Infected Wound Cupcakes 🩸🪱
These gruesome red velvet cupcakes are topped with edible fondant “skin,” open wounds, stitches, blood, and tiny fondant maggots. Disgusting in the best possible way - and perfect for Halloween.
Makes 6
Ingredients
Cupcakes
●1 box red velvet cake mix
●3 eggs
●1 cup milk
●1/2 cup melted butter
●6 Tbsp cherry preserves
●Vanilla frosting
Edible Skin
●4.4oz pack fondant (I used a peach petal color)
●Red edible dust (Chefmaster red dry powder candy color)
Edible Blood
●1 tbsp chocolate syrup
●1 tbsp light corn syrup
●2 drops deep red gel food coloring
Black Royal Icing
●Powdered sugar
●Water
●Black gel food coloring
Maggots
●1 tsp white fondant
Directions
1. Make the cupcakes.
Prepare the red velvet cake mix according to the package directions, but substitute the water with milk and the vegetable oil with melted butter. Add the eggs as directed and bake according to the package instructions.
2. Cool, fill and frost.
Allow the cupcakes to cool completely. Using the wide end of a piping tip, hollow out the center of each cupcake, reserving the piece of cake you remove. Fill the center with cherry preserves, then place the reserved piece of cupcake back on top to seal in the filling. Spread a thin, smooth layer of vanilla frosting over each cupcake.
3. Make the edible skin.
Roll the peach-colored fondant to approximately 1/8-inch thick. Using a round cutter approximately the same size as the top of your cupcakes, cut out circles of fondant. Place one over each frosted cupcake and gently smooth it into place.
4. Create the wound.
Using a sharp knife, cut a slit down the center of the fondant. Use the tip of the knife to gently lift and flick the cut edges upward and outward, creating the appearance of torn, open skin.
5. Add the stitch holes.
Using a toothpick, skewer, or other pointed tool, make small holes along both sides of the wound where the stitches will go.
6. Make it look infected.
Lightly brush red edible dust around the wound, concentrating the color around the torn edges and stitch holes to create an irritated, inflamed skin effect.
7. Make the edible blood.
Combine the chocolate syrup, corn syrup, and deep red gel food coloring. Stir until smooth. Spoon the blood inside the open wound and around the edges, allowing a little to drip naturally.
8. Add the stitches.
Mix a small amount of powdered sugar with a few drops of water until you have a thick, pipeable consistency. Tint with black gel food coloring. Transfer to a piping bag with a very small opening and pipe stitches across the wound, connecting the holes on either side.
9. Make the maggots.
Pinch off tiny pieces of white fondant and roll them into short, slightly tapered worm shapes. Use the edge of a toothpick or knife to make tiny indentations across each one for a segmented appearance.
10. Finish the cupcakes.
Place a few fondant maggots inside and around the wound. Add additional edible blood wherever needed for an extra gruesome finish.
Serve and enjoy - if you can stomach them. 🩸🪱
These gruesome red velvet cupcakes are topped with edible fondant “skin,” open wounds, stitches, blood, and tiny fondant maggots. Disgusting in the best possible way - and perfect for Halloween.
Makes 6
Ingredients
Cupcakes
●1 box red velvet cake mix
●3 eggs
●1 cup milk
●1/2 cup melted butter
●6 Tbsp cherry preserves
●Vanilla frosting
Edible Skin
●4.4oz pack fondant (I used a peach petal color)
●Red edible dust (Chefmaster red dry powder candy color)
Edible Blood
●1 tbsp chocolate syrup
●1 tbsp light corn syrup
●2 drops deep red gel food coloring
Black Royal Icing
●Powdered sugar
●Water
●Black gel food coloring
Maggots
●1 tsp white fondant
Directions
1. Make the cupcakes.
Prepare the red velvet cake mix according to the package directions, but substitute the water with milk and the vegetable oil with melted butter. Add the eggs as directed and bake according to the package instructions.
2. Cool, fill and frost.
Allow the cupcakes to cool completely. Using the wide end of a piping tip, hollow out the center of each cupcake, reserving the piece of cake you remove. Fill the center with cherry preserves, then place the reserved piece of cupcake back on top to seal in the filling. Spread a thin, smooth layer of vanilla frosting over each cupcake.
3. Make the edible skin.
Roll the peach-colored fondant to approximately 1/8-inch thick. Using a round cutter approximately the same size as the top of your cupcakes, cut out circles of fondant. Place one over each frosted cupcake and gently smooth it into place.
4. Create the wound.
Using a sharp knife, cut a slit down the center of the fondant. Use the tip of the knife to gently lift and flick the cut edges upward and outward, creating the appearance of torn, open skin.
5. Add the stitch holes.
Using a toothpick, skewer, or other pointed tool, make small holes along both sides of the wound where the stitches will go.
6. Make it look infected.
Lightly brush red edible dust around the wound, concentrating the color around the torn edges and stitch holes to create an irritated, inflamed skin effect.
7. Make the edible blood.
Combine the chocolate syrup, corn syrup, and deep red gel food coloring. Stir until smooth. Spoon the blood inside the open wound and around the edges, allowing a little to drip naturally.
8. Add the stitches.
Mix a small amount of powdered sugar with a few drops of water until you have a thick, pipeable consistency. Tint with black gel food coloring. Transfer to a piping bag with a very small opening and pipe stitches across the wound, connecting the holes on either side.
9. Make the maggots.
Pinch off tiny pieces of white fondant and roll them into short, slightly tapered worm shapes. Use the edge of a toothpick or knife to make tiny indentations across each one for a segmented appearance.
10. Finish the cupcakes.
Place a few fondant maggots inside and around the wound. Add additional edible blood wherever needed for an extra gruesome finish.
Serve and enjoy - if you can stomach them. 🩸🪱