Vampire Nutrition

[Samhayne]

Game Designer (and baker) extraordinaire, Techno Email (http://www.spacetimestudios.com/member.php?60329-Techno-Email), brings us an exploration on Vampire Nutrition through cupcake analysis.


Fact:
A typical vampire diet is both gluten and dairy-free, as are the vanilla cherry vampire cupcakes in the STS kitchen.

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Fact:
The vampire diet is not vegan, but both the cherry vanilla and the dark desire chocolate cupcakes in the STS kitchen are.

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Fact:
Once your fangs sink in, true Vampires are not alarmed - indeed they're delighted! - by the gooey innards found within!

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Thanks heaps for the cupcakes, Techno! :vD:

[octavos]

looks like those are high in Iron lol. sweet "literally" :p

[*Zero*]

Hmmm release party?

[ArtStar]

Stop rubbing your amazing baked-goods in our faces!
I would totally unthank you right now Sam, I now need something sweet.
XD

[octavos]

Hmmm release party?
Nope Maybe a blood bank opened near by lol. for every loan you get cupcakes free!!!!

[Vhigdo]

Tell us the truth, was Techno Email hired for developing or for the cupcakes!

[Elyseon]

Maybe if u stop eating so much delicious baked good, you can release game sooner :D

[Skeletonlord]

They look really delicious! About the Dl launch thing, there was an unexpected downtime for Pocket Legends and Star Legends. I thought a Dark Legends launch would begin there :)

Dark Legends will probably have a launch thing in the kindle fire exclusive.

[ArtStar]

SMFH, lol guys dont eeeeeeeeven start with that whole:

"omg its getting released, they posted cupcakes"

Probably gonna see a thread here in a second with a repost of one of the cupcake pictures, saying how much they believe DL will be released.

[Commanderkeen]

So this is what our blood packs are going to look like in game. Their blood filled cherry flavored cupcakes

[Commanderkeen]

SMFH, lol guys dont eeeeeeeeven start with that whole:

"omg its getting released, they posted cupcakes"

Probably gonna see a thread here in a second with a repost of one of the cupcake pictures, saying how much they believe DL will be released.




But it has to be getting released, they posted cupcakes. Don't everyone know when a dev post pics of cupcakes that signals the release?

[Vhigdo]

It's actually most likely what they do when they don't have any updates on dark legends at the beginning of the week. :blue: *depressed sigh*

[ArtStar]

So this is what our blood packs are going to look like in game. Their blood filled cherry flavored cupcakes

Now that would be BOSS. :-)


It's actually most likely what they do when they don't have any updates on dark legends at the beginning of the week. :blue: *depressed sigh*

This was my first thought xD
They teasing us with cupcakes.
I HOPE otherwise D:

Anyhow, it is a fun post.

Like I said I just really hope I dont see another thread about this.
Would probably jump out my window.

[Skeletonlord]

It's actually most likely what they do when they don't have any updates on dark legends at the beginning of the week. :blue: *depressed sigh*

I'm sure the devs would of posted an update about the matter anyway. An update may come today or tomorrow, hopefully :)

[*Zero*]

We can all dream.
I have my fire and my droid so bring it on.

[Commanderkeen]

I can see it now in SL a bunch of people spamming this: "DL is releasing, DL is releasing, they posted cupcakes."

[*Zero*]

I can see it now in SL a bunch of people spamming this: "DL is releasing, DL is releasing, they posted cupcakes."

Would be epic.

[ArtStar]

I can see it now in SL a bunch of people spamming this: "DL is releasing, DL is releasing, they posted cupcakes."

Omg lol, them posting cupcakes is starting to make me happy xD

[*Zero*]

You see the 4 purple ones with hearts? 4 purple ones with 4 strawberries and 13 bit ones hmm 4-4-13
????

[morfic]

You see the 4 purple ones with hearts? 4 purple ones with 4 strawberries and 13 bit ones hmm 4-4-13
????

lol

Theres 4 chocolate cupcakes = 4
Theres 13 vanilla cupcakes = 13


4-13

[Thipzz]

lol

Theres 4 chocolate cupcakes = 4
Theres 13 vanilla cupcakes = 13


4-13 think he is rigth

[Techno Email]

It was my pleasure!! While baking the dark desire chocolate cupcakes, I pondered:

Could the human desire for chocolate be strong enough to persist in the Vampiric afterlife? Common sense says "Of course!!" but I have no facts to support this...

[Vhigdo]

It was my pleasure!! While baking the dark desire chocolate cupcakes, I pondered:

Could the human desire for chocolate be strong enough to persist in the Vampiric afterlife? Common sense says "Of course!!" but I have no facts to support this...

Count Chocula is proof of such statements. He dropped his desire for bloodlust to sate his thirst for chocolate and then went on to make the chocolaty-ist cereal known to mankind.

Good job on the cupcakes :)

[*Zero*]

It was my pleasure!! While baking the dark desire chocolate cupcakes, I pondered:

Could the human desire for chocolate be strong enough to persist in the Vampiric afterlife? Common sense says "Of course!!" but I have no facts to support this...
Hmmm very true.
But as a vampire all your senses and emotions are stronger atleast from what ive seen /cough Twilight/ cough.

[*Zero*]

Count Chocula is proof of such statements. He dropped his desire for bloodlust to sate his thirst for chocolate and then went on to make the chocolaty-ist cereal known to mankind.

Good job on the cupcakes :)
Mmmm was a great cereal.

[Shaocalur]

Anyone else craving cupcakes now? XD

[Commanderkeen]

Pic of what happens to a vampire after eating all of Techno Email's cupcakes.

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[Shaocalur]

Pic of what happens to a vampire after eating all of Techno Email's cupcakes.

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Wow... XD

[Roc]

Where are the pics with people having yummy goey-ness smeared on their faces? All of that cherry couldn't have successfully made it down the hatch! ;)

[Aculeas]

Was there some sort of recipe? These look good I want to make some. :D

[Late]

Someones hungry?

[Mothwing]

Sharing is caring...

[Trebouchet]

Nice rack Edward!!!

Sent from my DL-less Kindle Fire...

[nymph]

Now those cupcakes look delicious. :rapture:

[ArtStar]

Gimmeh all teh cupacakes right maow.

[*Zero*]

Gimmeh all teh cupacakes right maow.

There gone. I ate them.

[Shaocalur]

There gone. I ate them.

You saved me one right? >.<

[Fortress]

You saved me one right? >.<

Don't worry ;) I snagged a few that were left

[LordFrost]

7951 Analyzing Cup Cakes:

1st group of cupcakes= 4 hearts
2nd group = 14 bite marks
3rd group = 12 bite marks

4-14-12(April 14 2012)<--------release date maybe?:eagerness:

[Fortress]

7951 Analyzing Cup Cakes:

1st group of cupcakes= 4 hearts
2nd group = 14 bite marks
3rd group = 12 bite marks

4-14-12(April 14 2012)<--------release date maybe?:eagerness:

------Seems legit..

[Rawrimafish]

those look good

[Techno Email]

Big thanks to "Baking Bites" for the original recipe that I veganized:
http://bakingbites.com/2007/10/vampire-cupcakes/

I don't have the gluten-free recipe on hand, but here is a vegan chocolate-cherry version of the vampire cupcake recipe instead!

Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 cup soy milk, room temperature (Edensoy)
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
*1 1/4 cups, "all purpose" baking flour
*+ 1 1/2 tbsp whole wheat pastry flour (optional)
1 cup granulated sugar (pure cane)
2 tbsp cocoa powder (Dagoba)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt (sea salt)
1/3 cup canola oil
1 1/2 tbsp red food coloring
2 tsp vanilla extract (cooks)
1/4 tsp almond extract (cooks)
2 tsp chocolate extract (cooks)

Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees & fill muffin pan with liners
- I use an oven thermometer, and a little cooking spray in the muffin tin
2. Lightly whisk together the soymilk and apple cider and set aside to curdle
3.Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl
- I use a battery operated sifter
4. Add oil food coloring, chocolate extract, vanilla extract, and almond extract to curdled soy milk
5. Gently fold wet ingredients into dry, mixing with a wisk until large clumps disappear
6. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full
- These will rise fairly high
- I use an ice cream scoop for consistent measurement
7. Place in hot oven and bake for 18-22 minutes
- Check as infrequently as possible so not to let the heat out of the oven
- Poke one cupcake with a toothpick to test if they are ready
- Take them out when the toothpick just has crumbs on it
8. Transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack as soon as you can

Vegan Nightwalker Icing
Ingredients:
1/4 cup margerine, softened (Earth Balance)
1/4 cup shortening (Earth Balance)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1-2 tbsp soy milk
2 tbsp titanium dioxide (white food coloring)

Preparation:
1. Cream margerine and shortening together with an electric mixer on medium speed, till smooth
2. Beat in sugar, sifting 1/4 cup at a time; mixture will be very stiff
3. Add vanilla, then dribble in a little soy milk and titanium dioxide and begin beating with a hand mixer
- continue adding titanium dioxide and/or soymilk until mixture is smooth and bright white 2-3 mins

Blood Red Cherry filling
1 tsp Red food coloring
1 can cherry pie filling
- I used an all natural cherry preserve

Preparation:
1. Blend cherry pie filling with red food coloring with a hand mixer
- This is just to break up the jelly a little
- Add additional red food coloring for a really bloody red

Directions
Filling the Cupcakes:
1. Take a cooled cupcake and, using a small pairing knife, cut a cone of cake (1-inch across by 1-inch deep) out of the top.
2. Trim off the pointy end of the cone, leaving a flat circle of cake.
3. Set aside and repeat this process for all the cupcakes.
- Here is a link to the step-by-step guide where I got the filling instructions, with photos:
http://bakingbites.com/2007/09/how-to-make-filled-cupcakes-step-by-step/
4. Take the cherry filling and spoon about tablespoon or so into each cupcake cavity, filling it almost to the top with filling
5. Top off with the flat circle of cake you just removed to seal the hole and hold the blood filling in place.

Frosting the Cupcakes:
- Only frost the cupcakes once they have completely cooled (no cheating!)
1. Fill a Ziploc storage back with icing, and squeeze the icing down to one corner of the bag
2. Trim off 1/4-1/2 an inch from the corner of the bag
3. Squeeze icing onto the top of the cupcake in a spiral until the top is covered
4. Smooth over the icing with a small, offset spatula or butter knife
5. Dip a wooden toothpick or skewer into some leftover cherry pie filling
6. Poke two fang-holes in the frosting on one side of the cupcake, about 3/4 inch apart
7. Dribble a little extra filling from the holes for effect
8. Repeat until all cupcakes are frosted and decorated

Happy nom-nom-ing, friends!