These quick and easy vegan cupcakes in ice cream cones are a delicious dessert idea.  Make them for birthday parties, baby showers or bake sales.

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Ok, you have had regular cupcakes and they are delicious!

But, that’s so boring now!

Use mini cones to make these perfect little cone cupcakes.

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Mini Ice Cream Cones are the perfect base for a cupcake recipe

This way, there would be no cupcake paper to throw away.  The whole cupcake would be edible and trees would be thankful.

The cupcake when topped with pistachios and peppermint is my idea of perfect dessert idea!

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Make these sweet vegan cupcakes in an ice cream cone

I deliberately chose the mini cones for this vegan cupcake recipe.  They are so small and can be consumed in one bite.  It makes them perfect for any get together, birthday party or baby shower.

What is your favorite cupcake recipe?

Make the cupcake batter

1) In a mixing bowl, sieve 1 cup of unbleached all purpose flour

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2) Take 1/4 a cup of unsalted and shelled pistachios and roughly grind them. Sieve the pistachios into the flour

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3) Set aside the big pieces of pistachios.  They will be used as toppings on the vegan cupcakes

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4) Add 1/4 tsp of baking soda and a 1/4 tsp of baking powder.

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5) Add 2 drops of vanilla essence

How do you make Vegan Cupcakes even better? Use Mini Cones as the base instead of cupcake paper. This is the best comfort food recipe ever. Part of Cook For The Cure and 10,000 Cupcakes

6) Add 1/2 cup of granulated sugar

How do you make Vegan Cupcakes even better? Use Mini Cones as the base instead of cupcake paper. This is the best comfort food recipe ever. Part of Cook For The Cure and 10,000 Cupcakes

7) Add 1/2 tsp of Apple cider vinegar

How do you make Vegan Cupcakes even better? Use Mini Cones as the base instead of cupcake paper. This is the best comfort food recipe ever. Part of Cook For The Cure and 10,000 Cupcakes

8) Add 1/2 cup of Almond milk. If you feel it is dry, add no more than 1 Tbsp of more almond milk

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9)  Using a hand blender or mixer, blend the ingredients at low speed until all the mixture has batter consistency.  Set aside

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Prepare the cones

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove the mini cups from their packaging.

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2) Use a mini muffin tray for holding the cups

How do you make Vegan Cupcakes even better? Use Mini Cones as the base instead of cupcake paper. This is the best comfort food recipe ever. Part of Cook For The Cure and 10,000 Cupcakes

3) Wrap the top with aluminum foil

How do you make Vegan Cupcakes even better? Use Mini Cones as the base instead of cupcake paper. This is the best comfort food recipe ever. Part of Cook For The Cure and 10,000 Cupcakes

4) Using a sharp object, pierce a hole in the middle of each muffin hole.  I used an uncooked spaghetti pasta.

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5) Using your fingers, make the hole slightly bigger and place a mini cup gently in the hole.  Do the same for the rest of the cups

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Make the cupcakes

1) Using a spoon or frosting bag, add the batter to the cups.  Do not fill it more than 2/3 of the way.  They will overflow when in the oven.

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2) Place the tray in the oven and cook for about 20 minutes or until the cupcakes have risen and the top is golden brown.  Remove from the oven and cool for about 15 minutes

3) Frost with my vegan buttercream frosting or your favorite frosting.

4) Take 3 tsp of peppermint bits and mix with the pistachio pieces.  Top the the frosting with these combination and serve immediately

If you like regular cupcakes, try my vegan cupcakes made with cake batter.

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Vegan Cupcakes in Mini Cones

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 17 Mini Cones
Calories 211 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Buttercream Frosting

Instructions
 

To make the batter:

  • In a mixing bowl, sieve 1 cup of unbleached all purpose flour
  • Sieve the pistachios into the flour
  • Set aside the big pieces of pistachios to be used as toppings
  • Add the baking soda and powder
  • Add vanilla essence
  • Add granulated sugar
  • Add Apple cider vinegar and almond milk
  • Blend the ingredients at low speed until all the mixture has batter consistency, set aside

To make my Vegan Buttercream Frosting:

  • Sieve the sugar in a separate bowl and set it aside.
  • In a separate bowl, add vegetable shortening
  • Using a hand mixture, blend on low speed for about 7 minutes or until it becomes smooth
  • Add vanilla essence and blend for 30 more seconds
  • Add the sieved confectioners sugar to the shortening
  • Blend with a hand mixture on low speed. Blend until the shortening and sugar mix.
  • Add almond milk and blend again. Blend until all the mixture is blended well together and it is light and fluffy.
  • Add pink food coloring and mix well. Set Aside

Prepare the mini cups:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove the mini cups from their packaging.
  • Use a mini muffin tray for holding the cups
  • Wrap the top with aluminum foil
  • Using a sharp object, pierce a hole in the middle of each muffin hole. I used an uncooked spaghetti pasta.
  • Using your fingers, make the hole slightly bigger and place a mini cup gently in the hole. Do the same for the rest of the cups

Make the cupcakes:

  • Using a spoon or frosting bag, add the batter to the cups. Do not fill it more than 2/3 of the way. They will overflow when in the oven.
  • Place the tray in the oven and cook for about 20 minutes or until the cupcakes have risen and the top is golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool for about 15 minutes
  • Frost with my vegan buttercream frosting or your favorite frosting
  • Take 3 tsp of peppermint bits and mix with the pistachio pieces. Top the the frosting with these combination and serve immediately

Notes

Nutrition info is approximate

Nutrition

Serving: 17gCalories: 211kcal
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38 Comments

    1. Thank you, Sandra. I have so much respect for the cause. I hope we can find a solution soon.

  1. This looks awesome and so creative too! I know several people that would love this, even if they aren’t vegan. I bet my nephews would enjoy it too. Definitely going to be trying this one out over the holidays. Love it!

    1. Thank you, Meagan. I have found that many people don’t even realize that it is vegan. They taste like regular cupcakes.

    1. Thank you, Florian. It turns out that Vegan cupcakes are not hard to make and they taste delicious.

    1. Thank you, Kristina. They go over very well in a kid birthday parties, I have discovered.

    1. Thank you, Kathy. They definitely work for Halloween and year round. I think I would make them just because it is Tuesday and I need a pick-me-up.

  2. Those are too too cute! My kids have some weird thing with pistachios where they are obsessed with it, so I’m gonna have to make these for them 🙂