Broken Glass Cupcakes
These babies are a great idea with Halloween right around the bend andor make the perfect gift for that special someone Cuz you know nothing says I love you better than homicidal cupcakes
These babies are a great idea with Halloween right around the bend andor make the perfect gift for that special someone Cuz you know nothing says I love you better than homicidal cupcakes
- Carbohydrate 74.6726537841598 g
- Cholesterol 0.873333333333333 mg
- Fat 5.07054000000433 g
- Fiber 0.483365843666576 g
- Protein 1.92724000000463 g
- Saturated Fat 0.75979666666739 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (136g)
- Sodium 289.461950002155 mg
- Sugar 74.1892879404933 g
- Trans Fat 0.275504000002556 g
- Calories 366 calories
Step-by-step
- Prepare Red Velvet Cake Mix According to box, line cupcake tins with paper cupcake liners.
- Divide cake batter between lined cupcake tins.
- Bake according to box instructions. Let cool and frost cupcakes with white frosting.
- Make the sugar glass. Mix 2 cups water, 1 cup corn syrup, white sugar, and cream of tartar in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Use a candy thermometer and boil sugar syrup until temperature reaches 300 degrees (hard ball), stirring constantly. The mixture will thicken as water evaporates. When sugar reaches 300 degrees, quickly pour onto a metal baking pan. Cool until completely hardened. Break into "shards" using a meat mallet.
- Make the edible blood. Mix together 1/2 cup corn syrup and cornstarch in a large bowl. Slowly stir in the 1/4 cup of water, adding more if necessary, until the corn syrup mixture has thickened to the consistency of blood. Stir in the red and blue food coloring.
- Stab each frosted cupcake with a few shards of broken sugar glass. Drizzle on drops of "blood" to complete the effect.
Standard sugar cookies decorated with royal icing offer a traditional holiday aesthetic, but confectionery art can venture into dramatic territory with thematic novelty items. Confectioners often rely on poured sugar candies for decorative elements, utilizing sucrose syrups heated to precise thresholds to achieve brittle transparency. This technique transforms basic pantry staples into rigid panes that mimic shattered crystal.
Reaching the hard-crack stage requires heating the syrup mixture to exactly 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Stirring constantly prevents localized scorching while the water content evaporates from the saucepan. Pouring the boiling liquid immediately onto a flat metal baking sheet ensures an even layer that cools into a workable sheet. Once hardened completely at room temperature, striking the sugar with a heavy mallet yields irregular shards with sharp, reflective edges.
Simulating realistic gore involves blending light corn syrup with cornstarch and specific pigment ratios. Adding fifteen drops of red food coloring alongside three drops of blue creates a convincing venous hue rather than a bright, artificial pink. Whisking the cornstarch thoroughly prevents undesirable lumps from forming in the liquid base.
Assembled treats maintain structural integrity best when stored at cool room temperatures without airtight plastic covers. Trapped ambient humidity will dissolve the sugar glass shards within hours, turning the brittle shards sticky and pliable.
