Monday, October 24, 2011

Martha Stewart's "Broken Glass" Cupcakes

When I saw Martha Stewart show these on the Today Show: October 18th Episode (Video Link) , I immediately thought they were the coolest thing! They are easy to make from stuff that is already in the cabinet. This is such a busy week and the last week before Halloween, I just figured I would file the idea away and make them next year. I usually stick to more kid friendly themes having a 3 year old, but when my teenage daughter saw them and absolutely loved them, I knew that I had to make them very soon (she is having mouth surgery Thursday- Field Hockey injury- um those mouth guards aren't perfect, even the good ones!) and she may not be able to eat something like this for a few days. Anyway these are super easy and very quick to make!
If you have been following Mrs. Fox's Sweets on Twitter or Facebook you already know this, if not I am sharing it with you now! I am trying to get a headstart on baking my teenage daughter's cakes for her birthday, and freezing them, so that on the big day I can just focus on the decorating part. For the top 2 layers of her birthday cake I am using the Cake Boss Vanilla Cake Recipe, so I used the leftover batter from that, for these cupcakes. I also used the Wilton Decorator Icing, since I already had that in the refrigerator. I am only making a dozen cupcakes, so I cut the ingredients for the "Broken Glass" down to 1/3 of the amount of the full recipe. If you cut the "Broken Glass" recipe down to 1/3, like I did, just use a nonstick loaf pan greased with butter to pour the clear caramel into, perfect size! For the dripping blood, I used a tube of Cake Mate Red Gel, heated in a cup of hot water.
 
You can view the Original FULL RECIPE at the Martha Stewart Website. I would love to have tried the cupcake and icing recipe that actually goes with this cupcake design. I have been a huge fan of Martha Stewart before I even had a clue how to bake. I did crochet her prison poncho, for myself, daughter, and dog too many years ago! I have watched her show for probably 15 years (until it moved to the Hallmark Channel, I don't have that channel) and I love her books and recipes, so nothing against Martha's recipe, just multitasking here!
These would really WOW guests at a Halloween party!
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12 comments:

  1. ErinOctober 24, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Right on! My friend said she saw these on Martha as well. My kids and co workers LOVED them! Yours turned out so cute!

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  2. ColeyOctober 24, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Omygoodness I'm going to have to make these! They looks great!

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  3. Natasha in OzOctober 24, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    They look amazing! I thought was real broken glass at first!!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

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  4. UnknownOctober 24, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    FANTABULOUS!!!!!!!

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  5. TeriOctober 25, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Absolutely wonderful! I love them! They are so cute!(and kinda scary).

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  6. Dorothy @ Crazy for CrustOctober 25, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    So cute! Great for a Twilight party too... :) Thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday!

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  7. HoosierHomemadeOctober 26, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    So creepy...but so cool! Thanks for adding them to Cupcake Tuesday!
    ~Liz

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  8. Nat and HollyOctober 28, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    These turned out great! Here from TT&J!

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  9. Miz HelenOctober 29, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    These are perfect treats for this week ends treats! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week end and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  10. AlexandraOctober 30, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    These are so cool! Thanks for linking them up at Sweet Temptations!

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  11. Jenn EricksonNovember 2, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    I can't believe how real that candy glass looks! Beautifully done! Definitely a must try recipe and technique!

    Jenn

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  12. Bibi @ Bibi's Culinary JourneyNovember 2, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    That is awesome. I so need to find some time to try this.

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