Game of Thrones Ice and Fire Cupcakes

Ice Cupcakes

Let's get started!

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Mix in vanilla bean and peppermint extract.
5. On low speed, alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients.
6. Scoop the batter into a cupcake tray and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

Time to decorate!

1. Assemble blue cupcake wrappers and then place each cupcake into a wrapper.
2. Place rock candy into a plastic zipper bag and then use a rolling pin to crush the candy off its stick (PICTURE at 4:38).
3. Use a #809 tip to pipe a bulb of light blue frosting on top of each cupcake.
4. Use an offset spatula to create a dam for the rock candy and then place crushed rock candy into the dam (PICTURE at 5:39).

Fire Cupcakes

Let’s get started!

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Mix in cinnamon extract.
5. On low speed, alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Fold in cinnamon candies.
6. Scoop the batter into a cupcake tray and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

Time to Decorate!

1. Assemble red cupcake wrappers and then place each cupcake into a wrapper.
2. Use a spoon to spread a layer of orange frosting into a decorating bag fitted with a #2D tip (PICTURE at 4:06). Add red frosting to the rest of the decorating bag so that orange is just an accent.
3. Once cupcakes have cooled completely, pipe “flames” onto the tops of each (PICTURE at 5:57).
4. TaDa! These Ice and Fire Cupcakes make an epic treat for a Game of Thrones party!