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Surprise Cupcake Cones

Candy treasures are hidden and bound to be found in ice cream cone look-alikes.
Prep Time: 40 min
Total Time: 1 hour 25 min
Makes: 18 cupcake cones
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How-To Make Surprise Cupcake Cones

Candy treasures are hidden and bound to be found in ice cream cone look-alikes.

1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1cup candy-coated chocolate candies
18flat-bottom ice cream cones
3containers (12 oz each) Betty Crocker® Whipped strawberry frosting
1/4cup Betty Crocker® candy decors
1.Heat oven to 350°F (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups; place mini paper baking cup in each of 18 mini muffin cups. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Spoon evenly into regular and mini muffin cups.
2.Bake mini cupcakes 11 to 13 minutes, regular cupcakes 17 to 22 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3.If ice cream cone holder is unavailable, make a holder for the cones by tightly covering the tops of 2 empty square or rectangular pans (at least 2 to 2 1/2 inches deep) with heavy-duty foil. With sharp knife, cut 18 "stars" in foil, 3 inches apart, by making slits about 1 inch long.
4.Place about 2 teaspoons candies in each ice cream cone. Remove paper cups from cupcakes. For each cone, frost top of 1 regular cupcake with frosting; turn upside down onto a cone. Frost bottom (now the top) of cupcake. Place mini cupcake upside down on frosted regular cupcake; frost side of regular cupcake and entire mini cupcakes completely (it's easiest to frost from the cone toward the top). Sprinkle with candy decors. Push cone through foil opening in cone holder; the foil will keep it upright.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): In step 2, increase bake time for mini cupcakes to 15 to 17 minutes.
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How-To
If the strawberry frosting is not available, tint Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting a light pink with red food color.
Special Touch
For extra pizzazz, top each "cone" with a maraschino cherry.
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Nutrition Information:

1 Cupcake Cone: Calories 490 (Calories from Fat 190); Total Fat 22g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 4g); Cholesterol 35mg; Sodium 270mg; Total Carbohydrate 72g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 54g); Protein 3Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 4Exchanges: 1 Starch; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 5 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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