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Ghosts of Cupcakes Past - Feast Your Eyes

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by Alexa Weibel, Posted Oct 28th 2009 @ 10:00AM

Photo: A Baked Creation, Flickr.

These adorable spooky cupcakes not only look the ghoulish part, but there's more to them than meets the eye -- beneath the eerie, glowing gummy-candy eyes lies a cookie dough surprise secretly nestled inside the cakes. We're positively enchanted with these cupcakes not only for their appearance but for their complex flavor layers.

Borrowing from "The Cake Mix Doctor Returns," the folks at A Baked Creation whipped up these beastly beauties using a combination of vanilla cake and instant pudding mixes, with a package of frozen cookie dough for the center. And though many cooks scoff at the use of premixed baking bases, with creatively tweaked creations like these we can't resist the extra ease. Plus, we were sold at the mere sight of the fondant ghosts floating atop the fluffy chocolate frosting.

How do you feel about boxed cake mixes?
What's not to like - they're cheap, fast and easy.	118 (41.5%)
I prefer to bake from scratch, but don't mind using them as a base or in a pinch.	104 (36.6%)
If I'm going to take the time to bake, I'm going to do it from scratch.	62 (21.8%)

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Halloween cupcakes, cookies and other treats

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by Marisa McClellan, Posted Oct 20th 2008 @ 1:01PM

Halloween is next week (where has this month gone?) and with it comes the need to create treats appropriate for the holiday. You could whip up a batch up cupcakes like the ones above. I spotted those at a local bakery recently, and according to them, they use a buttercream frosting to get the shape of the ghost. When it has hardened a little, they dip it into a glaze made from powdered sugar and water. I didn't try one (their sugar cookie won out), but they looked delicious.

If cupcakes aren't your style, you could check out some of the ideas that Super Punch has put together. I see Not Martha's spider cakes from last year, as well as a whole host of other creepy, freaky and tasty treats from around the blogosphere.

After all that, if you find yourself still searching for Halloween goodies, make sure to check out the offerings over at Baking Bites. Last year she created Vampire Cupcakes and this year, she followed up her bloody success with Vampire Cookies. If you don't get around to making them for Halloween, you could save the recipes and have a True Blood viewing party instead!

Find more Halloween treats at KitchenDaily.com

Filed under: On the Blogs, Holidays