Upside Down Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes!
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Upside Down Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes are an easy and simple to make dessert that is also kid-friendly and perfect any time of the year! These adorable cupcakes that look like ice cream cones that have been dropped upside down and have started to melt are such a fun treat!
How to Make Upside Down Ice Cream Cupcakes
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Expert Tips, Ingredient List and Suggestions for Recipe Success
Cake mix – you can use a cake mix to make the cupcakes, your own favorite homemade recipe, or you can even use store-bought cupcakes.
Sweet cream butter – this adds an extra creaminess to the frosting.
Step by Step Directions
Cupcake Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Follow the directions on the back of the box of the cake mix
- Scoop the batter into the cupcake liners and fill about 3/4 way full
- Bake in the oven for 21 minutes
- Allow to cool completely
Frosting Directions:
- Using a standing mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy
- Mix in the powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract until combined and smooth
- If the frosting is too thin, mix in 1/4 cup more of powdered sugar
- Fold in the sprinkles
- Once the frosting is combined and smooth, using the ice cream scooper, scoop some frosting and scoop it onto the top of the cupcake
- Using a microwave safe bowl, melt the Ghirardelli chocolate until melted and smooth
- Pour into a squeeze bottle
- Pipe the chocolate onto the frosting to look like fudge
- Sprinkle some confetti sprinkles onto the chocolate and top with a ice cream cone and cherry
- Enjoy!
Upside Down Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes!
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box Cake mix
- Eggs
- Water
- Oil
Frosting Ingredients
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 4-5 C powdered sugar
- 1/4 C heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 C rainbow confetti sprinkles
- Ghirardelli dark chocolate melting wafers
- Vanilla ice cream cone
- Maraschino cherries
Instructions
Cupcake Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Follow the directions on the back of the box of the cake mix
- Scoop the batter into the cupcake liners and fill about 3/4 way full
- Bake in the oven for 21 minutes
- Allow to cool completely
Frosting Directions:
- Using a standing mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy
- Mix in the powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract until combined and smooth
- If the frosting is too thin, mix in 1/4 cup more of powdered sugar
- Fold in the sprinkles
- Once the frosting is combined and smooth, using the ice cream scooper, scoop some frosting and scoop it onto the top of the cupcake
- Using a microwave safe bowl, melt the Ghirardelli chocolate until melted and smooth
- Pour into a squeeze bottle
- Pipe the chocolate onto the frosting to look like fudge
- Sprinkle some confetti sprinkles onto the chocolate and top with a ice cream cone and cherry
- Enjoy!