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Goofy Spooks Halloween Cake
Courtesy of
FamilyCorner.com
You don't have to be a master chef to create a fun and festive Halloween
cake that your kids will love. Try this easy recipe for success!
Cake decorations:
1 box chocolate cake mix (ingredients needed will vary per brand,
usually eggs, oil, and water)
cinnamon red hots
Cherry Heads (or other round red candies)
miniature marshmallows
licorice vines; cut into two inch lengths
miniature chocolate chips
gum drops
orange jellied candies
large marshmallows
raisins
Frosting:
6 tbsp butter or margarine
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 2/3 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup milk
Instructions:
Prepare cake as package directs. While cake is baking, prepare frosting
and decorations (below).
Frosting:
Cream butter and vanilla in a small bowl with mixer and medium-low speed. Mix
until completely creamed together. Alternating, add cocoa and confectioner's
sugar, beating at medium speed until creamy. Add some of the milk with the
remaining sugar and cocoa until you reach desired consistency. You will use all
the cocoa and sugar, but may not use all the milk, depending on your desired consistency. Set aside.
Decorating the Cake:
When cake is completely cooled, pour the frosting on top and spread evenly.
Carefully place your critter decorations (below) on top of the frosting and press down gently to set. Get ready for some happy faces!
Preparing the Decorations:
The key here is to use your imagination. We have given you a few examples, but create whatever critters you like!
INCH WORMS
Using 5 gumdrops and two cinnamon hots per worm, line up the gumdrops,
one in front of the other. Use a toothpick to create indentations in the
leading gumdrop. Insert cinnamon hots for eyes.
ANGRY EYES
Place two large marshmallows next to each other, on end. Place a cinnamon
hot in the center of each marshmallow for eyeball. Using two 2-inch long licorice
vines, create angry eyebrows over the cinnamon hots.
SPYING EYES
Use miniature marshmallows for the eyes and miniature chocolate chips for the
eyeballs. Use a toothpick to create a little hole in each marshmallow top, then
insert the pointed side of the chocolate chip into the marshmallow.
CREEPY CRAWLIES
Using a toothpick, poke three holes completely through the sides of an
orange jellied candy. Insert licorice vines for legs, poking through the
other side and pulling them through. Use toothpick to create small holes
in "head" and insert two miniature chocolate chips as eyes.
GOOFY EYES
Stand two large marshmallows on end, top with cinnamon hots or raisins
for eyeballs, in cross-eyed fashion.
MARSHMALLOW SPIDER
Place large marshmallow on it's side. Use a toothpicks to poke three holes on
each side of marshmallow to insert legs. Use licorice vines for legs, gently
press into the holes. Use two miniature chocolate chips for eyes.
BUG EYES
Stand two large marshmallows on end, top with Cherry Heads for eyeballs.
SKULL
Using a pair of kitchen shears, cut a large marshmallow in half lengthwise. Cut
triangular slits out of sides to create jawbone effect. Use toothpick to insert
holes for eyes, use miniature chocolate chips. Cut a small piece off of a licorice
vine for straight mouth, and a tiny piece for nose. Use a miniature marshmallow for the neck.
MUMMY IN A COFFIN
Using a pair of kitchen shears, cut a large marshmallow in half lengthwise, but
not completely. Unfold the marshmallow and lay it down, open side up to create
the coffin. use a miniature marshmallow for the head, and body. Cut up a
miniature marshmallow for the arms and legs. Use small pieces of licorice vine for the mouth and eyes.
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Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She and
her husband live in southern Nevada. She is also the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine at
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