I had my children at a very young age (I had my daughter, Holly when I was 17 years old). At that time, my husband, Carl, was only making $5.00 an hour and I was a stay at home mom. Needless to say, funds were extremely tight. Even though we struggled on a daily basis, I always tried to make birthday celebrations very special for my daughters. Now my girls were born in the early 1980’s so birthday celebrations were pretty simple. The menu for our birthday parties included pigs in a blanket (a staple at all our family celebrations), potato chips and dip, cheese and crackers and cake and ice cream. Our budget did not allow for store bought cakes so I always made the birthday cakes. One of my girls favorite birthday cake selections was not actually a cake. It was ice cream cone cupcakes. I know you are saying what is a ice cream cone cupcake. Well it is actually a cupcake baked in a ice cream cone. Yes you heard right – baked in a ice cream cone. It is so easy. You use a box mix and you can use a premade frosting, but I choose to make my own buttercream frosting.
If you are planning a kids’ party, cupcakes are an absolute must! Truly nothing gets a better reaction than ice cream cone cupcakes! I love how everybody’s eyes light up when they see these fun treats! They actually look like ice cream cones. Over the years, I prepared a ton of cupcakes every year for my kids’ class parties and the kids would go crazy for cupcakes made in a ice cream cone (remember those days were you were actually allowed to take baked goods to school?)
The fun thing about these cupcakes is you can decorate them anyway you please using holiday-specific colors for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, 4th of July or Saint Patrick’s Day
