If you are the indulgent kind in the kitchen then you should already know what a cupcake cone is. However, for some of you who may be venturing into the option for the first time, stop asking how to make cupcakes and ask – how to make cupcake cones!

Well, as the name suggests, these are cupcakes that are baked in ice cream cones instead of the regular cupcake molds. If you are planning a birthday party or an anniversary get-together, here is a snappy idea to spark the arty – serve cupcake cones instead of cakes and serve them hot or warm with ice cream instead of the old, cooled types! So, how to make cupcakes in cones? Well, the same way as you do the regular ones, except here you can use readymade ice cream cones. Here is a delightful peanut butter and chocolate feast for your guests.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cupcake Cones

To get on with this easy recipe all you need is to line up your ingredients to the measure. You need 2 1/2 cup of self rising or all purpose flour, ½ cup of quality peanut butter, 1 1/2 cup refined sugar, 1 teaspoon each of baking powder, baking soda and vanilla essence, 3 large tablespoons of baking cocoa powder, 1 1/2 cup of milk, 3 large eggs.

Prior to getting on with preliminary mixing of ingredients for the cupcake cones, preheat the oven to approximately 350 degrees. Keep your ice cream cones greased and ready too on a separate tray. Now combine all the ingredients in the food processor’s large mixing bowl. Mix the batter well for around 5 minutes, alternating between the low speed and high speed in breaks of around 30 seconds. Also keep scraping the sides of the bowl every minute. Carefully pour the chocolate and peanut butter cup cake batter into the ice cream cones, till each one is around 2/3 full. The ingredients should get you around 3 dozen cup cake cones in one go! Bake the cones for about 25 minutes. Check if well done by inserting a toothpick and observe whether or not it comes out clean. It should to indicate well done chocolate and peanut butter cup cake cones!

Cool the cones and serve warm with an ice cream of your choice or a liberal spread of extra peanut butter! Now that you know how to make cupcakes cones planning the next birthday for the kids should be no hassle at all. Kids love a show on ingenuity and what could be more ingenious and tasty than these fantabulous chocolate and peanut butter cup cake cones. They are filling, nutritious and very convenient to make, taking no more than an hour of kitchen time. You could experiment with walnut cream or cashew paste instead of the peanut butter and even use fruit of your choice to fill the cones. In the case of cones, cut them length wise and then carefully spread the filling of your choice prior to wiring the cone together with a chewy candy or pasting it with a liberal spread of ice cream!