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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 5, 2026
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A creative, fun twist on the traditional birthday cake. Kids will love eating their cake in a cone instead of on a plate in these Ice Cream Cone Cakes. The best part? Cake cones can be topped with tons of kid-favorite treats such as candy sprinkles, breakfast cereal, and so much more. Mix it up next birthday with these cupcakes in ice cream cones or hand them out as party favors. The possibilities are endless!

Recipe Ingredients

With just a few ingredients you can make these fun Ice Cream Cone Cakes for your next party.

Party Rainbow Chip Cake Mix: This is your foundation for a perfectly moist and flavorful cupcakes.

Flat-Bottom Ice Cream Cones: These cones serve as your edible "cupcake liners" and presentation. They make these ice cream cone cupcakes incredibly fun to eat and eliminate the need for plates, perfect for kids' parties and easy desserts.

Vanilla Frosting: It adds a sweet, creamy finish and is the perfect canvas for all your fun decorations.

Candy Sprinkles: Sprinkles are all about adding that extra touch of fun, color, and texture!

Other Ingredients You’ll Need: Water, vegetable oil, eggs

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How to Store Ice Cream Cone Cakes

To keep your Ice Cream Cone Cakes fresh and delicious.

Room Temperature

Store the frosted Ice Cream Cone Cakes loosely covered at room temperature. An airtight container might smudge the frosting, so a cake dome or a container with some space is ideal. Store for up to 2 days.

Other Birthday Recipes to Try

Here are some more delightful recipes to try at your next party.

Birthday Cake Cookies are easy to make, and take to celebrate on the go or at the office. If you love shaped cakes, Betty has an entire collection of shaped cakes. Or it doesn’t get much easier than these No-Bake Birthday Cake Bars.

Ice Cream Cone Cakes

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 1 hr 35 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 5
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1

    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place a paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.

  • Step 
    2

    Make cake batter as directed on the box. Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups. Place ice cream cone upside down on top of the cake batter in each cup.

  • Step 
    3

    Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean (cones may tilt on batter as they bake). Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and place cone side up on a cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. 

  • Step 
    4

    Carefully remove paper baking cups. Generously frost each cake with frosting and decorate as desired. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Nutrition

260 Calories
10g Total Fat
2g Protein
42g Total Carbohydrate
28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cone Cake
Calories
260
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
18%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
210mg
9%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
42g
14%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
28g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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