Description
Chocolate Santa Hat Cupcake Cones are a delightful holiday treat that will bring joy to your festivities. These whimsical desserts feature fluffy chocolate or vanilla cupcakes nestled in crispy ice cream cones, topped with rich chocolate ganache and fluffy white frosting shaped like Santa’s hat. Perfect for gatherings, they’re as fun to make as they are to eat, making them a must-have addition to your holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box cupcake mix (chocolate or vanilla)
- 12 sugar cones
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Red sprinkles or fruit leather (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare cupcake batter according to package instructions and fill cupcake liners. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean (about 18 minutes).
- In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and heavy cream. Microwave in 30-second intervals until melted and smooth; stir well.
- Once cupcakes cool, carefully remove from liners and insert each into a sugar cone.
- Spoon warm ganache over the top of each cupcake-filled cone, letting it drip down the sides.
- Whip softened butter until creamy, gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla extract until fluffy. Pipe onto each cone to create Santa's hat.
- Decorate with red sprinkles or cut fruit leather into triangles for a festive touch.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake cone
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg