NOMonster – Gorn Cupcakes
Welcome to this week’s NOMonster’s treat!
What doesn’t scream “Green” with the upcoming Irish day like Gorn Cupcakes! Pwn the Gorn, like St. Patrick pwned those snakes!
These are super easy and fun to make. Granted, only while Twinkies are still in existence.
The batch pictured in this post was made by a good friend, Marina Molnar, for an IFT (International Federation of Trekkers) Post-Vegas Convention Party.
Ingredients:
1 box of standard vanilla cake mix (and required ingredients for it)
Twinkies
Green icing (if none available, use Vanilla with Wilton’s Green tinting dye)
Black Icing (in the tube w/ small tip)
Yellow Icing (in the tube w/ small tip)
Candy “pearl” beads
Sour Apple Candy Ribbons
Procedure:
Bake the cupcake mix normally according to the directions on the box. If you want to add a unique twist, add in a bit of the Wilton’s Green tinting dye into the batter. Pour mix into the cupcake tray, bake, remove, and cool.
For the Green icing, place in a microwave safe bowl, and microblast for 20 seconds. Stir thoroughly until smooth and slightly glossy. This gives an even coat over the entire cupcake surface.
Unwrap the Twinkies. Cut in half.
Take a few Sour Apple Candy Ribbons, and cut a zig-zag design all the way down (sharp, small kitchen scissors might work best for this). Cut into pieces that are slightly shorter than the length of the halved Twinkie (maybe around 1 ½”).
Assembly:
Make sure that the cupcakes have completely cooled.
Place a small dollop of icing in the center of the top of the cupcake to hold the Twinkie in place.
Place one half-Twinkie on top of the dollop in the center.
Spread the green icing all over the top of the cupcake, covering the Twinkie, with an even coating.
If the icing is still warm on the cupcake, allow to cool. A quick trip into the fridge might help.
Add in the candy “pearl” beads as eyes, one on each side of the head.
Get the black and yellow icing ready to go. If you warm the tube in your hands, it comes out a bit easier.
With the yellow icing, start with a small down and up motion close to the bottom of the Gorn head. Start close to where the back of the head would be, and go all the way around, leaving a bit of space in between each stroke to give the impression of menacing teeth.
Add on the Gorn eyebrows, nostrils, and mouth lining (see images for reference).
Take one of the cut Sour Apply Candy Ribbon pieces and place at the top center of the head for “spikes”.
Devour!
