So I know you’ve probably been stressing out over what to give your kid’s teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week.
I mean…you HAVE been thinking about it, right?
Because if you haven’t, you totally should.
But just in case…I took the liberty of coming up with a super cute idea for you.
(Amy might have helped a little too.)
How about Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes?
You really didn’t think I was going to send you to school with ordinary cupcakes did you?
I mean, come on… we want this to be the cupcake that your child’s teacher measures all future Teacher Appreciation cupcakes by. We want the ladies in the office ooh and ahh-ing!
We care about stuff like that. Don’t act like we don’t.
The good part is that these are incredibly easy to make and Amy has designed cute free printable tags! So maybe you can make a few extra cupcakes to keep at home, hmmm?
Directions
You’ll need:
- Cake Mix & Ingredients
- Frosting (see recipe below)
- Chocolate Candy Melts
- Sprinkles
- Red Gumballs for Cherry
- Small Ice Cream Cups – Paper or Styrofoam
- Plastic or wooden spoon
- Free Printable Tags & Labels
- Clear Cellophane (optional)
- Start off with an ordinary cupcake. Boxed mix, homemade, whatever floats your boat. Just make sure it’s yummy (you’ll probably have to eat one or two for quality control). I found an adorable set of ice cream cups and spoons. The price is reasonable and they come in the cutest ice cream truck box.
- Place one cupcake in each cup.
- Make the frosting.
Frosting
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- a few drops of ivory gel food color
- In the bowl of a mixer, mix butter, vanilla and milk until well blended and smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar and mix on low until just combined. Increase speed to medium and beat for a minute or two, until fully combined and fluffy. Place frosting in the refrigerator for an hour to chill.
- Remove the frosting from the refrigerator and spoon it on top of cupcakes. It looks just like ice cream!
- Now melt some chocolate candy melts or almond bark according to package directions. I really recommend that you DON’T use normal chocolate, because it will not set up hard. You want your chocolate to harden–much easier and neater when transporting the cupcakes.
Attach Amy’s FREE Printable Flags to the spoons and insert in the “ice cream” BEFORE the chocolate sets.
Add a red gumball “cherry” and some sprinkles.
Attach the Printable label to the front of the cup. I used foam adhesive normally used for scrapbooking because I liked the three-dimensional look.
Once the chocolate is fully set, you can wrap these in cellophane and tie with a ribbon for easy transport. I attached another cute tag to the outside so she could easily read it.
The other moms are going to be so jealous when they see what you made this year. Not that we care about stuff like that.
Thank you teachers everywhere for all that you do. Have a fabulous week!!
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About Kristan
Kristan is a fun mom from rural Arkansas with an amazing talent for creating cute recipes along with humorous stories. Find her on Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, Twitter & Facebook.
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Super cute ice cream cupcakes, perfect for back-to-school time (and so much better than an apple for the teacher)! http://t.co/rublb5z
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Really want to try these but I don’t understand how the cupcake ends up turning out like a scoop of ice cream in the cup. If I made just regular cupcakes they would have smooth tops, right? Please help me clear up this confusion! Thanks!
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Jenny Reply:
August 7th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Nevermind–Obviously I’m an idiot b/c I reread the directions and I didn’t realize that the top was actually frosting–duh!
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I can’t wait to make these. They are going to my Pinterest board right now!
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“@livinglocurto: I'm making these now for Teacher Gifts. http://t.co/ULpKK0O” those are great!!!
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These are soooo cute….love them
Here’s a dumb question from a novice baker, what are “chocolate candy melts?” I’d love to make these but really want the full effect of the hardened chocolate so I want to be sure I buy the right stuff!
Thanks.
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RT @livinglocurto: I'm making these now for Teacher Gifts. http://bit.ly/h16BLf
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I made these for Teacher Appreciation Day today! They turned out great! Thank you so much for the idea!
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I feel like this is a dumb question but can you buy those cups at a supermarket or party store?
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Carrie Reply:
May 16th, 2011 at 10:53 am
@Parisa Wright, Michaels (a craft store in OH) has 6 packs of paper ice cream bowls with wooden spoons and lids for $1.99. I scored 6 packs because I am making these for my daughter for her birthday treat at school! Michaels also had bags of red gumballs (for the cherries) for a $1!
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These are amazing!! I will definitely be making these for all of my daughters 8 teachers. Yes, 8! It’s hard to find a good gift that I can afford 8 of. Thanks for the idea!
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Oh, what a great idea. My two favourite foods – ice cream and cupcakes!
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Oh boy. those are cute!! RT @NotJustAMommy: @meringuebkeshp You could do these, I just made them! http://bit.ly/lvjpxc
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@meringuebkeshp You could do these, I just made them! http://www.livinglocurto.com/2011/04/teacher-gift-cupcakes-recipe/
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This is an adorable idea! RT @livinglocurto: Ice Cream Cupcakes Recipe & Free Printable Tags {Teacher Gift} http://bit.ly/h16BLf
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I love this idea! Thanks so much for the idea and the tags, I’ll be spreading the word.
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Adorable! I want to try these for my next party.
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Teacher Appreciation Cupcakes! These are so cute
Just don't really use two sticks of butter in the frosting… http://fb.me/EuJHd9tZ
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These are fabulous!! About how many cupcakes would the frosting recipe cover?
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Our teachers will love you! Thanks.
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These are adorable, and would have made a great April Fool’s Day treat as well.
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I LOVE this but I want to use it as treats for my son’s preschool class! Do you have any Happy Birthday tags? I LOVE the “ice-cream”! BTW….I don’t have any ivory coloring…..any other substitutes?
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Amy Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
@KT,
What about a drop of vanilla? Might work. Check out my free printable section. Lots of other free tags.
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This would definately have the teachers … and the kids… ooohhhh and aaahhhing. Fabulous job ladies!!!
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FANTASTIC Ice Cream Cupcakes and Free Printable Tags from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen on Living Locurto. Smiles~ http://fb.me/XlKzd6jl
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These are so cute! And, yes, we do care about that stuff
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Kristan, I just love your fun cupcake creations. You rock.
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