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I hope you have the bestest most spookiest Halloween ever.
Beware of who you accept sweets from...
You know, clowns can be quite the tricksters...
One minute sweet, another, sinister.
Eeeeks!
Oh also...
Make sure you inspect every little piece of cake treat, before you take a bite ;)
Just a few sweet Halloween tips.
Bwahahaaaa!
Happy Halloween!
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Perhaps glowing cocktails fall out of the realm of pastries and sweets, ahem...
But they are still usually sweet, aren't they?
I have had my fair share of glowing drinks.
How about you?
(tips for making this drink here)
In the early to mid 90's, dancing at discotheques in the Mexican town I grew up in was the #1 fave thing to do.
Vanilla flavored smoke on the dance floor, and a glowing cocktail in hand.
It was crazy fun, and there were lots of drinks that required Tonic Water.
Which has quinine in it.
Which happens to glow in the dark under black lights.
(glow in the dark ideas from Martha Stewart)
All you need is one glow in the dark light bulb and a lamp nearby.
Then put tonic water in, and watch your drink glow.
With the resurgence of neon and glow in the dark, folks are making all sorts of edible glow in the dark treats, just by adding quinine.
Of course, you always need a black light to see these things glow.
But at this time of the year, you can find a black light almost anywhere.
If you would like to make your frosting glow, get some great tips here.
I love spooking up edibles and drinks for the Halloween season.
If you aren't into glow in the dark, there are some extra ghoulish ideas here...
I personally am always partial to smoking punch bowls.
My mom always made spooky punch during Halloween.
I would go with her to the local ice-cream shop to buy a big piece of dry ice.
I remember always being not allowed to handle it, and being super careful.
And later, there was always a bubbling smoke witch punch.
I would go crazy over it, always a fave!
(Lots of fab punch ideas + recipes here)
The night of magic and mayhem is almost upon us!!!
Ooooooo, fun!!
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In keeping with the spirit of the season, I had to share cookie witch fingers.
With Halloween right around the corner, they're a must, if I do say so myself ;)
I have made these cookies several times.
I shared them last year on my A Fanciful Twist blog.
They were such a huge hit, that I am making them again this week.
I used Martha Stewart's recipe here.
They were surprisingly sturdy, and tasty too.
Not a crumbly cookie, which is good.
They did not crumble easily, if at all.
One change I made is that, I used salted butter (instead of unsalted), and therefore omitted the "pinch of salt" from the recipe.
I also did not brush on an egg wash before baking, as I wanted matte and not shiny fingers.
Before mine were baked, I mixed edible gold and silver dust into my food coloring, and then I painted it onto the almond nails.
This made the nails get darker and almost black once baked.
After they were baked, I took more of the edible sparkle dust and brushed it all over the baked fingers....
They are sooo super sparkly in person, mmmm!
And quite tasty!
What is a proper Halloween feast without baked witch fingers and toes, I ask?
(I wish you could see the amazing sparkle of gold & silver dust on the fingers)
They are a huge hit, I totally recommend them!
Bwahahahaaaaa!
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I love parties.
I love all parties.
I especially love autumn parties.
I think we shouldn't have to have a wedding or super special occasion to dress up fancy and make a pretty cake.
We should just do it any ole time we wish.
Love this one to pieces.
Of course, autumn weddings are wonderful.
But some of these tips work for any little shindig.
Loooove this delicious autumnal feel....
Nothing like a pumpkin.
Pumpkins seem to evoke such warm feelings in everyone.
Isn't that amazing?
I love it!
I love orange and black together so much.
Such a striking combination.
I think I need to bake some pumpkin treats.
Now!
;)
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It is mid-October, and just cooling off enough for a late afternoon garden party in our neck of the woods.
I dream of a garden party such as this...
Where I would bring a cake like this...
I would use, Sweetapolita's sugary butter-cream frosting recipe.
Which I have used before.
Yumm.
1 cup (227 g/2 sticks/8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
6 cups (750 g/1 lb + 10 oz) icing sugar (confectioners’)
1/2 cup (125 ml) whipping cream (35%)
2 tablespoons (30 mL) pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon (15 mL) water
a pinch of salt
Method:
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Then, I would dream of wearing something like this.
Just because...
Bejeweled, fluffer ruffled, and throwing a garden party, for no good reason.
Other than.
To celebrate today.
Yes, yes, that is what I would do.
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