Grate Cupcakes for Dad

Fathers day is June 19th! These grate cupcakes are absolutely adorable and so scrumptious.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
 
Brownie batter
Black food coloring
White frosting
Orange sugar
Caramel creams
Red, yellow, and green candy fruit slices
Hot Tamales candies

To make the orange sugar all you have to do is put as much sugar as you think you need for these cupcakes in a zip lock bag and add a few drops of orange food coloring and knead the bag well to mix the color into the sugar.  If you cannot find orange food coloring then use red and yellow food coloring. 

1.) To make a batch of 12, place liners in a muffin pan, oil them, and fill them two thirds full of your favorite brownie batter, then bake according to the recipe directions. Let the brownies cool.

2.) In a small bowl, mix one or two drops of black food coloring with 1/4 cup white frosting. Transfer the 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. Add embers with a sprinkle of orange sugar.

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

Kebabs = A caramel cream and red, yellow, and green candy fruit slices, cut into small pieces + toothpick skewers

Pork chop = two thirds 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

From Family Fun Magazine