cream Cone Cakes
For Kids Birthday
You can decorate them ahead of time. Try writing the birthday message with 1 letter on each Cone Cake. You can also supply the icing and decorations and allow the kids to decorate them themselves. Letting the kids decorate their own also turns the cake into entertainment, and they will talk about it to all their friends. Or choose to do both have some decorated with the Birthday Message and some plain for decorating.
For Holidays and Other functions
Try decorating with icing themes such as yellow and black for Halloween, or red and green for Christmas. Use decorations and colors to the theme of the function. You can also icing with your basic chocolate or vanilla, then leave out decorations of your theme for people to add to their liking.
Also leave some plain ones out with no icing for guests who don't have a sweet tooth.
There are lots of great things about making these to serve as Kids Birthday Cakes, as Holiday Desserts, or as a Dessert at any function. Such as no mess, easy servings, and the ability to please everybody. A must Try!
