Halloween Cakes – Centerpiece And Dessert

Halloween Cakes – Centerpiece And Dessert
By Susanne Myers

A Halloween cake is not only the perfect dessert for any
Halloween party and a must have for someone with a birthday on
or around October 31st, but also makes a great center piece for
your food table if you are throwing any type of Halloween party.
Here are two simple, yet impressive Halloween cakes that you can
try this year.

Pumpkin Cake

No, we are not taking about a pumpkin flavored cake, but a
light colored cake that looks like a pumpkin when you’re
finished decorating it.

You will need 3 box mixes of white or yellow cake mix along
with the additional ingredients like oil and eggs the box calls
for. Prepare the batter as directed. Pour it into two bunt pans
and bake according to the package directions. Allow the cake to
cool completely.

Meanwhile, combine two to three cans of vanilla frosting in a
bowl. You can probably make do with two cans, but if you prefer
being able to work out any unevenness, or fix fingerprints made
in there by little hands (what child can resist tasting
frosting?), go with three cans.

Add enough red and yellow food coloring to the frosting mixture
to turn it bright orange. Spread some of the frosting only on
the flat side one of the cooled bunt cakes. Set the other one on
top of it flat side down. You have a pumpkin shape. Use the rest
of frosting mixture to frost the entire cake.

Use black icing to draw a carved pumpkin design on the cake.
Some triangular shapes for the eyes and nose, as well as a large
half moon shape will do the trick.

Spider Cake

Start with a boxed mix of devil’s food cake (or your favorite
chocolate cake mix). Prepare the batter and bake it in two round
pans according to the package instructions. Let it cool on a
rack.

Scoop 2 cans of vanilla frosting into a large bowl and add
enough green and yellow food coloring to turn it into a nice
spooky green color. Spread a layer of frosting in between the
two cake rounds. Use the rest to frost the entire outside of the
cake.

Use black icing to draw a spider web on the top of the cake.
Start by drawing lines across the top. Imagine the top of the
cake is a clock. Draw a line from 12 to 6, then one from 9 to 3.
Fill in the spaces with two more lines each. Then start working
on the circles starting in the center of the cake and working
your way out toward the edges of the cake.

Take a chocolate muffin, cut off the bottom and frost the
entire top of it with chocolate frosting. Roll it frosted side
down in chocolate sprinkles and place it in the center of the
spider web on the cake. Add four pieces of black licorice to
each side as legs.

Now all you’ll need is a spooky costume and you will be ready
for an impressive Halloween party.

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-- for a fraction of the price of store-bought? Susanne Myers
has co-authored a book to show you how -- no sewing involved.
Visit http://www.ILoveHalloweenCostumes.com to learn more.

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