Ice Cream Cupcakes are a sweet no mess party dessert or teacher gift idea! Enjoy these cute Hot Fudge Sundaes made from cake and free printable tags for Teacher Appreciation Week or back to school gift.
There is nothing cuter than these fun Ice Cream Cupcakes!
With the end of the school year upon us, it’s the perfect time to make something homemade for your teachers. These adorable Ice Cream Cupcakes are the cutest! I love making gifts for teachers, and of course cute cakes are another one of my favorite things. If you like baking fun food crafts, I know you will love this sweet idea.
Kristan and I had fun collaborating on this cute idea. We hope you enjoy this mock ice cream sundae cake recipe and free printable tags for Teacher Appreciation Week or end of the school year gift! Take it away Kristan…
Originally Published April 14, 2011
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 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?
Easy Hot Fudge Sundae Cupcakes!
Directions for making Ice Cream Cupcakes
You’ll need:
- Cake Mix & Ingredients
- Frosting (see recipe below)
- Chocolate Candy Melts
- Candy 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.
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Watch us make this recipe in the video below. So fun!
Thank you teachers everywhere for all that you do. Have a fabulous week!!
Ice Cream Cupcakes
Ingredients
CUPCAKES
- Cupcakes - make from scratch or box
- Chocolate Candy Melts
- Candy Sprinkles
- Red Gumballs
- Small Ice Cream Cups
- Plastic or wooden spoons
- Free Printable Teacher Gift Tags - optional
- Clear Cellophane - optional
FROSTING
- 2 sticks butter - softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- Ivory gel food color - optional
Instructions
- Bake your cupcakes and let cool.
- For the frosting, mix butter, vanilla and milk into a mixing bowl and mix 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.
- Place one cupcake in each ice cream cup.
- Remove the frosting from the refrigerator and spoon it on top of cupcakes. It looks just like ice cream!
- Melt some chocolate candy melts or almond bark according to package directions then pour over frosting.
- If giving as a teacher gift, attach the Printable tags to the spoons and insert in the “ice cream” BEFORE the chocolate sets.
- Add sprinkles and a gumball cherry.
- Add a red gumball “cherry” and some sprinkles.
Notes
Share Your Ice Cream Cupcakes!
I LOVE when you share your Living Locurto creations on Instagram and my Facebook Page.
Here are some great photos and notes from readers. Thank you so much for sharing!
Christy Mildrum shared her cute creations.
THANK YOU , THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! So Happy I saw your post, I had NO idea it was teacher appreciation week! Here are our last minute sweets for my son’s teachers. Publix old fashon cinnamon buns and your adorable printables! Thank you for sharing your work! My son and I had a great time putting them together:) We used stir sticks from the dollar tree to glue them on:)
Mindy McVey shared her cupcakes. They look so yummy all together like this!
Here is my attempt at your awesome ice cream cupcakes. I think they turned out nice. Thanks for the inspiration!
More cuteness from Andrea Koetz.
Thanks so much for the cupcake sundae recipe and the printables! They were a big hit!!!
Love these from Michelle at Frost Your Cake.
So I saw this adorable idea on Living Locurto‘s blog post and HAD to make some for my son’s Teachers! I just love them!!!
Carla Mentry found some extra cute ice cream cups.
You all are the best!
I really appreciate your sweet comments and sharing your creativity with us!! A BIG thanks to Kristan for working with me on this project. I absolutely loved her cupcakes. She is the true cupcake ninja!
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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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Lori Bryan Mates says
Super cute idea!
jen says
Will the frosting hold up over night? Should I refrigerate them?
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Erin says
I’m planning on making these for my son’s kinder class. But, I’d need to make them in advance, how far in advanced do you think I could make them and bag them?
Lynda says
Is there a device that cuts circles about the size of these printables?
Carrie's Creations says
These are so genius! I totally thought it was icecream until I read the directions.
Maria says
What a great gift!
Susan says
Amazon is already sold out of the little trucks with the cups and spoons — you should get a kick-back!
Love this fabulous idea for teachers.
Thank you for your kind remarks about teachers at the end of your post. Truly appreciated!
Erin Dubrow says
So, stinkin cute! I want to make them for ALL the teachers at the school I work at! How long do you think it would take me to make say 45?? Such a cute idea!!
Erin says
I made these for my son’s class for his birthday. Sadly, 6 year olds only care about eating. The adults in the school adored them. I was so happy with them. Thank you for sharing!!!
Meg Stoco says
Era tudo que eu precisava nesse momento. São muito fofos. Obrigada.Bjuuus
The Radical Cupcake says
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
Jenny says
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!
Jenny says
Nevermind–Obviously I’m an idiot b/c I reread the directions and I didn’t realize that the top was actually frosting–duh! 🙂
Beth says
I can’t wait to make these. They are going to my Pinterest board right now!
MoBetterFunk says
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Erin Neace says
“@livinglocurto: I'm making these now for Teacher Gifts. http://t.co/ULpKK0O” those are great!!!
CocoNat says
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.
Kristan Roland says
RT @livinglocurto: I'm making these now for Teacher Gifts. http://bit.ly/h16BLf
Brande B says
I made these for Teacher Appreciation Day today! They turned out great! Thank you so much for the idea!
Parisa Wright says
I feel like this is a dumb question but can you buy those cups at a supermarket or party store?
Carrie says
@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!
Lizz says
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!
gabricci says
Oh, what a great idea. My two favourite foods – ice cream and cupcakes!
Kristin Ausk says
Oh boy. those are cute!! RT @NotJustAMommy: @meringuebkeshp You could do these, I just made them! http://bit.ly/lvjpxc
Dawn S says
@meringuebkeshp You could do these, I just made them! https://www.livinglocurto.com/2011/04/teacher-gift-cupcakes-recipe/
Discovery Point says
This is an adorable idea! RT @livinglocurto: Ice Cream Cupcakes Recipe & Free Printable Tags {Teacher Gift} http://bit.ly/h16BLf
Rachel says
I love this idea! Thanks so much for the idea and the tags, I’ll be spreading the word.
Brandy says
Adorable! I want to try these for my next party.
Mariel says
Teacher Appreciation Cupcakes! These are so cute 🙂 Just don't really use two sticks of butter in the frosting… http://fb.me/EuJHd9tZ
Lynn osborne says
These are fabulous!! About how many cupcakes would the frosting recipe cover?
Penny says
Our teachers will love you! Thanks.
Jenn @ Frugal Upstate says
These are adorable, and would have made a great April Fool’s Day treat as well.
KT says
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? 🙂
Amy says
@KT,
What about a drop of vanilla? Might work. Check out my free printable section. Lots of other free tags.
Kim @ The Celebration Shoppe says
This would definately have the teachers … and the kids… ooohhhh and aaahhhing. Fabulous job ladies!!!
The Savvy Moms Guide says
FANTASTIC Ice Cream Cupcakes and Free Printable Tags from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen on Living Locurto. Smiles~ http://fb.me/XlKzd6jl
Beth says
These are so cute! And, yes, we do care about that stuff 😉
Karly says
Kristan, I just love your fun cupcake creations. You rock.
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HappyFamMvmt says
Fave new blog of the day!!! “@livinglocurto: Teacher Appreciation Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes & Free Printable tags. http://t.co/nS9Y6NY”
Sue says
These cupcakes are adorable, and sound delicious! We have three teachers in the family and I know they would all love these cupcakes.
Jonni says
Thanks Kristan. I would have totally missed this if you had not posted about Teacher Appreciation Week. Thanks for the goodies too. 🙂
sophistimom says
These are really cute. And that frosting looks perfect.
Allison @ Alli 'n Son says
These are so awesome!
I’d like to invite you to share this recipe on my linky, Sweet Tooth Friday. I hope to see you there. http://alli-n-son.com/2011/04/14/chocolate-birds-nests/
Jeannie(ThePastryTip) says
I love this idea. How creative, it could be used so many ways!
Red says
My favorite so far. Those are amazing..
Kami Bigler says
Darling teacher gift printables today via @livinglocurto @bakescupcakes https://www.livinglocurto.com/2011/04/teacher-gift-cupcakes-recipe/
Amy Miller Designs says
These ice cream sundae cupcakes are so cute! I was totally fooled that the ice cream really isn't ice cream!… http://fb.me/YRQqFMCZ
Jen S. says
Cute! Where did you get the cups at??? I’ve never seen containers like those.
Amy Craft says
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Stephanie D says
so cute!
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Tidymom says
Teacher Appreciation idea! So cute! Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes at @livinglocurto via @bakescupcakes http://ow.ly/4AiAn
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Amanda says
LOVELOVELOVE Kristan and love this idea!!! How stinking awesome is that????
Mary Jo Vick says
Oh, Kristin… so. stinkin'. cute. RT @livinglocurto: Ice Cream Cupcakes Recipe & Free Printable Tags {Teacher Gift} http://bit.ly/h16BLf
Erica says
I just have to say that I would love this if a student brought it to me next week. 🙂
[email protected] says
This is too cute… thanks for sharing!
Angie says
Thank you so much for an awesome “out of the box” idea for teachers,because I have aleady been trying to come up with something different and you have given it to me!! Thanks for all of your creative ideas!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
These are precious!! I have to make cupcakes for tomorrow…guess I’m gonna have to go out and get the stuff to make these 😉
Kristin says
This is just what I was looking for! The ice cream cupcakes recipe is what I am going to make for my first grandsons, first birthday party in two weeks! You ladies rosck!
April Bean says
I am so making these! This is the first idea I’ve seen that would work well for a male teacher. Thanks for sharing!
TidyMom says
LOOOOOVE it!!
you guys are GREAT together!