Recently, my team at work had a pot luck. We were all encouraged to bring our favorite summertime treats. We had pulled pork, italian ice, all kinds of salad, and even an ice cream cake!
I hesitantly agreed to bring cupcakes, knowing that there was a good chance I could mess them up, but securing permission from my manager to show up a bit late on the day of the pot luck, should I have to make a last-minute stop at the grocery store for some pre-made cupcakes. But I had more in mind than just any cupcakes - these were to be ice cream cone cupcakes!
I got the idea from something a friend of mine had pinned, but after a quick Google search, I learned this was not at all an original idea - just pour cake mix into ice cream cones and bake!
I also learned some other things along the way:
- I started out making Xs in my roasting pan to hold the cones, but quickly realized that it was best to first draw a grid, then use a guide to cut out circles with my (clean) razor blade. I fit 12 cupcakes into each disposable roast pan.
- I had quite the difficult time finding the best way to transport them. They ended up in a box from a case of beer! You can imagine how popular I was carrying two cases of beer into work!
- I only had one container of icing. I could have used a second, I had to skimp a little towards the end, but overall they turned out great and were a hit!
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