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The Walking Dead television series has become a fan favorite for young and old alike. The series is about a infectious disease that has found its way into the human population. Once a human is bitten by the walking dead, otherwise known as zombies, they reanimate into zombies themselves and wander the planet, in search of food, which in this case is anything living, whether it be animal or human.

There has been surprises, pitfalls, and heart-wrenching scenarios played out by the cast of The Walking Dead. Surprises  and heart-break such as welcoming new life in an apocalyptic time. Scenes such as when Lori goes into labor and dies before baby Judith has been born. However, Maggie and Carl manage to extract baby Judith via emergency C-section.

A major pitfall certainly plays out in the scene in Atlanta. All of the major characters in The Walking Dead arrive in Atlanta and infiltrate the Atlanta Center for Disease Control in the hopes of finding a  vaccine for those that have survived the zombie attack thus far. Their hopes are dashed when they are told by the only remaining scientist, Dr. Edwin Jenner that there is no cure and all of them are infected with the disease and it is only a matter of time until they too will turn. This scene ends with the Center of Disease Control being blown up at the hands of Dr. Jenner. One of the minor characters in the show, decided that the world was no longer a place that she wanted to live in and choose to eliminate herself from it in the explosion.

There are several other scenes in the show that are memorable. Too many to list. These The Walking Dead cupcakes pay tribute to one of my favorite characters, (I have a few), Herschel Greene, played by Scott Wilson, who has a portion of his leg amputated in order to survive after being bit by a walker. The group amputates the lower part of Herschel’s leg and he manages to survive for several more episodes. His character faces many trials and tribulations as the show progresses.

Sadly, Herschel Greene meets his end, when that guy we all love to hate, The Governor, played by David Morrissey, decides that he has to provoke an all out war in order to take over the prison. He tries to teach the Atlanta group a lesson in who’s the boss by offing Herschel’s head.

It was one of the most heart-wrenching scenes in The Walking Dead television series and one that I never will forget. Kudos to Scott Wilson for giving us a character that we have all come to know and love. RIP Herschel Greene.

If you are thinking about hosting a zombie themed birthday party or even The Walking Dead Halloween Party, then these The Walking Dead Bloody Foot Cupcakes will make a great addition to your party.

Walking Dead Cupcake w/ Bloody Foot Cupcake Recipe

Cupcake Ingredients

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg
2 large egg whites
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup buttermilk
red gel food coloring

Cupcake Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pan with paper liners.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Sit aside.
Using an electric stand mixer whip the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy in the mixing bowl.
Add in an egg, then the egg whites one at a time. Add the vanilla with the second egg white.
Using a liquid measuring cup whisk the buttermilk and purple gel food coloring together.
Start to mix 1/3 of the flour mixture alternating with 1/2 of the buttermilk mixture. Mix after each addition only until just combined.
After all ingredients are blended scoop the batter equally into two bowls. One bowl remains white and the other bowl add several drops of red gel food coloring. Mix to blend the red color.
Begin by putting one spoonful of red batter into each cupcake tin then add a spoonful of white batter on top of the red. Keep alternating the red and white batter until the paper lined cupcake tins are 3/4’s filled.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Allow cupcakes to cool in cupcake pan for 10 minutes.
Remove cupcakes from pan and place each on a wire rack until completely cooled.

Frosting Recipe

Frosting Ingredients

4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
4+ TBSP of heavy whipping cream

Frosting Directions

Cream the butter and powder sugar until it looks creamy.
Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak by taking a spoonful of frosting and turning the spoon upside down. If the frosting stays on the spoon it is ready if not then….
Add more powder sugar 1/2 C at a time…. mix well.
If ready scoop the frosting into the pastry bag with a large tip.
Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
Frost from the cupcake edges inward to the center of the cupcake with the tip.

Red Corn Syrup Blood Recipe

Blood Ingredients:

1 cup of corn syrup
red Gel food coloring

Blood Directions

Pour the corn syrup in a bowl.
Add several drop of the red gel food coloring.
Stir well to mix the red coloring.

Royal Icing Recipe

Icing Ingredients:

2 egg whites
1 cup powder sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Ivory & red gel food coloring

Icing Directions

Combine all ingredients, except food coloring in a mixing bowl and mix on medium speed for 4 minutes.
If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.
Spoon 4 TBSP of the icing into a bowl. Put the remaining icing into another bowl.
Add several drops of red gel food coloring in the first bowl of icing . Stir well to mix the red.
Add several drop of ivory gel food coloring in the second bowl of icing. Stir well to mix the ivory.

Walking Dead Bloody Foot

Locate a picture of a bloody leg and foot on Google. Print the picture in color. Tape this picture with small pictures of bloody legs and feet of it on it to a cookie sheet.
Tape wax paper (covering the copies of the bloody leg and foot to the cookie sheet . Follow the color and features as printed on the paper.
Using a small pastry bag fill with the ivory royal icing and a #2 tip. Start by outlining the bloody leg & foot first. Fill in the image with the ivory icing. Allow this to dry for 30-60 seconds.
Using a small pastry bag filled with red royal icing and a #2 tip. Start by outlining the blood soaked top of the leg then add more red icing until it looks like real soaked blood.
Allow to dry for 5-10 hours.

Take a spoonful of the red blood syrup, using a spoon dribble red all over the frosting and cupcake.
Ensure that the leg is dry, gently touch one of them with your finger if it allows you to push in on the icing allow it to dry more. If the leg is dry then it will have a hard feeling not allowing you to push in on it.
Cut the wax paper holding the completed leg into squares surrounding the completed design.
Once the leg is dry, carefully peel the wax paper off of the back of it.
Place on the frosted cupcake.