Its use referring specifically to the police was popularized by Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Parker during the 1950s author and police officer Joseph Wambaugh in the 1970s, by which time "thin blue line" was used across the United States and Errol Morris's documentary The Thin Blue Line (1988). The phrase originated as an allusion to the British infantry regiment The Thin Red Line during the Crimean War in 1854, wherein the regiment of Scottish Highlanders-wearing red uniforms-famously held off a Russian cavalry charge. The "blue" in "thin blue line" refers to the blue color of the uniforms of many police departments. When decorating the cupcake, I recommend putting the icing bag tip in the CENTER of the cupcake and swirling counter-clockwise for the swirl like effect you see.The " thin blue line" is a term that typically refers to the concept of the police as the line which keeps society from descending into violent chaos. Hold the icing bag near the TOP and firmly but slowly squeeze the icing out of the bag. It does help create thickness or a design in the icing. Tip: You can also add a metal decorating tip inside the Ziploc bag when applying the icing but it is not required. Just like we did with the cake mix, pour the icing into a Ziploc bag, snip off the corner tip and firmly press all icing towards the bottom of the bag. If you stick a toothpick in, it should come out clean.įor the icing, you can make your own or use your favorite store bought cream cheese icing.
Now bake them for approximately 15-20 minutes degrees Fahrenheit until the batter is set. Then, for the last layer, top the blue layer with another layer of chocolate cake mix.
Do not fill to the top because you have one more layer to go! I poured the blue cake mix into a Ziploc bag, snipped off the corner tip, and gently squeezed blue mix on top of the chocolate cake mix. Once all 12 liners were filled with chocolate cake mix, I repeated the same process for the blue cake mix. Be sure not to overfill-you need to leave room for the blue cake mix.
THIN BLUE LINE FULL
I filled the liner 1/3 of the way full with chocolate cake mix. I cut a small tip off in one corner of the bag so I could gently squeeze the cake mix into the bottom of each cupcake liner. I began by pouring the chocolate cake mix into a gallon size Ziploc bag.
Once both cake mixes were mixed together well, I lined a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. I then added 6-8 drops of blue food coloring to turn the white cake mix blue. Next, I took Classic White Cake Mix (Duncan Hines) and prepared it using the box directions. I took one box of Devil’s Food Cake Mix (Duncan Hines) and prepared it using the box directions for the chocolate part of the cupcake. Why not spread the love? So, of course, it is fun to make any treat into a thin blue line version like thin blue line cupcakes to show support for law enforcement! Not only do we enjoy making yummy treats for my husband, we like making them for the officers in his department, too. My kids lovelovelove to make sweet treats for the officer in our life (okay, maybe I do a little, too). Check out my newest devotional for police wives and girlfriends: Proud Police Wife: 90 Devotions for Women Behind the Badge.