Reviewed: May 12, 2012

This is an awesome idea and so much easier than it looks. I halved the sugar glass recipe and added 1/2 tsp of almond extract before pouring it in the cake pan. Also, if you dont have a meat mallet a can of veggies works just as well. Just put the can in a plastic bag and hit the candy with the rim.

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Nessi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Greene, New York, USA

Living In: Kissimmee, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

I Made These For A Halloween Party And They Were A Huge Hit. They Were So Fun To Make. They Were A Little Time Consuming But The End Result Was Worth It. I Think I Got My "Blood" A Little Too Thin But Other Than That It Was Awesome! Thank You For Your Recipe!!! I Will Be Doing This Again And Again.

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HOWTOSTARTAHOTELFIRE

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2011

LOOKED AWESOME!! Easy to make..but glass does take a little bit. Well worth it though! Did white and black cupcakes and worked well also!

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Stephanie85

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: East Peoria, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2011

Great recipe! Only wish I had read the reviews to go low and slow when making the glass instead of high and fast. My glass came out a little amber in color, but still worked. I filled the cupcakes with cherry pie filling and used the filling syrup for blood instead of the corn syrup mixture. They were a huge hit for our Halloween party and will defintely make again, they are delicious!!

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MammaBrown317

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2011

Very easy to make. Be patient, though, because you have to stir constantly for about 30 minutes to get the candy mixture to "hard ball" consistency. Also, GRADUALLY stir in the water or it will get to thin - i accidently put in the whole thing and had to play with to get to correct thickness. Used the double chocolate cake recipe instead but did use canned white frosting. the kids loved them!

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SMURPHY63

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2011

I am just begining to learn to cook and I bought a candy thermometer just for this recipe. When I made the glass it turned out perfect but I had way too much left over. So I cut the recipe in half and poured it in the center of the pan in an oval shape. It gave me more presentable "shards". And I tried making the blood 5 or 6 times and it never came out to the right color or consistency. It just wouldnt stick to the glass as it ran down and it did turn out too dark or even purple. I found the best thing was to just drop the red food coloring right on the glass it it comes out perfect! Instead of cupcakes I used frosten brownies and everyone liked them so much more!

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Ducky

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2011

These turned out so great! Such a huge hit at my work Halloween potluck. The glass takes the most time but such a simple recipe to make and it looks amazing!

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Lynessa

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Alta Loma, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2011

Careful with the food coloring on the blood - the instructions for so much blue is not correct unless you want to end up with really purple blood. Otherwise - right on and great instructions for the glass - my kids LOVED it.

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DEB_K

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2011

Five stars for presentation! Excellent for Halloween! I made Devil's food cupcakes from a mix and topped them with vanilla frosting. Only used this recipe for the glass and blood. The glass recipe is fantastic - don't change a thing! Boiled the mixture to 300* and poured it in a parchment lined jelly roll pan which ended up making the glass the perfect thickness. Let it cool, removed from the pan, covered with another piece of parchment and hit it with a hammer. It shattered like real glass!! As for the blood, I did not add any water at all and I'm glad I didn't as I think it would have been way too watery. The consistency is perfect without water. Also, only used one drop of blue color. For 12 cupcakes, I'll cut the glass and blood recipes in half next year as I have alot leftover. Update: Store in refrigerator. Otherwise, glass melts overnight and no longer looks good.

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Holly

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2011

Only things I used was the glass and blood. The blood was a complete fail will never use it again but the glass turned out excellent and its the first time I have ever tried anything like it. Very easy to do.

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