Hungry for Halloween

October 30, 2017

Black Cat Cake

Ingredients:

2 boxes of red velvet cake mix

2 16 oz canisters of black frosting

1 bag of black colored chocolate

Cake pop sticks

 

Instructions:

  1. Bake both boxes of red velvet cakes into 3 separate pans.
  2. Let cakes cool and level.
  3. Place one cake on a cake stand and spread an even layer of black frosting on top. Repeat this until you have frosted the third cake to create 3 layers.
  4. Cover the entire cake in black frosting.
  5. Melt chocolate according to package.
  6. On wax paper, create 3 triangles of chocolate for the nose and ears of the cat. Make sure they are thick so they don’t crumble and let cool.
  7. While the chocolate is cooling, stick 6 cake pop sticks into the front of the cake to make the whiskers.
  8. Place the chocolate ears on top of the cake sticking up and place frosting on the back of the nose, sticking it between the whiskers.

 

Candy Corn Milkshake

Ingredients:

1 Quart Vanilla Ice Cream

1 Quart Orange Sherbet

Whipped Cream

Yellow Food Coloring

Sprinkles or Candy Corn to Garnish

 

Instructions:

  1. Soften ice cream and sherbet for around 30 minutes. Add around ⅓ of the quart of ice cream to a bowl. Stir in yellow food coloring until combined.
  2. Fill clear glasses around ⅓ of the way full with yellow ice cream. Return to freezer for 5-10 minutes or until set.
  3. Once set, fill cup around ⅔ of the way full with orange sherbet. Return to freezer for 5-10 minutes or until set.
  4. Fill cup nearly full using the plain vanilla ice cream. Top with whipped cream.
  5. Garnish with sprinkles or candy corn if desired.

 

Ghost Pretzels

Ingredients:

30 pretzels

1/2 (12oz) bag Guittard Vanilla Milk Chips

1 tube of black frosting with small frosting tip

 

Instructions:

  1. Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.
  2. Melt the white chocolate according to the package.
  3. Immediately dip pretzels, one at a time, in the bowl, using a fork to turn the pretzel over. Shake off excess chocolate from the pretzel with the fork. Place on wax paper.
  4. Let cool until chocolate is hard.
  5. Once chocolate is cool, make two eyes and a screaming mouth out of black frosting.

 

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