dessert besides fun sized candy bars. A Halloween cake makes a great
dessert, and can also be a fun centerpiece on your dinner table while
the meal is being served. Here are two creative Halloween cakes that you
can try on your own. Don't feel pressured to limit yourselves to these –
you can always create your own Halloween dessert masterpieces.
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If you are having a Halloween party this year, you might want some other
dessert besides fun sized candy bars. A Halloween cake makes a great
dessert, and can also be a fun centerpiece on your dinner table while
the meal is being served. Here are two creative Halloween cakes that you
can try on your own. Don't feel pressured to limit yourselves to these –
you can always create your own Halloween dessert masterpieces.
The Happy Pumpkin
You can easily turn your everyday cake mix into a pumpkin creation with
the help of bunt pans and decorative icing.
Take 3 boxes of your favorite white or yellow cake mix, and mix
according to package decorations. Pour the batter into two bunt pans,
and bake according to package decorations. Allow the cakes to cool
completely and remove from the pan.
While you are waiting for the cakes to cool, empty three cans of vanilla
frosting into a mixing bowl. If you are pretty practiced with cake
decorating, 2 may be enough, but three cans will allow extra to work out
unevenness and fingerprints. Add red and yellow food coloring to the
frosting, stirring until the frosting becomes the desired orange color
for your pumpkin. Frost the flat side of the bunt cakes, and then stack
on top of each other to create your pumpkin shape. Then continue to
frost the sides of the cake until you have an orange pumpkin.
If you would like to turn your pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern, simply use
some black icing to draw your eyes, nose, and a mouth. You can also
consider decorating a small cupcake with brown or green icing to create
a stem. If you are very practiced in cake decorating, consider some
pumpkin vines down the sides and back. Your company is sure to be impressed.
The Creepy Spiderweb
If you want something a little spookier for your Halloween party,
consider a creepy spider web cake. A little frosting and a chocolate
muffin can help you make this creepy cake.
Take one box of your favorite chocolate cake mix and mix it according to
the package decorations. Bake in two round pans and allow to cool
completely.
While the cakes are cooling, scoop 2 cans of vanilla frosting into a
large mixing bowl. Combine yellow and blue food coloring (or yellow and
green) until you come up with a spooky green color. Spread a layer
between the two cakes, and the cover the rest of the cake with frosting.
Draw a spiderweb on the top of the cake using black icing. You can start
by drawing lines straight across as though the cake was a clock – from12
to 6, 1 to 7, 2 to 8, etc. Then starting at the center of the cake, draw
larger circles working their way outwards until the web is complete.
Take a chocolate muffin or cupcake and cut of the "stem" so you are left
with the top. Frost the entire thing with chocolate frosting and then
roll in chocolate sprinkles. Set onto the "web" and attach small pieces
of black string licorice to be the legs.
If you would like to get even more creative, you can extend your web
down the sides of the cake, and draw on bugs using different colored icing.
With a few cake decorating skills and some creativity, you too can
create spooky Halloween desserts.
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