6 Spooky Treats to Make this Halloween

This cobweb cake recipe is great for a party and whether you want to make a cake from scratch or decorate one you bought; it’s an easy way to put a spooky twist on a chocolate cake.

Ingredients required:

• 250g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
• 250g caster sugar
• 4 free-range eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp black gel food colour (optional)
• 50g cocoa powder
• 200g self-raising flour
• 200g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids), chopped into small pieces
• 200ml double cream
• 10 white marshmallows
• edible candy eyes

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Everyone loves cookies! All you need are some Halloween shaped cookie cutters to create these scary treats. The little ones are sure to love decorating (and eating) these!

Ingredients required:

• 250g unsalted butter, softened
• 250g golden caster sugar
• 2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 500g 2oz plain flour
• red and black food colouring (optional)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Halloween-themed cookie cutters
• red, white and black writing icing
• 200g ready-to-roll fondant icing
• 1 tbsp apricot jam, warmed with 1tsp water

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A Halloween tradition, candy apples only require two ingredients, along with some patience for getting the toffee just right!

Ingredients required:

• 3 cups caster sugar
• 12 small red apples

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The creepiest treat of the lot, these (tasty) witches’ fingers are sure to spook the trick or treaters!

Ingredients required:

• 225g butter, softened
• 125g icing sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 350g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 100g whole almonds
• 1 tube red decorating icing

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These creepy, yet cute, cupcakes are the perfect Halloween party food. Decorate with different creepy characters, like monsters, skeletons and pumpkins.

Ingredients required:

• 12 whole Chocolate Or Vanilla Cupcakes, Store Bought Or Your Favourite Recipe
• 2 sticks Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar, Sifted
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
• 24 whole Mini Marshmallows
• Black Candy Decorating Pen
• drops Yellow Food Colouring Paste
• drops Purple Food Colouring Paste
• 2 drops Blue Food Colouring Paste
• 1 drop Orange Food Colouring Paste
• ½ drops Green Food Colouring Paste
• Tablespoons Melted Chocolate

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Put a Frankenstein twist on your Rice Krispie cakes with this easy recipe!

Ingredients required:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 10 ouncesmarshmallows
• 6 cups rice krispie cereal
• 10 drops yellow food coloring
• 10 drops blue food coloring
• Melted Chocolate/Candy Coating
• Candy Eyes

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