Looking for fun ideas for Fourth of July food? Learn how to make these ice cream cone cupcakes, red and blue swirled cake batter is stuffed into an cone and topped with red, white, and blue frosting. These red white and blue 4th of July cupcakes are sure to cause a spark at your next celebration!

My mother made something very similar years ago for my birthday and they were a huge hit. I was reminded of them this past winter when she surprised me with a new baking accessory, the Ice Cream Cone Cupcake Baking Rack which make for quick and easy Cupcake Cones.

Unlike a typical cupcake where kids get their hands and clothes covered in frosting, these red, white, and blue ice cream cone cupcakes s are a fun and mess free way to serve cupcakes, and there’s no cupcake wrappers to pick up.

Red, White, & Blue Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes:

To make these 4th of July desserts you will need:

Your favorite white cake recipe or mix (Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box)
Flat bottom ice cream cones
White frosting
Patriotic Sprinkles or cupcake decorations (Fun Pix)
Ice Cream Cone Cupcake Baking Rack (or a cupcake tin and foil to help hold cones upright)
Food coloring – I use the Wilton Color Right Performance Color System
optional – piping bag and decorating tip (Wilton Color Swirl)

Directions:

Prepare cake mix according to directions. Separate cake mix evenly into 3 bowls, add red food coloring to one and blue food coloring to another, mix until well blended. Leave the third bowl white.

Fill each cone about 3/4 full of batter, alternating with the red, white, and blue colors. Use a toothpick or butter knife to swirl. Make sure not to over mix as colors will blend.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 to 18 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Frost when cooled, frost and top with patriotic sprinkles or cupcake decorations (Fun Pix).

*To get the red, white, and blue swirl, separate white frosting into three bowls, add red food coloring to one, and blue food coloring to a second. Mix until well blended. Use the Wilton Color Swirl with the 1M tip to create the swirl pattern.

*Scroll down to the bottom for a printable version of this Red, White, & Blue Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes recipe.

Step by Step Instructions to make these red white and blue cupcakes:

Separate cake mix evenly into 3 bowls, add red food coloring to one and blue food coloring to another, mix until well blended.

Place cones in the Ice Cream Cone Cupcake Baking Rack. Or you can use a cupcake pan, cover with foil and make holes in each cup to hold the cones upright.

Fill each cone about 3/4 full of batter, alternating with the red, white, and blue colors. Use a toothpick or butter knife to swirl. Make sure not to over mix as colors will blend.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 to 18 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Once cooled, frost, top with sprinkles or patriotic cupcake decorations.

How tasty do these 4th of July cupcake cones look?!

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

Red, White, & Blue Cupcake Cones

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Ingredients

Your favorite white cake recipe or mix Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Flat bottom ice cream cones
White frosting
Patriotic Sprinkles
Ice Cream Cone Cupcake Baking Rack or cupcake pan & tinfoil
Food coloring red & blue
optional - piping bag and decorating tip

Instructions

Prepare cake mix according to directions. Separate cake mix evenly into 3 bowls, add red food coloring to one and blue food coloring to another, mix each bowl until well blended. Leave the third bowl white.
Fill each cone about 3/4 full of batter, alternating with the red, white, and blue colors. Use a toothpick or butter knife to swirl. Make sure not to over mix as colors will blend.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 to 18 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Frost when cooled, frost and top with sprinkles or patriotic cupcake decorations (Fun Pix).
*To get the red, white, and blue swirl, separate white frosting into three bowls, add red food coloring to one, and blue food coloring to a second. Mix each until well blended. Use the Wilton Color Swirl with the 1M tip to create the swirl pattern.