Watermelon Cupcake Cones

By srumbel

Fun treat for the kiddos and adults. Recipe from HoosierHomemade.com

Ingredients

• Cupcakes
• 1 box white cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk {splash of vinegar in a measuring cup, fill with milk and let set a couple minutes}
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 small box watermelon jello
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips
• Cones
• Pink and Green Ice Cream Cones {available at Walmart or Kroger}
• Frosting - white, pink and green
• Food Writers - green and black
• Mini Chocolate Chips
• Green Jimmies
• Decorator Bag fitted with #1M round tip

Preparation

Step 1

Cupcakes
Mix together cake mix, eggs, buttermilk, oil and jello. Fold in chocolate chips
Spray a cupcake pan with non-stick cooking spray
Divide batter, about 1/4 cup each.
Place Ice Cream Cone on top of batter, upside down
Bake for about 10-12 minutes
Note: you may need to straighten the cones, part of the way through baking
Cones
After the cones are cool, use a Food Writer to draw the stripes and seeds on
Color frosting pink and green, and fill a decorator bag
Using an offset spatula, add white frosting around the edge
Pipe on pink and green frosting
Add chocolate chips for seeds and green Jimmies for rind
Notes

The watermelon cake can also be made into regular cupcakes.