And you guys, I am not joking around with these cupcakes. They are as serious as they come. Maybe, possibly, the best cupcake cone ever! I can’t say ever, because I am only twenty and I have a lot more years to live. But right now, in my world… best ever.
There is a ton of photos in this post, so I am just gonna let them do a lot of the talking.
Well that and, it’s Friday – hip, hip hooray! My brain is shot and I really just want to tell you about these cupcakes – then send you off to make them. Oh, and I really do hope you make them too!
Ok, so… I realize these are a little bit of work, and have a extra few steps, and for that I am (sort of) sorry. But then again, I am really not sorry at all because this may just be one of my favorite recipes yet. Don’t let the long recipe scare you. If you can make a batch of brownies and scoop some ice cream, you can create and devour these cupcakes.
Oh but wait, you are probably a little confused about what these cupcakes really are, so let me break it down for you.
One: You need to pick your cone. I went with both waffle and sugar cones, but you can keep it simple and use cake cones. It’s totally your call, but I kind of love waffle cones. Two: You need hot fudge sauce. I made my own because it is so easy (really all you need is one pot and a whisk) and it trumps store-bought any day. Once you have your fudge sauce, add a little to the bottom of each cone. Three: Make your brownie batter and spoon it right into each cone and over that fudge sauce. Then bake and watch some magic happen. Four: Add a little more fudge sauce and then….add one scoop of cookie dough ice cream and one scoop of peanut butter chunk chocolate ice cream (so Reese’s ice cream). Cookie dough, chocolate and peanut butter cups. Oh yeah, I went there. Five: FREEZE those suckers. Six: Make some whipped cream to it. It’s light, fluffy and awesome. Then swirl it around the top of your frozen cones and freeze again. Seven: Flip those frozen cones upside down and DUNK in that delicious chocolate coating. Eight: Drizzle with a little WARM fudge sauce, sprinkle with peanuts and add a cherry. YUUMMM
By the time you get down through the ice cream the brownie has defrosted into the most perfect, most fudgey chocolate cone of heaven. It’s pure bliss.
If you are wondering how you might go about eating this, I have two options for you. One, start at the top and work you way down, it can get messy, but the ice cream drips down into the brownie and umm, wow it is good. Two, grab a bowl, flip the cone up side down and smash it right into a bowl. Grab a spoon, some more hot fudge sauce, maybe another cherry and go to town. Personally I am all about option #2, and more fudge sauce is always a good thing!
Especially by the time Friday rolls around!
