Dessert: Ice-Cream Cone Cakes

Surprise the birthday honoree with cake made in ice-cream cones. Everything is edible, and there are no forks and plates to clean up!

Ingredients

2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup baking cocoa
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg white
10 flat-bottomed ice-cream cones
Frosting
Optional: colored sprinkles, 10 maraschino cherries with stems

Instructions

Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
Beat butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat at low speed after each addition just until blended. Stir in vanilla. Add egg white, mixing well.
Fill cones to within 1/2 inch of the top; carefully place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes; cool completely on wire racks. Spread evenly with Frosting. Top with colored sprinkles and a cherry, if desired.

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