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Sugar Cone Party Horns

December 27, 2011 This post may contain affiliate links.

Turn store-bought ice cream cones into brightly colored Sugar Cone Party Horns for your New Year’s Eve celebrations or birthday parties. They are as fun to make as they are to eat and will bring the kid out in everyone.

Sugar cone party horns - white chocolate dipped sugar cones coated in colored sugar with white modeling chocolate blowers

If you are looking for a fun treat to make for a New Year’s Eve party or a birthday party that both kids and adults will love, these Sugar Cone Party Horns are it!

They are bright and colorful and will look so fun on your dessert table. Plus, they are fun to play with and to eat.

You can serve them for dessert on New Year’s eve or at a birthday party or wrap them in cellophane bags, and give them as party favors to your guests. For an extra special treat, you could even fill them with some candies or nuts.

Video

Be sure to watch the video to see how to make your own party horns. I also share step-by-step images and instructions below.

Collage showing how to dip a sugar cone into white chocolate and turn it into a Sugar Cone Party Horn.

Each party horn is made using a sugar cone, the ice cream cones that are pointed on the ends and taste like waffles.

The sugar cones are dipped in white chocolate and coated in colorful sugar. To make the cones look like a party horn, they need a blower. You know the part of the horn you put your lips on to blow?

I used modeling chocolate (candy clay) to make mine because it tastes like chocolate (in this case, it tastes like white chocolate).  As an alternative, you use store-bought fondant, but most people won’t want to eat a big piece of fondant.

A better alternative, if you don’t want to make modeling chocolate, is to use vanilla Tootsie Rolls. You can find them in bags of assorted fruit-flavored Tootsie Rolls.

Brightly colored sugar-coated white chocolate-dipped sugar cone party horns.

Let’s make Sugar Cone Party Horns for New Year’s Eve!

Special equipment needed:

tall glass (a little wider than a sugar cone)
parchment paper or wax paper
rimmed baking sheet (helps to keep the colored sugar contained)
skewer

Instructions:

Dipping sugar cones in white chocolate then sprinkling on colored sugar.

step 1 – dip sugar cones in white chocolate

  1. Pour melted and tempered white chocolate or melted white compound chocolate (also known as confectionery coating, candy melts, melting wafers, or almond bark) into a tall glass.
    • If you don’t have experience melting (and tempering) chocolate, be sure to read my Chocolate-Making Tips page for detailed instructions.
  2. Hold onto the tip of a sugar cone and dip it into the glass. Coat all but the very tip of the sugar cone with white chocolate.
  3. Remove the cone from the glass and allow the excess chocolate to drip off.
  4. While wet, sprinkle colorful sanding sugar all over the cone (inside too, if you’d like.)
  5. Set on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
  6. Place the dipped cones in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes until the white chocolate hardens.
  7. Refill the glass with more chocolate as needed. When you start to run out of white chocolate, you’ll need to use a spoon or spatula to get the chocolate up to the tip of the cone.

You will have leftover white chocolate. This could be used to make your modeling chocolate or you can spread it on a parchment-lined baking sheet, harden it, and use it for another project.

step 2 – create the modeling chocolate blowers

  1. Pinch off pieces of white modeling chocolate and roll them into 1 1/4″-1 1/2″ long logs.
  2. Insert a skewer into the log, creating a hole.
  3. Move the skewer around making the hole a bit bigger.
  4. Remove the skewer.
  5. Press one log onto each dipped cone.
  6. It is helpful if you stick the modeling chocolate log on the tip of the cone then twist it upwards until the white modeling chocolate touches the colorful sugar on the cone.
  7. Reshape the log, if needed.

If you use Tootsie Rolls, they will be much firmer. You will need to create a hole on both ends of the Tootsie Roll, then gently push the candy onto the tip of the sugar cone. If needed, use some white chocolate to attach the candy to the cone. The modeling chocolate stuck without using any white chocolate.

Orange, purple, pink, red, green, and yello sugar-coated sugar cone party horns..Tips

Work over a rimmed baking sheet so the sanding sugar doesn’t go all over your floor. As you work with these horns and touch the sugar, some of it will come off, so be careful where you place your modeling chocolate, as you don’t want the sugar to stick to it.

The sanding sugar  may color your fingers (temporarily, until you wash your hands.) So, as to not turn your white modeling chocolate a color, use one hand to hold the white modeling chocolate and the other to hold the cone. Wash or wipe your hands after handling each cone and keep the work surface clean.

I used a variety of colorful sanding sugars, and when I was finished, I mixed the sugars that had fallen onto my baking sheet altogether and sprinkled this mixture over one of my horns (upper left.)

Printable Recipe

Print
Sugar Cone Party Horns - Toot your own edible horn this New Year's eve!
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Turn Sugar Cones into Edible Party Horns for New Year's Eve
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: new years eve, sugar cone, sugar cone party horns
Servings: 12
Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
Ingredients
  • 12 sugar cones ice cream cones
  • 22 ounces melted and tempered pure white chocolate with cocoa butter OR melted white confectionery coating/candy melts
  • variety of colored sanding sugars
  • white modeling chocolate recipe here - you'll need a 1/4 recipe*
  • * you can also use 1/3 pound white fondant or 12 vanilla Tootsie Rolls or white taffy
Instructions
  1. Pour melted and tempered white chocolate or melted confectionery coating/candy melts into a tall glass.
  2. Hold onto the tip of a sugar cone and dip it into the glass.
  3. Coat all but the very tip of the sugar cone with white chocolate.
  4. Remove the cone from the glass and allow the excess chocolate to drip off.
  5. While wet, sprinkle colorful sanding sugar all over the cone (inside too, if you'd like).
  6. Set on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
  7. Place the dipped cones in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes until the white chocolate hardens.
  8. Pinch off pieces of white modeling chocolate and roll them into 1 1/4"-1 1/2" long logs.
  9. Insert a skewer into the log, creating a hole.
  10. Move the skewer around making the hole a bit bigger.
  11. Remove the skewer.
  12. Press one log onto each dipped cone.
  13. Reshape the log, if needed.

More fun New Year’s Eve Appetizer and Dessert Recipes

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Fried Won Ton Clocks

Pizza Dip decorated to look like a New Year's Eve Countdown Clock

Pizza Dip Countdown Clock

New Year's Eve cupcakes decorated with party horns and confetti

New Year’s Eve Cupcakes with confetti and party horns

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Did you make this recipe or do you just think it is super cute? Let me know by leaving a comment and rating the recipe below. If you love the recipe, please give it a 5-star rating.

Beth Jackson Klosterboer blogger, recipe developer, and chocolatier.

I love making fun food for parties and special occasions and sharing my creative ideas with you.

If you make this recipe and share it online be sure to link back to this post and use #hungryhappenings.

Thanks and Happy New Year!

Beth

Filed Under: Birthday Party Recipes, Kid's Treats, New Year's Eve Recipes Tagged With: Candy, Chocolate, Modeling-Chocolate, party

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Comments

  1. Save On Everything

    December 23, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    Such a fabulous idea for New Year's Eve! We just featured it on our blog: http://bit.ly/SaveOnNewYearsEve

    Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Kara @ Simplistically Sassy

    December 10, 2013 at 8:49 pm

    Beth, I'm doing a round up on my blog of fun food for kids on New Years Eve and wondered if I could include these? I'll have a picture and a link back to this post. Thanks!

    Reply
    • beth

      December 10, 2013 at 9:39 pm

      Yes, you may use a picture and link back to the post. Thanks for asking!

      Reply
  3. Vanessa @ See Vanessa Craft

    December 23, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    Super cute! Love this idea!

    Reply
  4. Cambri

    December 22, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Hi! I'm a Teenager with a knack for crafts & designing. I'm just starting out with my Blog and I'd really appreciate it if you'd follow my blog. Thanks!
    juicyorangepeels.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. Sowmya Karthy

    July 21, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    This one looks easy compared to the other tedious ones you have made.. I will try this soon!!! If I get this right, then will I get the courage to try the more tedious ones you have here.. I am just amazed by your conceptual idea..

    Sowmya
    http://nivedhanams.blogspot.in/

    Reply
  6. Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and more

    January 18, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    so fun!

    Reply
  7. MiaB

    January 18, 2012 at 4:36 am

    You make this look so easy.. I'm planning a baking "project" here in a couple of weeks and I'm really hoping that I don't mess up.. I might just have to ask you for some advice 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Sharing Saturday. Looking forward to seeing more of your posts.

    ~MiaB
    www.mamamiasheart2heart.com

    Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      January 20, 2012 at 12:56 pm

      Mia if you have any questions just let me know. I'd be happy to help.

      Reply
  8. Susan-The Weekly Sweet Experiment

    January 18, 2012 at 2:47 am

    Pinned it – so cute and creative!

    Reply
  9. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust

    January 18, 2012 at 12:21 am

    This is a great idea! I love it, not just for New Year's but for a cheer party too! Thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday. 🙂

    Reply
  10. Lisa @ Flour Me With Love

    January 17, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    Oh how cute! I'd love for you to share anything from your site 🙂 at my new party:

    http://flourmewithlove.blogspot.com/2012/01/mix-it-up-monday.html

    I hope to see you soon 🙂

    Reply
  11. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    January 4, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    Thanks everyone!

    Crystal, I'm so happy to hear that this recipe was one of the most clicked posts on your site. How exciting. Thanks for featuring it on Facebook too.

    Reply
    • Joan

      December 29, 2012 at 5:33 pm

      Do they actually make noise

      Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      December 30, 2012 at 3:15 pm

      Only when you bite into them – you hear a nice "crunch!"

      Reply
  12. Crystal

    January 4, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    I love these horns!

    Congrats! You were one of my most clicked blog post on the Mommy Solutions link up last week! http://www.crystalandcomp.com/2012/01/the-mommy-club-share-your-resources-and-solutions-25/

    You rock! Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more of your mommy solution link ups! I did feature you on my Facebook page! So love this!

    Have a super week, Crystal

    Reply
  13. Erin

    December 31, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    These are fantastic!!!

    Reply
  14. Consultoria RH

    December 30, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Este blog é uma representação exata de competências. Eu gosto da sua recomendação. Um grande conceito que reflete os pensamentos do escritor. Consultoria RH

    Reply
  15. Trish - Sweetology101

    December 30, 2011 at 4:26 am

    You have the best ideas!

    Reply
  16. Make handmade

    December 30, 2011 at 4:05 am

    So cute gift for kids! i love it.

    Reply
  17. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    December 29, 2011 at 11:49 pm

    Thanks for all the pins and Facebook posts. I really appreciate you sharing this idea. I linked up to several sites too. I wish I had much more time to link up to all the linky parties. I've been in the kitchen today making food for my friend's New Year's party.

    Reply
  18. Kara @ Mine for the Making

    December 29, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    These are too fun! I found you via pinterest and featured this on my facebook page today!

    Kara
    www.mineforthemaking.com

    Reply
  19. Lindsi B

    December 29, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    Oh my word those are AMAZING!!! Would you please share these with our readers for Fun Stuff Fridays? http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-4-3-weeks-long-for.html

    Reply
  20. Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com)

    December 29, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    Super cute! I wanted to invite you to link up at TGIF Linky party – http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/search/label/Linkey%20Parties – I know my readers would love this & any other kid friendly posts!
    Happy New Year,
    Beth =-)

    Reply
  21. Jenn "Rook No. 17"

    December 29, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    Your project caught my eye over at "Mom Ideas for Busy Moms". Love these edible horns!! I'm pinning them to my New Year's board.

    Happy New Year!
    Jenn/Rook No. 17

    Reply
  22. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    December 29, 2011 at 2:00 am

    Wow, thanks so much everyone. When I create an edible craft, I never know how people will react, but this idea is proving to be a big hit. I've had almost 700 visitors just from Pinterest postings already today with over 4,000 page views. I am so happy to read here and on Pinterests that so many people are planning to make these for their New Year's parties. I'd sure love to see pictures!!!

    Reply
  23. Christina

    December 29, 2011 at 12:14 am

    I love your super creative party horns! My kids would love these and I love that you could use any color sugar to match any New Years theme!
    I would love it if you would share these at my "It's a Celebration" link party. I know my readers will love these too.
    Christina
    http://www.inspirationforcelebration.com/2011/12/its-celebration-link-party-december.html

    Reply
  24. Kim @ Party Frosting!

    December 29, 2011 at 12:07 am

    you are so dang creative! I can't wait to share!

    hugs! Kim @ Party Frosting!

    Reply
  25. Krista Baum

    December 28, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    What a great idea! I have tons of extra white choclate left over from my holiday baking so i'm going to make these for new years eve. Thanks for posting!!

    Reply
  26. bookcasefoodie

    December 28, 2011 at 3:05 am

    This is ingenious. Everyone has to love these.

    Reply
  27. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    December 27, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    Thanks Danielle, I hope your kids enjoy making and/or eating them!

    Reply
  28. Danielle

    December 27, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    I love this idea – bookmarking it for the kids on New Years!

    Reply

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