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From the Kitchen: Strawberry-Filled Cupcake Cones

A fun spring treat for the whole family!

By Melinda Lodge Willis, Salem, NJ PM May 27, 2020


I'm really lucky that my kids are pretty good eaters, and boy do they love fruit - especially strawberries! We're in heaven now that local strawberries are available at farmers markets and our favorite fruit stands.

If your Mini Macaronis love strawberries half as much as mine, I'm sure they'll enjoy this fun activity and recipe!

INGREDIENTS:

Ice cream cones
Aluminum foil
Cupcake pans
Cake mix and frosting
Strawberry preserves
Strawberries

DIRECTIONS:

Wrap the cones in aluminum foil, and place in cupcake pans.

Follow cake mix directions of your choice, and fill the cone about a third or half of the way. We used a strawberry box mix.

Follow the cupcake directions for time and degree, as shown on your mix box, or your ‘from scratch’ recipe.

When finished baking, the cake should have filled the rest of the cone.

Let cool.

With a sharp knife, lower blade into the center of the cone, twist, and pull out so that you have made a long thin opening in the cone.

With the same knife, fill the opening with strawberry preserves.

Use the frosting of your choice, and add food coloring to make it pink or red.

Decorate with toppings of choice, and enjoy!