Halloween goodies

museumworker

Great thread, the two I am considering for halloween are:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7734/spooky-spider-cakes
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1474/spider-web-chocolate-fudge-muffins

Any more suggestions gladly accepted!

Lindsayjayne_2

I made some fairy cakes (4 oz sugar, 4 oz baking marg, 4 oz flour, 2 eggs) and made a simple butter cream topping to which I had added green food colouring. I had bought a pack of plastic spiders (10 for £1 in Morrisons) and topped the cakes with this, simple, effective, yummy and cost just pence! They look too good to give away now, that's the problem :0) :rotfl:

berniesmaster

unfortunatly, in our area, last year a group of children were poisoned after trick or treating:eek::eek:. the police have visited our local schools, advising children not to eat anything home made, or unwrapped.
sad times!!

jan59

I get a couple of bags of clementines, then get a black marker pen and draw pumpkin faces on them. Healthy option!! and the kids seem to like them.

recovering_spendaholic

I won't allow my kids to eat anything unwrapped or homemade - I only let them go to houses in our immediate neighbourhood but by the time you get the stuff home you don't know what's come from whom. It is a sad reflection of our times I'm afraid, but I just don't think you can be too careful. Last year about half of the trick or treaters we got were menacing looking teenage boys who only wanted money. A friend of mine chased them and got her house egg and floured on a regular basis for months afterwards.

floss2

I have to admit to buying sweeties from the supermarket, usually funsize things, and give a few to each witch/ghoul/monster that calls, including the window cleaner & his kids!

TBH, it's the neighbours children who call, and I'd like to stay on speaking terms so h/m is probably out of the equation!

mrbadexample

Ok...things are underway.

I'm starting with the muffin recipe from here, because I've tried it before and it should work.

I've substituted the hazelnuts with marshmallows, because I'm not sure if small witches eat nuts, and you can't be too careful where magic's involved.

So, this is the mix:



and these are the first 6 just about to go in the oven:

hermie

They look delicious even raw MrBE - and good thinking about the nuts too!

mrbadexample

Right, these are the first 6, there's another 4 in the oven, and I'll be back in an hour or so to decorate them when they've cooled down:

BrokeBrunette

Hi Mr B, long time no see.

Your cakes are looking scrummy - bet your little witch will appreciate them. I know I would