Ice Cream Cone Cakes

From ricardo magazine. perfect for a children party! made them at home and brought them to my niece and nephew so they could decorate them - fun! fun! fun!

Steps

Conecakes:.

With the rack in the middle position , preheat the oven to 350f.

In a bowl , combine the flour , baking powder and half the sugar.

In another bowl , beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.

Sprinkle with the remaining sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

Set aside.

Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the egg yolks , oil , vanilla and milk.

Mix well with an electric mixer.

Using a spatula , fold in the beaten egg whites.

Pour the batter into the cones , filling to the rim.

Arrange the cones on a baking sheet.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a cupcake comes out clean , about 20 minutes.

Let cool before icing.

Icing:.

In a bowl , use an electric mixer to beat the butter , icing sugar , milk and vanilla until creamy.

Mix 1 / 3 of the icing with cocoa powder until chocolate-coloured , 1 / 3 with red food colouring until strawberry-coloured and leave 1 / 3 white.

Ice the cupcakes.

Ingredients

pastry flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs, canola oil, vanilla extract, milk, ice cream cones, unsalted butter, icing sugar, cocoa powder, red food coloring