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Spooky Treats
CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CAKE Give your cake an orange and black twist for Halloween. Start by baking a plain chocolate cake and cutting it into layers. Next, add orange and black icing between the sheets for a layered, colorful — and not to mention delicious — dessert. You can likely find these themed icing options at your local grocer. If not, find white icing and add food coloring. JACK-O’-LANTERN FLOATS Find some orange soda to put a Halloween spin on the traditional float. All you’ll need are vanilla ice cream, orange soda and some festive plastic cups. Pour a small amount of soda into the bottom of each cup. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Pour more orange soda over the ice cream.
When it comes to adding a little creativity to your Halloween party treats, just think orange. A little color goes a long way and takes your dessert game to the next spooky level. Your guests will love your themed treats as you make your party one to remember. Here are a few ideas to kickstart your Halloween goody plans.
HALLOWEEN
DIRT & WORMS Try to find orange worms to give it a Halloween flair, or add orange chocolate candies into the middle of the dessert for some crunch. Here’s what you’ll need for this quick, easy recipe: 12 chocolate cream-filled sandwich cookies 1 package instant chocolate pudding mix 2 cups milk 1 package gummy worms candy First, crush the chocolate sandwich cookies into crumbs. Next, whisk together the chocolate pudding mix with the milk in a bowl. Sprinkle about half of the crushed sandwich cookie crumbs into the bottom of a serving bowl and spoon the chocolate pudding over the crumbs. Then top with the rest of the chocolate cookie crumbs to make the dessert look like dirt. Poke the gummy worms halfway into the dirt. Refrigerate and serve for a fun, messy dessert.
Halloween pumpkin-carving
pointers
• Begin with a fresh pumpkin. Look for a pumpkin with a green stem. If the pumpkin has been sitting around for too long or has been handled too much, the stem can get brittle and/or fall off. A thick, fresh pumpkin is best for carving. • Plan your ideas. Draw a plan for your pumpkin before you make your first cut. Then transfer that design to the pumpkin with pen or a thin marker. Pumpkin-carving kits come with designs that can be “traced” by poking small holes to create the outline of the design. • Don’t cut all the way through. Many professional pumpkin artists do not actually cut clear through the flesh of the pumpkin. They carve and shave off layers of the outer rind until it becomes more translucent. The level of transparency can be adjusted based on how much skin is removed and as a way to add texture and shadowing. The more air that is allowed to penetrate the pumpkin, the faster it will start to degrade. • Delay carving until the last minute. Wait until the day before Halloween to begin carving. Pumpkins are a perishable item, and they’ll begin to rot as soon as you begin carving. Spritzing them with water can help them stay fresh, but there’s no turning back the clock once the first cut is made. • Cut a hole in the back. According to Brooklyn-based Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, cutting off the top of the pumpkin can affect its structural integrity and cause it to rot faster. Instead, cut a hole in the back of the pumpkin and use an electric light to illuminate it. LEDs are advisable because they don’t generate much heat, which can cook and rot the pumpkin from the inside out.
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