Killer Cupcakes

In the spirit of the season upon us, I took to the kitchen in a Frankensteinien manner this week and decided to do some eee-vil experimenting with some innocent cupcakes.  Things didn't turn out exactly like I hoped, but that's not always a bad thing.

The idea was to make some cordial candy-filled cupcakes that would ooze yummy goo when bitten into.  Sounds fun, right?  Unfortunately, the liquid baked out and left a chocolate-encased cherry in the middle of the treat instead.  If nothing else, they are deliciously disturbing in their own charming blood-splattered, blood red cherry-filled way.

Killer Cupcakes

chocolate cake batter
cherry cordials
chocolate icing
red food gel
Wilton candy knives

Whip up a batch of your favorite chocolate cake mix.

Fill cupcake holders 1/2 full then pop a cherry cordial in the middle.

Cover the cordial with more cake batter until the cupcake holder is full.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cupcake springs back to the touch.

Remove from pan and let cool.

Slather some chocolate icing on the cupcake.  Make a "gash" in the icing and fill with red gel.

Jam a candy knife in the top and serve to your (possibly now nervous) friends.

NOTES

I found the little candy knives at AC Moore, though you can probably find them at any craft store that sells Wilton products.