The Walking Dead Cupcakes

 The Walking Dead is definitely my favourite television series at the moment and can be caught either on AMC or on Netflix.  While I’m waiting for the Season 6 Premiere this fall, I wanted to share with you these super awesome The Walking Dead Cupcakes.  They are a great way to celebrate the upcoming season and feature Rick Grime’s Sheriff Badge.

If you haven’t been watching The Walking Dead, now is a good time to start.  The show follows Sheriff Rick Grimes as he wakes up from a coma to find that zombies have taken over the world.  What I really love about The Walking Dead is that it’s not just about blood and gore.  It’s a really amazing study of the human condition and there has been some incredible writing put into this show.  There is a reason The Walking Dead is the number one rated show on television among adults aged 18 to 49!

So catch up on Netflix and get ready for the season premiere this fall with The Walking Dead Cupcakes!

The Walking Dead Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS:

For the Cupcakes:

2 C  flour
2/3 C  cocoa powder
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 2/3  C sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
1 C sour cream
1 1/3 C water

For the Frosting:

1/2 C sweet cream
1 1/2 C powdered sugar
2 TBSP heavy whipping cream
1/2 C cocoa powder

For the Royal Icing:

2 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp almond extract
2+C powder sugar
Edible gold decorative spray

DIRECTIONS:

For the Cupcakes:

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-Line cupcake tins.
-Mix  with a stand mixer sour cream, water, eggs, and vanilla extract until well blended.
– Blend well  baking soda, baking powder and sugar in a separate bowl.
-Mix the baking soda, baking powder and sugar in with the sour cream, water, eggs, and vanilla.
– Once well blended, add the flour and cocoa alternately a little at a time.
– Blend all ingredients together completely.
-Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes.
-Scoop batter into lined cupcake tins until 3/4 filled.
-Test with a toothpick to see if done.
-Cool on rack for 10-15 minutes.

For the Frosting:

-Cream sweet cream with powdered sugar until the combination forms small pebbles.
-Add cocoa powder to the sweet cream and powdered sugar combination.
-If the combination is not creaming add in the heavy whipping cream.
-If the frosting is too soft add more  powdered sugar.
-Check to see if the frosting can make and hold a stiff peak.
-If not add more powdered sugar and mix until it can make and hold a stiff peak.
-Frost cupcakes using a pastry bag and a large tip.

For the Royal Icing:

-Combine all ingredients on medium speed for 4 minutes.
-If the icing is not white add more powdered sugar until the icing becomes white.

To Make the Sheriffs Badge:

-Search Google for a cartoon image of a sheriffs badge.
-Once located….Copy/paste to word.
-Save to your folder.
-Print the image. (The badge)
-Tape the copy of the badge to a cookie sheet.
-Cut/tear the wax paper to fit cover the page with the sheriffs badge.
-Tape a sheet of wax paper over the printed copy of the badge.
-Fill a pastry bag with icing and use a #2 pastry tip.
-Using the royal icing trace the outline of the badge.
-Fill in the image (badge) with the more royal icing.
-Spray badge with edible gold decorative spray.
-Allow the badge to dry for 5-10 hours.
-Make sure the image is dry gently push in on one of them.
-If they allow you to push in they are not dry.
-Once the badge is dry, cut the wax paper with the royal icing badges into squares surrounding the badge.
-Gently peel the wax paper from the back of the image.
-Make a small cut in the centre of frosting on the frosted  cupcake.
-Place the sheriffs badge in that small cut.

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Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

• 2 C flour
• 2/3 C cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 2/3 C sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 C sour cream
• 1 1/3 C water

For the Frosting

• 1/2 C sweet cream
• 1 1/2 C powdered sugar
• 2 TBSP heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 C cocoa powder

For the Royal Icing

• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 2 +C powder sugar
• Edible gold decorative spray

Instructions

For the Cupcakes

1. -Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. -Line cupcake tins.
3. -Mix with a stand mixer sour cream, water, eggs, and vanilla extract until well blended.
4. - Blend well baking soda, baking powder and sugar in a separate bowl.
5. -Mix the baking soda, baking powder and sugar in with the sour cream, water, eggs, and vanilla.
6. - Once well blended, add the flour and cocoa alternately a little at a time.
7. - Blend all ingredients together completely.
8. -Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes.
9. -Scoop batter into lined cupcake tins until 3/4 filled.
10. -Test with a toothpick to see if done.
11. -Cool on rack for 10-15 minutes.

For the Frosting

1. -Cream sweet cream with powdered sugar until the combination forms small pebbles.
2. -Add cocoa powder to the sweet cream and powdered sugar combination.
3. -If the combination is not creaming add in the heavy whipping cream.
4. -If the frosting is too soft add more powdered sugar.
5. -Check to see if the frosting can make and hold a stiff peak.
6. -If not add more powdered sugar and mix until it can make and hold a stiff peak.
7. -Frost cupcakes using a pastry bag and a large tip.

For the Royal Icing

1. -Combine all ingredients on medium speed for 4 minutes.
2. -If the icing is not white add more powdered sugar until the icing becomes white.

To Make the Sheriffs Badge

1. -Search Google for a cartoon image of a sheriffs badge.
2. -Once located....Copy/paste to word.
3. -Save to your folder.
4. -Print the image. (The badge)
5. -Tape the copy of the badge to a cookie sheet.
6. -Cut/tear the wax paper to fit cover the page with the sheriffs badge.
7. -Tape a sheet of wax paper over the printed copy of the badge.
8. -Fill a pastry bag with icing and use a #2 pastry tip.
9. -Using the royal icing trace the outline of the badge.
10. -Fill in the image (badge) with the more royal icing.
11. -Spray badge with edible gold decorative spray.
12. -Allow the badge to dry for 5-10 hours.
13. -Make sure the image is dry gently push in on one of them.
14. -If they allow you to push in they are not dry.
15. -Once the badge is dry, cut the wax paper with the royal icing badges into squares surrounding the badge.
16. -Gently peel the wax paper from the back of the image.
17. -Make a small cut in the centre of frosting on the frosted cupcake.
18. -Place the sheriffs badge in that small cut.

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Elizabeth Lampman

Elizabeth Lampman is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys travelling, developing easy recipes, crafting, taking on diy projects, travelling and saving money!