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Make a Halloween Pumpkin Cake

  • April 22, 2010 4:21 am
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Ingredients

2 Cans Prepared White Frosting

Food Coloring (red, yellow, and green)

1 Hostess Ho-Ho or similar cake-roll snack item (optional)

Method:

Fill one of the cupcake wells 2/3 full with cake batter. Pour the rest of the cake batter into the bundt pan.

Bake the bundt cake according to package directions. Keep an eye on the cupcake as it will cook and be done before the cake. Make the second bundt cake (or use 2 bundt pans and bake together to save time). Let the finished cakes cool completely.

Reserve 1/2 cup of the white frosting and color the rest orange. This is done by slowly adding drops of yellow and red food coloring until you have just the right shade of orange. Adding more yellow will lighten the color, while adding red will deepen it.

Place one cake upside down on a platter and frost the top with the orange frosting. Now place the second cake on top of the first, flat side down. Frost both cakes together, using up and down motion to simulate the lines in a pumpkin.

Insert the cupcake upside-down into the hole in the top of the bundt cakes to make the pumpkin’s stem. Color the reserved frosting green and frost the cupcake stem.

If desired, make a face on the pumpkin using gumdrops or jelly beans for eyes and nose, black licorice whips for the mouth, candy corn for teeth, etc.

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Make a Halloween Pumpkin Cake

Make Your Own Cupcakes For Halloween – Our Favourite Tips

  • April 7, 2010 3:21 am

Halloween remains to be one of the best occasions of the year for kids and kids-at-heart. When else can you go out in your silliest costume and be rewarded for it by getting sweet treats? In many places, October 31 has also become the preferred date to throw a big Halloween costume party, where you can mingle with friends and laugh and marvel at each others creativity.

According to Wikipedia, the first celebration of Halloween occurred during the ancient times. This date is believed to mark the end of harvest season and the beginning of another year (according to Celtic tradition). The festival coincides with meticulous examination of the crops stored for the long winter months ahead. During those days, damaged crops or poor yield was attributed to the malevolent activity of dead souls. Thus, the ancient people built bonfires to scare these souls away. They would also disguise themselves as ghosts and creatures of the night to “fool” or please the bad spirits.

With the advent of rational thought, it seems hard to believe that the dead truly walks among the living for one night only. These days, Halloween may coincide with the commemoration of departed souls (for some religions) or just a great occasion to have fun.

It is never bad to get into the spirit of Halloween yourself by putting up some decorations around your home or preparing Halloween-themed food. And what better dessert can you serve your guests other than beautifully-created and delicious cupcakes? The whole cupcake is your canvas, so get your tools and keep these tips in mind to create your own Halloween Cupcake!