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Gothic Rose Vampire Bite Halloween Cupcakes

Posted by Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking on October 18, 2012

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These Gothic Rose Vampire Bite Halloween Cupcakes are delicious moist cardamom chocolate cupcakes topped with frosting, black and red fondant roses, and a raspberry vampire bite.

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When I was a teen I totally went through that whole Goth phase. We’re talking crushed velvet, milk-like pale skin (which I’m totally naturally guilty of anyway – pass the fake tan, stat!), corsets, black and white stripy tights, and um, Marilyn Manson (and now the barf bag please because yes, I just went there!)

Thankfully, I grew out of it some years later with the exception of some rock music, but we’re not talking death screams anymore, peeps!

However, it has left a lasting strangeness to my soul and might probably be the reason as to why I’m drawn to those types of horror movies, vampires, black roses and strange happenings/things.

Every time Halloween rolls round each year, I remember that phase in my life. My life was like one permanent Halloween party.

Another strange thing, I’m a night owl. And we’re not just talking staying up each night, I’m talking full on weirdness in my body where I totally feel tired and drained throughout the entirety of daylight hours then as soon as dusk rolls around, I’m wide awake. Like a vampire!

I wanted to incorporate a little of me, my madness and my goth phase into these cupcakes and I think achieved the perfect balance with these Gothic Rose Vampire Bite Halloween Cupcakes.

There’s black and blood red roses, which have a shiny glaze and a sprinkling of black glitter. I didn’t think of it then, but I suppose this could be a nod to the Twilight fans!

And there’s the vampire bite cupcakes. When I decorated these, I immediately pictured a vampire biting into the victims’ 1500’s era milky white flesh as you saw in the classic black and white vampire movies.

This was also my first time making fondant roses. What do you think?

I love how these represent my goth past and weird personality all rolled into a perfectly moist yet light and fluffy ‘Devil’s’ cardamom chocolate cupcake. Mmm!

Yield: 12 cupcakes

Gothic Rose Vampire Bite Halloween Cupcakes

Get back to goth with these Halloween themed Devil’s cardamom chocolate cupcakes. Black and blood red roses, and bloody vampire bites. All rolled into one cupcake.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

10 cardamom pods
50g plain (all-purpose) flour
½ tsp baking powder
75g ground almonds
200g dark (70% cocoa) chocolate, chopped
125g unsalted butter
130g light brown sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 tbsp brandy
¼ tsp salt

Frosting

180g caster (super-fine) sugar
1 egg white
½ tsp cream of tartar
pinch of salt
2 tbsp water

Black and Red Roses

160g white sugarpaste (fondant)
claret gel food colouring
red gel food colouring
black gel food colouring

Vampire Bites

1 tbsp raspberry conserve (jam)
red gel food colouring, optional

Instructions

To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4, and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
Deseed the cardamom pods by carefully splitting with a knife, empty out the seeds into a pestle and mortar and grind until you have a powdered consistency. Sift the cardamom into a medium bowl, discarding of any bits to large to pass through the sieve, then sift in the flour and baking powder. Whisk in the ground almonds. Set aside.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate, butter and 1 tbsp water on half power in 30 second bursts. Once melted, remove from the heat and beat in the sugar, egg yolks, a couple at a time, then add the brandy. Fold in the flour mixture.
In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. Take a big spoonful and fold into the chocolate mixture to loosen, then fold in the rest. Divide the batter between the cupcake cases and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a sewer inserted comes out clean (moist crumbs are ok). Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
To make the frosting, place all the ingredients into a heatproof bowl standing over a pan of very, very gently simmering water; it must not be boiling. Then with an electric whisk (don’t even try with a hand whisk – eeps!) whisk for approx. 7-10 minutes, or until the icing has increased in volume, is thick and shiny and forms soft peaks. Working quickly (this frosting sets fast!), spread over the cupcakes, swirling with a small palette or kitchen knife.
To make the roses, divide the white fondant in half and colour half a blood red colour using a claret and Christmas red gel food colouring. Colour the remaining half black. Alternatively, you can buy the fondant already coloured from your local cake decorating store, if you don't fancy colouring yourself. Mould your roses *see notes* and place one of each onto 8 cupcakes.
To make the vampire bites, Add a very small amount of black food colouring to the raspberry conserve to deepen the colour to a blood shade and using the end of a chopstick or a wooden skewer, indent the frosting of the 4 remaining cakes and pour in a small amount of raspberry jam, allowing it to ooze over the frosting a little.

Notes

To make the roses, follow this tutorial, but try to keep them quite small otherwise, you'll need more of the coloured fondant.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 265Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 144mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 26gProtein: 4g

Gothic Roses and Vampire Bite Halloween Cupcakes Recipe by Sweet2EatBaking.com | Get back to goth with these Halloween themed moist Devil’s cardamom chocolate cupcakes. Black and blood red roses, and bloody vampire bites make these the perfect dessert for Halloween party.

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Posted by Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking on October 18, 2012

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17 Comments on “Gothic Rose Vampire Bite Halloween Cupcakes”

Kayle (The Cooking Actress) — October 18, 2012 @11:10 pm Reply

These are the coolest cupcakes EVER!!
Marjorie (Sugar for the Brain) — October 18, 2012 @11:50 pm Reply

Love those cupcake!!! Loved the story too! So you're a little on the vampire side, just a little more "alive" :P I've never been through a goth phase, but I assure you I'm weird anyway! And I LOOOOVE Halloween, even considering doing a Halloween wedding!
Paula — October 19, 2012 @1:52 pm Reply

Never had a goth phase...nor did my kids (thankfully LOL) but I do like the look of your cupcakes!
Fiona Maclean — October 19, 2012 @2:16 pm Reply

Oh Fabulous cupcakes. I didn't have a goth phase, but I did resolutely wear very high heels (platforms or stilettos) everywhere. Yes, that's right - even out for walks in the country. I hated the idea of being short!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel — October 19, 2012 @4:55 pm Reply

These cupcakes are beautiful, Lisa! The roses are beyond gorgeous and I love the vampire bloody teeth prints :) eeek, so gothic but gorgeous. Dude, I totally went through a similar phase. I loved all this weird emo music and really liked wearing chains on my pants.. ugh. Don't remind me.
Choc Chip Uru — October 19, 2012 @8:10 pm Reply

Seriously these are too awesome I would Ho through a goth phase just for them :D

Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Julia | JuliasAlbum.com — October 19, 2012 @9:05 pm Reply

Beautiful cupcakes!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom — October 19, 2012 @9:20 pm Reply

LOVE these! Can't wait to see more cool stuff for Halloween! Love it!!!
The Partiologist — October 20, 2012 @1:11 pm Reply

Love these! I don't think I went through a phanse...or maybe I'm still in one! BTW - love your halloween background on your blog! Fantastic!!
Eftychia — October 21, 2012 @6:50 pm Reply

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Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust — October 21, 2012 @8:15 pm Reply

These are so cool! Love the vampire bites. I've never had cardamom in a cupcake!
Sheryl @ Lady Behind The Curtain — October 22, 2012 @10:40 pm Reply

Thanks for sharing your fun cupcakes at Cast Party Wednesday!
~Sheryl @ Lady Behind the Curtain~
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. — October 25, 2012 @5:15 am Reply

These cupcakes are so cool!
Joanna @ Chic & Gorgeous Treats — October 26, 2012 @12:56 am Reply

Love your halloween cuppies. I haven't really experimented with cardamom in desserts, since I usually use it in savoury dishes. Would love to try it out, and see what my family and friends think. Happy Halloween!!
Torie Jayne — October 30, 2012 @1:55 am Reply

Wow! These are so cool!
Have a sweet day!
Elise — October 30, 2012 @9:13 pm Reply

Omg I love these--you are so talented! Would love it if you linked up on my blog hop www.w-t-fab.com/search/label/bloghop. Also let me know if you'd like to follow each other!

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