Friday, October 31, 2014

Candy Corn Cupcakes






Materials:
Cake mix
Yellow and Orange food coloring
Frosting
Candy
White cupcake liners (optional)
Directions:
Mix batter according to the directions on the box
Divide batter in half
Take one half of the batter and add a couple drops of yellow food coloring and mix together
Take the second half of the batter and add a couple of drops of orange food coloring and mix together
Take the cupcake liners or cupcake pans and fill half with yellow cake batter and half with orange cake batter
Bake for about 20 minutes
Let them cool completely
How to decorate:
Take some white frosting and place a small swirl on top
Place a candy on top of the frosting

 
















 Final result:

Ghost and Frankenstein Cupcakes

 











Ghost Cupcakes:
Materials:
Cake Mix
Frosting
Cupcake Liners
Mini Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Pastry Tip
Directions:
Bake cupcakes and let them cool completely
Next, use a pastry tip to swirl the frosting onto the cupcakes
Use a butter knife to spread out the frosting and make sure it has a pointy top to make it look like a ghost

 













Last, add the mini chocolate chips as the eyes and the mouth
 










End result:




Frankenstein Cupcakes:
Materials:
Cake Mix
Cupcake Liners
Frosting
Green Food Coloring
Black Sprinkles
White Frosting
Brown M&M’s
Red Gel Writing Pen
Mini Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Directions:
Bake cupcakes and let them cool completely
Take some frosting and add a couple drops of green food coloring. Mix well
Add some green frosting to the cupcakes and flatten it out. Make sure it’s thick

 










Add some white frosting to the front and put on the brown M&Ms to make the eyes
Take the brown or black sprinkles and add them to the top of the head for the hair
Put on sprinkle as the mouth
Grab the red writing gel and add the stitches to the side of the head
Finally take two mini chocolate chips and add them to the side of the head











Final Result:

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Ghost Lollipops

Give your trick or treaters something cute and sweet this Halloween with these easy lollipop ghosts.

Materials:
Lollipops
Tissue Paper
Black Marker
Tape
 








Directions:
Take a lollipop of your choice cover the top with a tissue paper and tie it with tape. Draw a ghost face and you’re done.





Final Result:

Pumpkin Pretzels

These snacks are super easy and delicious. You can make them with kids and encourage them to create their own version of the snack.


What you need:
Pretzels
Orange Chocolate Melts
Green M&Ms

Directions:
Melt the orange chocolate as directed on the packaging. Next, take a pretzel and dip it into the orange melted chocolate. 
 










Once that is done add the green M&Ms for the stem, and place them on a cookie sheet with aluminum foil or wax paper. When the cookie sheet is full place them in the refrigerator and you’re finished.












End Result:

Pumpkin Oreos

Materials:
Oreos
Orange Chocolate Melts
Black Writing Gel
Paramount Crystals
Sprinkles (optional)
 
Directions:
Take a microwave bowl and melt the chocolate with the paramount crystals to thin out the chocolate. Then, take an Oreo and dip it into the chocolate and let it harden. Once the chocolate is hard take the gel pen and draw in the face. You can also dip another Oreo cookie in the chocolate and add some Halloween sprinkles to it and let it harden.

 
 
End result:


Monday, October 27, 2014

Halloween Sandwiches

Want to give your kids a special lunch this Halloween? Well I've got just the right sandwiches to suprise your little ones.

 

Material:
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Sandwich Bread
Halloween Cookie Cutters

Directions:
First, I took one slice of bread and covered with peanut butter, then took the other slice and covered it with jelly. I then stuck them together and took the cookie cutters and cut out Halloween shapes. That's it. It's that easy.
Final result:

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

These Ghosts Have Gone Bananas!

These ghosts have gone bananas! Today, I’ll be showing you two different types of snacks, one will be healthier, but both are just as delicious.
Chocolate Covered Ghosts
What you need:
Bananas
White Chocolate Melts
Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Lollipop Sticks
Coconut Oil or Paramount Crystals


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Directions:
Peel bananas








 
 
 
Cut bananas in half and place a stick on the bottom of the banana.
Melt the white chocolate according to the directions on the package.
Once the chocolate is melted it will be very thick so take about 2 spoonfuls of coconut oil (I used 100% organic, virgin and unrefined) to thin it out. You may also use paramount crystal to thin it out.
 
 
 
Dip the bananas into the chocolate and place chocolate chips as eyes and mouth.
Final Result:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Banana Ghosts
What you need:
Bananas
Mini Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Lollipop Sticks (optional)
Directions:
Cut bananas in half and place a stick at the bottom if you’d like.
Add semisweet chocolate chips as eyes and mouth.
Final Result:

Monday, October 13, 2014

Halloween Cake Pops

Cake pops are a bit time consuming, but if you have your kids help out, they would probably love to make them. They can decorate them as they please and then eat them right after. They can get a bit messy so make sure you cover everything.
What you need:
Wilton Chocolate Melts (different colors)
Cake Mix
Cake Pop Pan
Baking Spray
Halloween Sprinkles
Lollipop Sticks
Cookie Sheet
Cake Pop Stand
 
These are the colors I bought:





 
Directions:
Spray the cake pop pan with baking spray so they don’t stick
 
Fill the cake pop pan


 
Place pan on a cookie sheet so that if it spills, the oven won’t get dirty
Bake cake pops


 
Let them cool completely (I usually let them cool overnight)
Once they are cool, its time to decorate
Melt the chocolate (I did one color at a time)








 
 
 
 
 
Take a lollipop stick and dip the tip into one of the colors and stick it on the cake pop
 
Then cover the whole cake pop in chocolate and decorate however you’d like
 
Place them in the refrigerator so they chocolate can harden
Then their ready to eat
This is my final result: