MOMtreprenuer Baker of the Day: Lindsay Ann's Snow Cone cupcakes

Photo Credit: Dollhouse Bake Shoppe

I love snow cones, but these don't melt. It's hard to believe, but these are cupcakes. I think they are perfect for any summer party.

Lindsay Ann, winner of the Food Network's "Cupcake Wars” series premiere and as seen on the "Cupcake Wars Champions" special, and founder of Dollhouse Bake Shoppe, offers step-by-step decorating tutorials about her creations. She submitted this one to Celebrations.



Ingredients

Pineapple Cupcakes
Cherry Flavored Frosting
Red, Yellow, and Blue Sanding Sugar
Styrofoam Cups
Straws and Plastic Spoon (optional)

Directions
Bake pineapple cupcakes (or fruity flavor of your choice) as directed in a standard muffin/cupcake pan. While cupcakes cool add cherry flavor (or fruity extract of your choice) to prepared frosting. Get creative with your cupcakes and try mixing your favorite summertime flavors, such as coconut/pineapple or raspberry/lemon. A fruity flavored cream cheese frosting works great!

Frost cupcakes with a spatula or knife, creating a smooth dome shape. Pour red, yellow, and blue sanding sugar onto 3 small plates or bowls, for a traditional snow cone look. You can also top your entire cupcake in a single color of sanding sugar, or even do half and half with two colors.

Roll one side of your cupcake into red sanding sugar, covering 1/3 of your cupcake. Roll the opposite side in blue sanding sugar, leaving a strip of exposed frosting down the middle.

Sprinkle yellow sanding sugar down the middle, with a spoon or by hand. Make sure the entire cupcake is covered with sanding sugars and no frosting is left uncovered. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.

Place your cupcake in a styrofoam cup. Add a straw and plastic spoon if desired. You can also use authentic cone shaped snow cone cups with colored straws, which can be found at WalMart or online. (If you use paper cone cups, you can even bake your cupcakes right in the cup!)