If you've ever made ice cream cone cupcakes (and even if you haven't!), these adorable Olympic torch cupcakes will be a cinch to make... Using Fruit Roll-Ups for the flames is genius! Go USA!!!
I still remember the first time I had an ice cream cone cupcake... My mom made them as a birthday treat for me to take to school in first grade. I thought they were seriously the coolest thing ever - and I still think they're a pretty fun treat, as do my own kids!
Luckily ice cream cone cupcakes are every bit as easy to make as regular cupcakes, and they're even more fun when we turn them into Olympic torch cupcakes to celebrate the upcoming Olympics!
How To Make Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
These cute Olympic torch cupcakes start as basic ice cream cone cupcakes made with boxed cake mix and store bought cones. Look for simple wafer-style ice cream cones that don't have a lot of detail. They'll provide a nice flat area to draw the iconic Olympic rings.
While you can find special pans designed for baking ice cream cone cupcakes, a standard loaf pan works just as well. One pan holds eight cones perfectly and will easily keep them upright during baking.
Simply prepare the cake mix as directed on the back of the box. Then use a medium cookie scoop to fill the cones up to the top ring as shown in the photo. Bake and cool completely. Then you're ready to turn them into Olympic torch cupcakes!
How To Make Olympic Torch Cupcakes
Once the ice cream cone cupcakes are made, turning them into Olympic torch cupcakes takes very little time. If you want to add the Olympic rings, as I did, you'll need to pick up a package of these edible food markers. These colorful food-safe markers can be used to draw on cookies, bread, candies, and much more!
In hindsight, I probably should have started with the yellow ring. The yellow marker has a tendency to smear the darker colors when writing over them, but I'm still very pleased with how they turned out.
After drawing on all of the rings, you can frost the cupcakes. Mix up a vibrant orange-colored frosting using store bought frosting and food coloring. Use a small offset spatula to fully cover the top of each ice cream cone cupcake.
The flames are created with red and yellow Fruit Roll-Ups. If you have trouble finding the yellow, you might want to check Fruit By The Foot, as well.
First I used kitchen scissors to cut a red Fruit Roll-Up in half. Then I cut one side of each strip into a flame pattern. Repeat the same process with the yellow Fruit Roll-Ups.
Next, I rolled the yellow flames up into a cylinder, pressing the ends together firmly where they meet. Then I applied the cylinder to the top center of the frosted cupcake. Finally, I draped the red flame around the outside of it.
The red doesn't quite reach all of the way around, but I'm perfectly okay with that. You can add an additional small strip in the back if it truly bothers you.
Are you planning to watch the Olympics opening ceremony? We'll be huddled around the TV to watch while enjoying our Olympic torch cupcakes for sure!
Printable Recipe ↓
Olympic Torch Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the ice cream cone cupcakes
- 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix, batter prepared per directions on box
- 16 ice cream cones
For the Olympic torch cupcakes
- (16-ounce) container creamy vanilla frosting
- orange food coloring
- 16 Fruit Roll-ups
- edible food color markers
Instructions
For the ice cream cone cupcakes:
- Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 350℉.
- Stand the ice cream cones up in a loaf pan. Eight cones should fit in a single pan.
- Prepare the cake batter as directed on the back of the box. Pour the batter into the cones to the top inside ring.
- Bake at 350℉ for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting.
For the Olympic torch cupcakes:
- Using edible food color markers, draw the 5 Olympic rings on the front of each cone.
- Mix food coloring with vanilla frosting to create a vibrant orange shade. Cover the top of each ice cream cone cupcake with the orange frosting.
- Cut fruit roll-ups into flame-like shapes with kitchen scissors. Roll and arrange on the top of each cupcake to look like a torch.
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I'd love to see how your Olympic cupcakes turn out... Tag me @Unsophisticook on Instagram or use the hashtag #Unsophisticook so I can check it out. Enjoy!
to1drland says
The Cherry Wildfire Fruit Rollups will work much better for these- since they are red and orange swirled together to look like fire. oh... & fruit rollups are made by General Mills NOT Kellogg's, so when your shopping at the store and searching for them- they will be sold under the "Betty Crocker" name. hth
Tara @ Unsophisticook says
Sheesh, I can't believe I put Kellogg's — you are so right! I don't think my store had the Cherry Wildfire, but I will definitely look for those.
Cassondra says
Thank you so much for the awesome idea!