Halloween Treats

With Halloween just round the corner, I felt it was only necessary that I wrote about some recipe ideas that I love to make every Halloween. It's the one day a year where you can really go all out on your costume, I tend to go down the gory route with an abundance of fake blood and exposed limbs, so it would seem only right that there were some spooky treats to have along side the night of celebration. Every year I make Halloween themed cupcakes to take to parties, and this year was no exception however I did also make some 'Slime Monsters' which taste super indulgent and have a certain grossness to them. There are two recipes to this post so bare with, it's a long one.

Ingredients (Makes 12)

200g White Chocolate Melted

50g of Rice Crispies

Green Food Colouring

20g Black Sugar Paste

20g White Sugar Paste

 

Equipment:

Rolling Pin

Spoon

Baking Tray

Greaseproof Paper

 

Method:

1. Start by melting your white chocolate in a large, heat proof bowl. I do it in the microwave in 30 second blasts.



2. Add around 1-2tsp of food colouring to the white chocolate and stir till fully incorporated.



3.Now add your Rice Crispies and stir through till fully coated.
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4. Place around 2tsp of the mixture on a baking tray lined with baking parchment and repeat till all the mixture is used.

5. Put in the fridge to set for 15-20 minutes.

6. Now make a start on your icing.

7. Lightly dust your work surface with icing sugar and roll out a small part of the white icing.

6. Now take small amounts of the icing and make small balls then squish them to form little circles.

6. Now take some black food colouring and add that to the icing so it goes a dark black colour, Start by adding a tiny bit then you can always add more if necessary.



7. Take small pieces of the icing and press them into the white circles to make eyes.

 

7. Now press the eyes onto the slime balls and allow them to set completely for about an hour.


These are super simple to make and take no time at all. They are meant to look like slime but mine turned out looking kinda like something from a Pixar film. Nonetheless they taste really good! Now for the Blood Cupcakes!

Ingredients: Makes 12

125g Unsalted Butter

125g Caster Sugar

2 Eggs

125g Self Raising Flour

1 1/2 tsp of milk

1tsp of Vanilla

1/4tsp of Bicarbonate Soda

5tbsp Strawberry Jam

Frosting

150g Unsalted Butter

300g Icing Sugar

2tbsp Milk

1tsp Vanilla

Decorations of choice

2tbsp Strawberry Jam

Method:

1. Pre-heat your oven to 170 degrees f. Line a cupcake tin with 12 paper cases, I got these from ASDA for £1 and I think they look great.

 2. In a large bowl, cream your butter and sugar together till pale and fluffy.

 3. Add your vanilla and whisk again.

 4. Add your eggs one at a time beating after every addition. If your mix looks like it has curdled, add a table spoon of flour and it should come back together.

 5. Now sift in your flour and bicarb soda and fold through till combined.

 6. Add your milk and stir through one last time.

 7. Spoon the batter into the paper cases, I use two small spoons to do this so it doesn't go everywhere.

 8. Fill the cases about 3/4 full as they will rise in the oven.

 9. Bake them for 20 - 22 minutes or until they're golden on top or until a knife can be inserted and come out clean.

 10. Leave them to cool while you make the frosting. Whisk the butter for 2-3 minutes until pale and creamy.

 11. Then add your icing sugar in 2 lots, or you could just spill it everywhere like I did...

 12. Add your milk and vanilla and whisk together for 3 minutes till completely smooth. Fill a piping bag with the butter cream and set aside for later.

 13. Take a sharp knife and cut a whole in the centre of the cake so that you can fit some jam inside.

 14. Add half a teaspoon to each cupcake and put the lid back on.

 15. Top with the frosting from the piping bag, you can use a star nozzle or you could just spoon it on, either way it still tastes amazing!

 16. Take some jam in a small bowl and add 1tsp of water to the jam and mix till thinned. Drizzle it over the frosting and allow it to run down the sides for that blood effect.

 17. I then topped them with edible skeletons from ASDA and some spider sticks also from ASDA.

 

And that's it! Simple, classic cupcakes but with a spooky Halloween twist. Assure whoever you serve these to that it is jam inside and not blood...or don't if you're feeling cruel. I hope that whoever got this far, you have an amazing Halloween and fully go to town whether you're throwing a party, going trick or treating or spending the night in with some spooky films, regardless have a great night!

 

Let me know as always if you try this recipe and comment how it turns out.

 

Happy Halloween,

 

Luke.