baci's baking - Grilled Cupcakes

I had you wondering what grilled cupcakes were, didn't I? :) Sorry, I had to be a little tricky.

To mark the FIRST day of Summer, what better than making cute cupcakes that resemble a grill :) Since a grill is like the basic essential for a PeRfEcT summer!

Cupcakes from familyfun.go.com

"Grilled" Cupcakes

(Printer-friendly Version)

Brownie batter (plus ingredients on the box)
Black food coloring
White frosting
Orange sugar
Caramel creams
Red, yellow, and green candy fruit slices
Hot Tamales candies

1) Place cupcake liners in muffin pan, oil them, and fill them two thirds full of your favorite brownie batter, then bake according to the recipe directions.

2) Let the brownies cool.
3) In a small bowl, mix one or two drops of black food coloring with 1/4 cup white frosting.

4) Transfer frosting to a ziplock bag and snip a small section from the corner. Pipe grate lines onto each brownie and let them set for 20 minutes.

5) Add embers with a sprinkle of orange sugar.

6) Prepare the grill food as instructed below and press it in place atop each brownie.

- Kebab = A Caramel cream and red, yellow, and green candy fruit slices, cut into small pieces + toothpick skewers

- Pork Chop = 2/3 of a caramel cream, molded with fingers + black food coloring, applied with a toothpick

- Hot Dogs = Hot Tamales candies + black food coloring, applied with a toothpick

Makes 12 cupcakes.

Now all you have to do is, Enjoy!