Katniss Spicy Red Velvet Hunger Games Cupcakes

 by cakeyou
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“The Hunger Games” is a sensational trilogy about a dystopian United States that holds a gladiator-style fight to the death in a futuristic murder arena complete with hybrid creatures, force fields, and cameras to broadcast the carnage into every home with a television set. The participants in those Games? They’re children between 12 and 18. This is teen reading at its finest: think Lord of the Flies meets Twilight meets Spartacus.

The main character, Katniss Everdeen, is a headstrong, bow-hunting, coal mine girl who poaches local game and sells it to support her family.  She voluntarily takes her younger sister’s place in the Hunger Games.  She becomes known as "The Girl on Fire" after she wore a specially designed outfit that made her look like she was on fire.  She is a fearless fighter, and deserves to be honored with a cupcake.

Her cupcake is spicy and a little bit wild.  Firm, feminine, and fiery.  A dangerous cupcake.
 
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Step 1: Ingredients

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For the cake:

-  3 1/2 cups cake flour
-  3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
-  2 1/2 cups sugar
-  3 eggs, at room temperature
-  3 tablespoons red food coloring
-  3 tablespoons cocoa powder
-  1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
-  1 1/2 teaspoon salt
-  1 1/2 cups milk
-  1 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
-  1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
-  3 tablespoons cayenne pepper

For the frosting:

-  12 ounces cream cheese
-  1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
-  2 cups powdered sugar
-  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
-  red food coloring
-  yellow food coloring

For the chocolate mockingjay:

- chocolate chips, melted

garnishrecipes says: Sep 19, 2012. 9:28 AM
Lovely piping on the chocolate mockingjay. Piping chocolate designs can be tricky. It looks beautiful :)
shenderson12 says: Nov 21, 2011. 10:30 PM
The Hunger Games is NOTHING like Twilight.
Splutterfly in reply to shenderson12Jan 13, 2012. 2:57 PM
AMEN
Dusk Shadows says: May 19, 2012. 10:40 PM
your mokingjay is perfect and i love how you used the orange icing as fire
BTW i read the books before they were cool
Frederbee in reply to Dusk ShadowsSep 11, 2012. 5:58 PM
How did the hipster burn his tongue?

He drank his coffee before it was cool

But I'm just teasing n.n I got the book just after it was released, no one I knew had read it yet. It's fun to have read it first, huh?
Dusk Shadows in reply to FrederbeeSep 13, 2012. 11:09 PM
Yeah
emilyvanleemput says: Jul 29, 2012. 12:39 AM
It's great! BTW it's in my guide " Cupcakes!"
Damn-Rat says: May 24, 2012. 7:05 PM
Fantastic! And your mockingjay is ooh so good!
platypuser says: Jul 24, 2011. 4:22 PM
one word, amazing!
cakeyou (author) in reply to platypuserAug 18, 2011. 11:11 AM
thanks!
mydogolli says: Jun 26, 2011. 7:53 AM
Wow! These are so great and very creative!
cakeyou (author) in reply to mydogolliJun 28, 2011. 10:24 AM
Thank you!
MuffinPanMemoirs says: Jun 21, 2011. 6:56 AM
I love these! the chocolate mockingjay is perfect!
cakeyou (author) in reply to MuffinPanMemoirsJun 21, 2011. 8:55 PM
Thank you!
cdawisconsin says: Jun 21, 2011. 8:44 AM
I think you managed to capture Katniss perfectly and they sound yummy.
cakeyou (author) in reply to cdawisconsinJun 21, 2011. 8:53 PM
Thank you! :)
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