Justin's Frosted Chocolate Cone Cakes

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

Make an easy from-scratch chocolate cake batter and spoon into ice cream cones for fun and chocolatey baked treats. There's an easy cream cheese frosting for the top, too.

Ingredients

10 flat-bottomed wafer ice cream cones
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
2 eggs
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Set ice cream cones upright in 10 muffin cups.
3 Whisk flour, white sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a mixing bowl.
4 Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat; stir in water and cocoa powder until thoroughly combined.
5 Stir melted butter mixture into flour mixture. Stir in eggs, buttermilk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until the batter is moistened.
6 Beat batter with an electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute.
7 Spoon chocolate cake batter into ice cream cones, leaving about 1 inch of space at the top.
8 Bake immediately in the preheated oven (to avoid cones becoming soggy) until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cake center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
9 Let cupcakes cool thoroughly, about 1 hour.
10 Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Frost cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting.