Murdered Cupcakes (For the Dexter season premiere)

[Lethargic]

I made these cupcakes a few weeks ago for the season premiere of the TV show Dexter. It's an awesome show on Showtime! For those of you who don't know, it is about a serial killer you can't help but like.


I made red velvet cupcakes (of course) to look like red flesh. Then I tinted plain butter cream frosting to look like skin. The knives are made out of melted and colored white chocolate I just piped onto some parchment paper in a knife-like shape and stuck in the fridge to harden. Once they were nice and solid I stabbed them into the fleshcakes and added a little of that horrible food decorators gel stuff to look like blood. Everyone really loved them and I might have to make them again for Halloween.

Hope you like!

EDIT: New topic created for planning this year's season premiere party. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=315860.0

[amelie]

Those. Are. *AWESOME*!!!

I love it all! The red velvet-ness (mmm), the peanut butter frosting (double mmm), and the blood looks fantastic, not to mention the fantastic knives! You did a phenomenal job, and you've got lucky friends! This rocks (although now I'm seriously craving cupcakes...and blood... I mean, erhm...  )

[morbidlovexox]

these rock! how did you make the little knives?

[tragiqcandy]

That is so cool!

[Quinkes]

Love the cupcakes, also love Dexter too!  Hope you enjoyed them, the knives are amazing.

[Arian*beastie]

these would also be great for a divorce party. (cackles with glee....!) haha FABULOUS!

[Lethargic]

these rock! how did you make the little knives?

I put the melted chocolate in a pastry bag and just pipe a knife outline. Then fill it in with  more chocolate. Then to the same with the handles making sure to overlap a little to it sticks together. It was really easy.

[iota1617]

those are great! 

[nurseninja]

Just about the best cupcakes ever! Way to cute to eat.. PS love the shot glasses in the bkgrnd...

[Radmom]

The cupcakes look good, but I really wanted you to know that I am seriously coveting your Star Trek shot glasses!!!!!