Olympic Torch Cupcakes
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!!!
Servings: 16 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.
