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If you have a Birthday coming up or just want to make some really fun goodies for the kiddos, I highly recommend this “ice cream cone cakes”! These are actually very easy to make and they don’t take many ingredients. You can decorate these however you want but I like to make them look like a real sundae so I sprinkles, cherries and make my own fluffy frosting. Enjoy!

Ice Cream Cone Look A Like Cakes

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 box Cake Mix + Box Ingredients
• 24 Cake Ice Cream Cones
• 24 Maraschino Cherries
• Sprinkles
• 1 cup softened Butter
• 3 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1-2 tbsp Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Make batter according to box directions.
3. Fill Cones about half full of batter. 
4. Place cones in muffin pan and bake about 21-24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Allow to cool completely.
6. Whip butter and vanilla until fluffy.
7. Gradually add powdered sugar.
8. Add milk until you reach desired consistency. 
9. Transfer to piping bag and frost each cupcake to look like soft serve.
10. Top with sprinkles and a cherry (optional). 

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Calling all you Cherry Coke fans out there! You may love this next Cherry Coke Cupcakes recipe because it tastes just like the soda but it’s sweet and delicious. I also made Root Beer Float cupcakes that EVERYONE loves! You can also try my super popular Crush soda cupcakes recipe. It would be fun to make all 3 flavors for a party or get-together. =) Enjoy!

Cherry Coke Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS:

Cake:

• 1 box Devils Food Cake Mix + box ingredients
• 1 cup Coke
• 1/3 cup Maraschino Cherry liquid
• 24 Maraschino Cherries

Frosting:

• 1 1/4 cup softened Butter
• 5 cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 tbsp Coke
• 1 tbsp Maraschino Cherry liquid
• Red Food Coloring
• 24 Maraschino Cherries 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Line muffin pan with paper liners.
3. Make batter according to box direction EXCEPT substitute 1 cup Coke and 1/3 cup cherry liquid for water.
4. Fill liners 2/3 full and add 1 cherry to the middle of each. 
5. Bake according to box directions and allow to cool completely.
6. Whip butter, coke and cherry liquid and gradually add powdered sugar.
7. You can optionally add red food coloring to get desired color.
8. Transfer frosting to piping bag and frost each cupcake. 
   
9. Top each with another cherry. 

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If you’re a fan of a Banana Split then you may love this next recipe for a banana split cupcake! I split the cupcakes in half (partially chocolate and partially banana cake (all made from scratch below) to make it taste even more like the real thing. I use strawberry for the frosting and lots of whipped cream on the side and of course a cherry to top it! Enjoy!

Banana Split Cupcakes

Chocolate Cake

• Pre-heat over at 350 degrees
• 1/4 C  unsalted butter  ( room temp )
• 1 C sugar
• 1 C chocolate chips
• 2 LG eggs ( room temp )
• 2 LG egg yolks ( room temp )
• 1/2 C vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 C sour cream
• 1 C  flour
• 1/2 tea salt
• 1/2 tea baking soda
• 1/2 C cocoa powder
• 1/2 C water ( room temp )
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix butter and sugar.
• Melt the chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler.
• Add chocolate  to the butter/sugar mix together
• Add in eggs and egg yolks one at a time mix together
• Add  in oil, vanilla, and sour cream mix together
• Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder into a separate medium bowl.
• Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing all together
• Add in water and mix
• Once the batter is thick now start with the Banana mix place chocolate to the side  

Banana Cake

• 2 Large Bananas, ripe
• 1 1/2 C Flour
• 3 TBSP corn starch
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 C Sugar
• 1/2 C unsalted butter ( room temp )
• 1/2 C buttermilk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 eggs ( room temp )
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• Mix in a bowl  flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
• Using an electric stand mixer with the paddle,  cream together sugar, butter and 1 Tbsp of the vegetable oil
• Add in 1 Tbsp vegetable oil.
• Add the egg and blend in egg white.
• Add in the mashed bananas.
• Working in three separate steps, add the flour mixture 1st , with 1/3 of the flour mixture alternating with half of the buttermilk and mix well continue the steps till all mix is used. 

Filling and Baking the cupcakes

1. I used a batter divider I found at most grocery or craft stores or HERE on Amazon. Then use a small food scoop or a spoon to place a small amount of chocolate cake batter in the side of each cupcake liner. Then scoop a small amount of banana cake batter next to it. Pull out the plastic divider. 
2. Bake the cupcakes in the oven for 15-20 minutes
3. Let cool before frosting

Strawberry Frosting

• 2 C. Butter (room temp)
• 6-8 C Powered sugar
• 1 TBSP Vanilla
• 2 drops of red food coloring
• 1 TBSP of Strawberry flavoring or 1 cup of fresh washed berries smashed 

Directions

1. Add Butter, vanilla, strawberries to the bowl begin to add the powdered sugar one cup at a time and beat until well blended. Increase the speed to med. speed until light and fluffy.
2. Place frosting in a pastry bag and pipe onto the top of the cupcakes.
3. Decorate by drizzling chocolate fudge on top and a dash of candy sprinkles