Ice cream cone cupcakes

Cupcakes

• 24 - 28 mini ice cream cones (see Tips)
• 250 g white sugar
• 250 g unsalted butter cut into pieces and softened
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 200 g buttermilk
• 4 eggs
• 400 g self-raising flour
• 1 pinch salt
• natural food colouring of choice (approx. 3 colours)

Buttercream icing

• 500 g icing sugar (see Tips)
• 240 g unsalted butter cut into pieces and softened
• 2 tsp boiling water
• ½ tsp natural vanilla extract
• 100s and 1000s sprinkles (or sprinkles of choice)