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Goofy
Spooks Halloween Cake
By
Amada Formaro
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.
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 http://familycorner.com
She can be reached at mailto:WebMom@familycorner.com
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