Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes with Bubble Gum Frosting

Hey! It’s Day 4 already of Spring Week! All this week, I am celebrating Spring with a few friends, Gina, Kellie, Shelley and Charlotte, each day will be filled with Spring ideas! We kicked off the week with adorable little Lemon Chick Peeper Cookies! Gina shared her Spring Mantel, Shelley shared a Simple Easter Countdown and today Kellie is sharing a Spring Tablescape with a sneak peak at the printable we have for you on Friday, designed by Charlotte!

I’m SUPER excited to share these fun little Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes with Bubble Gum Frosting!! A couple weeks ago, I gave you a sneak peak at some goodies that arrived on my door step from Duncan Hines…the new Frosting Creations!

I could hardly wait to get my hands on the spatula and stir up a batch! Stay tuned for more recipes using Duncan Hines Frosting Creations, I have a fun Easter recipe planned for next week, and more to come!

Duncan Hines Frosting Creations were created specifically for the special flavors, there are 12 of them…a few of my favorites…Strawberry Shortcake, Cotton Candy, White Chocolate Raspberry and of course Bubble Gum!

We have chatted a few times about my love for the All You Magazine. They were kind enough to send me some Duncan Hines Cake Mixes and the Frosting Creations to try. Be on the lookout for the April Issue, grab your copy and check out page 10…there is a coupon for you to try a Flavor Mix for FREE {when you purchase the Frosting Creations frosting starter {$1.70-$1.99}.

I mixed up the Bubble Gum Frosting and put it to the test. My first stop…my 20 year old son…gave him a little taste and asked what he thought…”Mmmmm…Bubble Gum” was Andrew’s response! He knew right away that it was Bubble Gum flavor and later devoured the Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes.

The next trial…how would the frosting hold up to decorating? The frosting is not thick like decorator icing…BUT, it’s not suppose to be. It’s designed for the special flavors that kids {and adults} will love!

Stefan Aps, director of marketing for Duncan Hines says…”Duncan Hines Frosting Creations line gives bakers an entirely new palate of colors and flavors to really elevate their creations.”

After mixing up the Bubble Gum Frosting Creations, I chilled it for a bit in the fridge, then filled a decorator bag with a #12 tip and swirled the frosting like an Ice Cream Cone and added Bubble Gum to the top.

Now let’s chat a bit about the Ice Cream Cones…

When I first saw these Mini Ice Cream Cones over on The Wooden Spoon, I really didn’t realize just how tiny they were. I had to take a picture to show you just how itty-bitty they are…fun!

I used the Duncan Hines French Vanilla Cake Mix and added the ingredients I always do to make it taste more like homemade.

And here’s a little trick I learned awhile back…when baking Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes that are sometimes hard to keep from tipping over…bake them upside down!! Yup! Just spray your cupcake pan, add the batter and position the cone on top of the batter.

For these mini cupcakes, I used about 1 tablespoon of batter and the mini Ice Cream Cones by Joy, they come 42 in a box and I found them at Walmart. When you add the cone to the batter, just be sure that the cone is covering the batter, if the batter is oozing out around the cone, you have too much batter, which is okay, you just won’t get a nicely shaped top.

Then when they bake, the batter will fill up inside the cone. Baking time will depend on how large the cupcake is. I baked the mini’s about 7-8 minutes. For a regular size, you will want to bake it about 10-12 minutes.

I think these mini Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes are just adorable! And the Duncan Hines Bubble Gum Frosting Creations makes them even better!!

You can find Duncan Hines Frosting Creations at Walmart and Target on March 26th, but will not be fully distributed in other grocery stores until April 9th.

BUT…guess what?? I have some Duncan Hines Frosting Creations, along with Duncan Hines Cake Mixes for YOU!!

Hop on over and enter the giveaway! THREE lucky Hoosier Homemade readers will win!

Join us for Spring Week!

• Monday – Lemon Chick Peepers at Hoosier Homemade
• Tuesday – Spring Mantel at The Shabby Creek Cottage
• Wednesday – Simple Easter Countdown at How Does She
• Thursday – Tablescape & Craft at Nest of Posies
• Friday – FREE Spring Printable from The Paper Cupcake and Spring Linky Party at 8 a.m. CST

Disclosure: All You Magazine sent me Duncan Hines Cake Mixes and Frosting Creations to try. As always, the opinions are all my own.

Linking to…Show & Tell Friday