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.
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I love to host a party around Halloween time -- dressing up is optional, eating is a must! Every year I'm reminded of a story my Granny tells at Halloween. She is the queen of holiday celebrations and always had plenty of food, decorations and guests.
One Halloween, as she was giving away the best treats in the neighborhood, my family cat, Ariadne -- black as night -- decided to show off by stretching and cleaning her paws in the window. Just then, a little boy from across the street rang the doorbell. "Hey lady, did you rent that cat?" he asked my Granny, who responded quickly, "Yes, we just got her yesterday but she expires tomorrow!"
After the jump, find a recipe for Pumpkin Tortellini with Sage and other menu ideas to host your own "Black and Orange" Halloween fest. The catch? You'll have to rent your own black cat!
When I think of Halloween, I think about candied apples, candy corn, and chocolates. This holiday drives my sweet tooth crazy!
One of my favorite activities during every holiday is discovering the many festive ways to celebrate using food. With all the candy you can want at your disposal, Halloween is the perfect time to concoct sweet gastronomical delights. Whether or not you're going to a Halloween party, you won't want to miss these fun delicious candy creations and ornaments:
For me, pumpkins conjure up memories of going pumpkin picking, and going on hay rides, drinking hot apple cider, and eating as many candy apples as possible. When I reminisce the days of my childhood when I'd paint faces on Halloween pumpkins, I think about how unfortunate it was that I never cooked them.
Growing up, pumpkins were merely symbolic of the season. Many people, like myself when I was younger, are not aware of the many different ways pumpkins can be consumed besides in a pumpkin pie. Pumpkins are a type of squash. They're pleasantly sweet.
I used to love those plastic vampire teeth when I was a kid. Of course, this was before we had the technology to make them glow in the dark. They were just white. I think if I had glow in the dark ones I would have warn them all year round and not just around Halloween.
This recipe comes from CupcakeRecipe.net, and it's for Punk Glow in the Dark Halloween Cupcakes. She takes two flat-topped cupcakes, lots of icing, a jelly bean, and those white fangs to create a rather wild looking punk rock vampire cupcake. And Punk Rock Vampire Cupcake would make for an awesome band name.
From Boston.com (adapted from CDKitchen), a recipe for Frightful Finger Cookies are perfect to serve at a Halloween-themed party )and freak your guests out). I think they're almond-flavored, considering the recipe includes almond extract and almond slivers. The slivers are for the fingernails, by the way.
I'll usually think of any excuse to eat pizza. New episode of my favorite TV show is on tonight? I'll order a pizza! Won $50? Order a pizza! Arbor Day? Pizza time!
So Halloween is just a perfect a night as any other to have some pizza. This one from Betty Crocker you make yourself. The giant slab of cheese in spider-shapes placed on top of each slice gives it that Halloween look. Maybe you can add some black olives so it really looks Halloweeny.*
Note: you'll need Halloween cookie cutters for this recipe, unless you're really handy with a knife.
I used to love those plastic vampire teeth when I was a kid. Of course, this was before we had the technology to make them glow in the dark. They were just white. I think if I had glow in the dark ones I would have warn them all year round and not just around Halloween.
This is finger food.
I'll usually think of any excuse to eat pizza. New episode of my favorite TV show is on tonight? I'll order a pizza! Won $50? Order a pizza! Arbor Day? Pizza time!
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