These ‘Twilight’-Themed Dessert Ideas Are The Perfect Throwback For Your Party

Did you love Twilight or hate it? Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob? These desserts are reminiscent of all the drama and magic around the books and films.

Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series channels championing romantic love and celebrating its power as much as it displays toxic and problematic relationships. The debate continues, but what's inarguable is its impact as a cultural artifact. When the books first released, they took the entire world—at least the world of teenage girls everywhere—by storm. The movies, mostly, lived up to the hype. The world of vampires and werewolves, love and tragedy, entranced audiences everywhere. The franchise became a global phenomenon and has managed to carve a niche for itself in the world of teenage fantasy. So if you're in the mood for reliving the old days and you decided to throw aTwilight-themed party, here’s all the desserts you’ll need.

1. Cupcakes With Motifs

Bake vanilla cupcakes with a white buttercream frosting and sprinkle red edible glitter on top. Then bring out the marzipan to make small elements that recall the franchise, which can act as toppings for the cupcakes. For instance, make a mini black book and paint white hands holding an apple, recalling the first book’s cover. Or just make an apple and top that. Do the same for the other covers by making chess pieces and ribbon. You can also make the cupcakes apple flavored to add another layer of reference.

Ingredients:

For the cupcakes:

• 1½ cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1½ tsp vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup milk
• 1 apple, peeled and grated

For the frosting:

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1-2 tbsp milk

2. Cake With Bite Marks

Bake a layered red velvet cake and decorate it with a delicate white icing lace. Then, for dramatic effect, add bite marks on the edges using marzipan, and the effect of blood dripping from inside the cake using a deep red raspberry coulis. Make sure the teeth marks you're making are slightly deeper than usual, signaling a vampires’ long, sharp teeth.

Ingredients:

For the cake

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 2 tbsp liquid red food coloring

For the cream cheese frosting

• 2 blocks cream cheese
• 1½ cups unsalted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch salt
• 5½ cups confectioners sugar

For the raspberry coulis

• 450 gm raspberries
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 3 tbsp icing sugar

3. Teams Cake

Bake two rectangular cakes—one vanilla and one chocolate cake. On the white cake, use red icing to write the words ‘Team Edward’ and on the chocolate cake, use white frosting to write ‘Team Jacob’. Cut both cakes into small square pieces and see which ones your guests prefer. The cake that’s over first is the winning team. For a more fun twist, bake a single large cake and make two types of frosting—white and brown. Cover half the cake with the white frosting, including the sides, and brown on the other side. Use marzipan to make motifs like a diamond heart and ring for Edward’s side, and a paw and charm bracelet for Jacob’s side.

Here’s a chocolate cake recipe for the base.

Ingredients for the chocolate cake:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp espresso powder
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

4. Edward Cake Pops

Make playful white cake pops and top them with edible glitter to imitate how Edward’s skin sparkles in the sun. The pops will look hardened and should ideally be served cold, much like the vampires’ marble-like skin, even though they will be soft to eat.

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 100 gm butter
• 100 gm caster sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 100 gm self-raising flour

For the buttercream:

• 75 gm butter
• 150 gm icing sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp milk
• 200 gm white chocolate
• Edible silver glitter