Before you scoop ice cream into a cone, drop a jelly baby in the bottom; it helps to prevent drips from coming through.
With a bit of ingenuity, you can serve up an ice cream treat without relying on ready made cones. Here are some ideas:
Make an ice cream sandwich by putting a scoop between two large biscuits or splitting a trifle sponge in half and filling it.
Hollow out a fairy cake to make a little edible bowl.
Slice the tops off oranges, scoop out the flesh, then fill with ice cream. (Puree the flesh to make orange juice.)
Make brandy snap cups by moulding just-baked brandy snaps over an orange or up-turned glass, instead of rolling them around a wooden spoon handle. Remove from the orange or glass as soon as they cool.
