The Wilton Ice-Cream Cone Cupcake Pan makes ice-cream cone shaped cakes you can decorate with colored frosting and top with your favorite sprinkles. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

It's all the fun of ice cream without the drips.

The masters of whimsical cakes at Wilton Industries Inc. have created a nonstick cupcake pan that produces ice cream cone-shaped cakes — complete with swirled soft-serve top.

The pan bakes each cupcake in two parts, a bottom (or cone) and a top (the ice cream), and produces enough halves to assemble four cupcakes at a time.

When using the pan, which is available exclusively from kitchen goods retailer Sur la Table, coat it with nonstick baking spray (or flour and oil). The intricate details otherwise make release of the baked cakes a challenge.

Also, the cupcakes may mound during baking. If so, you will need to use a knife to slice off any domes to create flat surfaces so the halves can be assembled.

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NEW GEAR: Wilton Ice-Cream Cone Cupcake Pan is available for $27.95 from www.surlatable.com .