I am dead serious.
I should be working my butt off to lose a few pounds these past few months….
…instead I’m trying to finish off these Halloween recipes I have in mind matching them with the ingredients I have on hand…
Did you know that last week I’ve been to the two branches of Forever 21? {there are only two branches in the country}
Yeah, I know I shouldn’t be shopping there…cause I’m what, thirty-ish?..and my size is like, x-large nowadays….
So I bought earrings….
I bought two pairs of sexy earrings with a promise to be back before my birthday to do some pre-birthday shopping…
…when I say goodbye to some of the calories I’m keeping..LOLz…
If I’m a psychiatrist and it’s not Halloween season, I’d probably tell myself that these cupcakes are a manifestation of my desire to kill these delicious calories….
.. I would also probably shock myself because I won’t…–ERR, I can never EVER kill any delicious calorie whatever form they may be.
These cupcakes are a manifestation of my love for all things creepy…..
Who would wanna stab a cupcake, anyway?
Are you going to stab an innocent cupcake?
With a fork maybe and the part that clings to that fork will probably go straight to your mouth.
Yup. I will try to go on a diet again….
the keyword there is TRY.
Stabbed Cupcakes
Ingredients:
♥for the Chocolate Cupcake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tabsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup canola oil
2 tsp white vinegar
2 cups cold water
♥for the Vanilla Frosting
½ cup solid vegetable shortening
½ cup (1 stick) butter or margarine softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 tbsp milk
and for the broken glass used to stab the cupcakes, I used….
Yup, I was lazy, don’t have time, still don’t own a candy thermometer. So I bought these white mint candies and baked them in the oven until they melt into one blurry slab of glass-candy.
I lined up my baking pan with foil and I brushed it with a little canola oil to prevent the candy from sticking.
Then I gave it a little tap to create the broken glass effect.
♥For the “blood”, I used my ever reliable Strawberry Jam.
Directions:
♥for the Chocolate Cupcake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two cupcake pans with paper liners and set aside.
- In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, water, vanilla extract and vinegar.
- Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients being careful not to overmix.
- Pour the batter until the cups are two thirds full and place in the oven for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cup comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then place on a wire rack until completely cool before frosting.
♥for the Vanilla Frosting
- In large bowl, cream shortening and butter with electric mixer.
- Add vanilla.
- Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed.
- Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often.
- When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Keep bowl covered with a damp cloth until ready to use and keep icing bowl in refrigerator when not in use.
- Put Vanilla frosting evenly on top of the chocolate cupcake and then “stab” it with the broken glass candy.
- Put a dollop of strawberry jam to make it look like the cupcake bled.
P.S.
These cupcakes can also be sent as gifts to people you are not so fond of…
Just kidding…
34 Responses
OMG, I saw these in Martha Stewart Living and plan on making them as well. Great call on the melted mint candies.
bongga!
Heh. Stabbing your calories. That made me giggle. Awesome cupcakes! I’ll take 40.
cute idea!
Those mint candies really do look like frosted glass! Great job!
Of all the Halloween themed treats I am seeing, this has to be one of the coolest!
Stab myself for not finding this blog sooner..
Genius! I’ve seen the idea but it used isomalt or some other ingredient I’d never use again and isn’t really that edible. This is so simple and impactful!
I am loving all of your halloween posts – they are all so great!
The glass looks so real, like it can totally stab someone. Hahaha…. great job! Perfect halloween snack.
so cute!!!
Your halloween treats are purely genius! They really show your creative mind, great work Peach! 🙂
at you a hotel commissary? you can be, esp for a cold kitchen part. pupuntahan ko talaga yan.
hi peachkitchen, the idea of making the broken glass is great. they all look very weird. you did it.:) congrats !
Another creative dish you got there.
These are creepy! SO creative. I love the broken glass and the blood! They both look so real. Yes, I would stab a cupcake…probably hoping I would somehow “stab” the calories away! LOL…
waaaaaaaahhh! i super love the idea! stabbed it is, girl! 🙂 i hope to see your creations this coming halloween! hahaha
This is so cool! Nice!
I just love all of your Halloween treats! They are so cute!
These stabbed cupcakes are so cute…love it!
Hope you have a great week ahead 🙂
Oh you are so very creative to melt down the candy
These might be my favorite Halloween recipe yet 🙂
What kind of candies did you use? I want to make these for my daughter’s softball team. They are so original!
How fun for Halloween! BTW, when I use to shop with my daughter at Forever 21, I too would browse the racks for something for me….and I’m much older than you! But aren’t we all forever young!!!
you are so creative,i can’t imagine melting candies to make that broken glass and what kind of candies did you use?
I used Starr but you can use any mint hard candy like Foxx’s or Snowbear..
That is so cool how you did the glass.
OOooooo….creepy. Love it! You are so creative!
love them!!!!!
these are amazing!! i made some monster cupcakes recently and I would love to know what you think.
http://laughteriscatching.com/2011/08/27/to-your-posts-let-the-bake-off-begin/
Great job on the “glass” mint candies. I gotta try doing this this Halloween.
wah. getting exicted to try this
Love it🤩👏 creative ! galing naman po mommy peach 🌿
Hands down, galing talaga! 🤎 Napaka creative at ganda nito. So creepy di ko ma imagine pano nagawa un broken glass! So impressive mommy! 🤎