Ice Cream Cone Cake

It's easier than you think, I promise! It wasn't exactly "simple," but if you're looking for a little challenge, this is a good one to take on!

Start by baking two or three, I chose to use three, cakes in round cake pans. Mine were a little bigger than the standard 9 inch ones, but it really doesn't matter what size you choose. Just follow the instructions on the cake mix.

After you've baked them and let them cool for a while, cut the tops off and set them aside. Don't eat it all because you will need it later for the "ice cream" part of the ice cream cone!

I layered chocolate and white cake, putting the chocolate one in the middle. Ice it like you normally would, but make sure you leave a little out.

Now on to the fun part! If you've ever made cake balls, that's all the "ice cream" is. Take the tops you cut off and crumble them finely. I just mooshed it up with a fork, and I used both chocolate and vanilla. Then add a dollop of the icing you saved from before and mix it together. You don't need a food processor or a mixer for this.

After you blend it together well, take the mixture and roll it into an ice cream scoop sized ball, and set aside.

Depending on what kind of icing you use, it might play a factor in what kind of melting chocolate you want. I used white icing, so I used milk chocolate for the "ice cream" part. If you use chocolate frosting, you may want to use white chocolate for dipping.

I used Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers. You don't need to use a whole lot of them. I think I melted about a cup, maybe a little more and that was plenty. Helpful hint for dipping chocolate: After it's all melted, add in some crisco to thin it out a little to make it easier to work with!

Now for the dipping part... First, make sure you let the dipping chocolate cool for a little while before you pour it on the cake - you don't want your frosting to melt. I actually dunked my big cake ball into the chocolate, and that may have been a mistake. I'm used to dipping bonbons and Oreo truffles, but those are much, much smaller, and they stick together better than this cake ball. I had a hard time, first getting it out of my bowl of melted chocolate. Then I had a hard time getting it off the spoon and onto the cake... I left a rather large thumb indent on the side of it.

SO. I saw another way of doing it that's probably a little simpler. Put some dipping chocolate in the middle of the cake and place the cake ball on top of it. Then pour the melted chocolate on the cake ball to cover it. Yeah, I'm actually positive this would've been easier. Oh well. Another day, another lesson learned the hard way.

After the cake ball is sufficiently covered, dip an ice cream cone into the melting chocolate, and hold it in place on the cake ball for a few seconds to make sure it's stuck in place. Then just flood the rest of the remaining chocolate, and that's it! It looks way more complicated than it is. Promise!

 

My chocolate cake broke... Minor mishap.

Finally invested in one of these guys! I'm not very good with it yet, and, honestly, not event sure what the name of it is, but it's a nice little thing to have!

 Cake tops!

It looks gross...

Really gross.

But I promise it tastes good!

Cake selfie!

And just in case you think my shirt is as awesome as I think it is (and on that humble note), I got it at Kohl's, and I love it. I know it's the All Stars, but I feel like it's missing Carroll... Oh well. The Hawks won their first playoff game last night, and I'm super pumped about it!!

XOXO Ness