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    I made these a couple of years ago.  I think I just baked them for
    the same amount of time as cupcakes, maybe a little less.  They are
    really cute when frosted - I had people wondering why the ice cream
    wasn't melting.
    
    b

    What you do is make regular cup cakes, you cook them in the tins as
    usual, take them out, let them cool and then place them in the ice
    cream cones, then frost.  They aren't baked in the cones.  
    
    For little hands it's wonderful - they have something to hold, and
    believe it or not it's not as messy as trying to hold and eat a cup
    cake itself.  
    
    

    The directions are on the package the ice cream cones come in!
    
    L

(and anyone else without access to said ice-cream cone boxes)

Could some kind soul please reprint the directions on the box?

Thanks,
Sheridan
:^)

    I would be interested in that receipe too.  Could you post it in Cooks
    when you get a chance.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Susan Sipila

    When I bought the box of Ice Cream cones I was reading the box, and
    that was what gave me the idea.  They said you COULD make cupcakes with
    them, but NOT how to.
    
    Do you really cook the cupcakes first, I though you cooked them in the
    cone.  I would be really helpful if somebody could post the directions
    from the box, if you have it.
    
    
    Thanks

    This is how I MAKE THEM, but someone may have a different recipe (ie.,
    they MAY bake theirs but if that's the case this is a short cut!)
    
    Make the cupcake batter according to the cupcake recipe you usually use, and
    bake them in the cup cake tins you usually use.  After they are cool
    pop them out.  I then, either trim them (if they don't fit, but usually
    they do, and then I frost them and sprinkle jimmies, or whatever on the
    top.  
    
    My cousin had these at her son's first birthday for the kids, and she
    didn't bake hers in the cone either.
    
    Incidentally, I use the plain cones  (like you use with softserve ice
    cream) rather than the sugar cones.
    
     

    << After they are cool,pop them out, then trim them, etc>>
    
    Take them out of the tins, and place the cup cake into the cone.  If it
    doesn't fit (mine do, but you never know, depending on the cupcake size
    you usually make), trim it, and place it into the cup.  Then frost and
    decorate.
    
    I hope I haven't thoroughly confused anyone.
    

    
    	My wife makes them every year for our kids to take to school
    	on their birthdays.
    
    	She fills the cone about 1/2 full of cake batter, puts them on 
    	a cookie sheet and cooks 'em.  cool and frost.
    
    	Chuck
    

    We did the same thing for our niece's 2nd birthday.....but we put a little
    too much batter in the cones....frosted them and then put ice cream on
    top!  Well, the ice cream was a mess!  If you intend to do something like
    that, then fill the cone about 1/3 full instead.  

    Also, a little hint	about baking them.  It works great if you set the 
    cones in the muffin	tins. It helps keep them upright while filling and 
    baking.  Cook at the same temp you would for cup cakes and test for 
    doneness....I don't remember how long it took to bake.

    Have fun!

    -Nicki

    I, too, bake them in the cones.  They are great fun for the kids - we
    had a decorate your own party for my sons 3rd birthday.  I covered them
    with frosting and gave the kid those little gel tubes to decorate to
    their hearts desire.  It was a BIG hit!!!  As others have said - fill
    the (flat bottomed) cone to about half full (a little more is OK) and
    bake according to cup cake directions (checking them for doneness in
    the usual way).  Cool, frost and enjoy!!  Great for kid's parties - no
    dishes afterwards!!
    
    -sandy
    

So you don't use the pointy-bottomed cones - I've just realised that!

If you fill them half full of batter, does it rise and make a nice 
rounded top that looks like icecream?

Hmmm ... might make these with the "step"children!

Sheridan
:^)

>If you fill them half full of batter, does it rise and make a nice 
>rounded top that looks like icecream?

 Yes! Be careful not to overfill!