monster cupcakes
I came across a package of children's vampire teeth and a light bulb went off in my head:
Monster cupcakes!
They were purple and green and perfect.
Once I remembered that Wilton makes candy eyes my whole vision came together very quickly:
(Oh my! A new favorite recipe from the farm chicks blog. This will surely be my go to chocolate cupcake recipe; so moist! Next time I will add mini chocolate chips for a little more chocolate lovin'.)
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Fluffy white icing (that I tried to make orange)
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colored sugar
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Halloween FUN!
It was super fun to make these. The frosting is so light you can really pile it on your cupcake and then it just holds it's shape! Stick the teeth in (cut them in half to make a closed mouth or even just use one), add eyes, one or three or more, and sprinkle with sugar. Perfection is definitely not what you're going for; with these monsters the crazier the better!
Fluffy White icing recipe from The Modern Baker by Nick Malgieri
4 large egg whites
Large pinch of salt
1 Cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup of light corn syrup
Fill half a saucepan with water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Combine egg whites, salt, sugar, and corn syrup in the bowl of an electric mixer and whisk by hand, just to mix together. Regulate the heat under the pan of water so that it boils gently and place the bowl on the pan. Whisk gently just to keep the mixture moving until it is hot (130 degrees F/55degrees C) and all of the sugar is dissolved. Place the bowl on the mixer with the whisk and whip the icing until it has cooled and become white and fluffy.
