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cakes can be scary, fun and everything in between.
Images above all have a Halloween theme to them.
Left is courtesy Wilton, center shows fondant
Jack Skellington skulls and below of chocolate web cake, courtesy of the Author,
Renee Shelton, and right is a fall-themed cake
great for Halloween courtesy of Flickr: User kimberlykv. |
Ideas
for Halloween Cakes  Have
a birthday during the month of October, or a party
around Halloween? Then a Halloween-inspired cake is in order. There are two different ways to accomplish the
task: Scary or fun. Going scary will produce skulls, witches and
gravestones, while going fun and friendly will conjour up
smiling ghosts and jack-o-lanterns.
Traditional
Halloween Images
Traditional
Halloween images and characters include witches, bats,
ghosts and owls. Green goblins with hooked noses are
also fun. Make skeletons and skulls from white chocolate, pastillage, or fondant - they stand out better against
black fondant and dark chocolate frosting. If using fondant, make and serve it that day for a softer edible candy decoration.
Pastillage bones that are used for display purposes can be prepared
weeks ahead and left to dry for a more realistic
feel. Try making fingers sticking out of the top of
a large cake or from cupcakes using chocolate pretzel
molds. Cake picks can be used
to accomplish the task, too.
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| Green
Frankenstein face, courtesy of Flickr: User StarMama
through a Creative Commons License. |
Mouse
& Pumpkin cake, courtesy of Flickr: User cjmartin
through a Creative Commons License. |
Witch
cake using a pirate ship character pan, courtesy
of Wilton. |
Modern
and Movie-Based Decorations
Halloween
cakes can be based on favorite Halloween movies and characters.
Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas is popular a character for cakes and cupcakes. Make his face from
fondant or white chocolate plasticque (candy clay)
for a 3-D image for top of the cake. Harry Potter makes a
nice backdrop for a Halloween-themed castle. Other
movies & characters include Beetlejuice, Scream,
The Gremlins, and 'Jigsaw' from Saw.
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| Cake
based on the movie 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', courtesy of
Flickr: User donielle through a Creative Commons
License. |
Jack
Skellington face on pink, courtesy of Flickr:
User Nutmeg Confections through a Creative Commons
License. |
Scream
cake using the Megasaurus character pan, courtesy
of Wilton. |
Baking
Molds for Cake Shapes
Simple
yet decorative cakes can be made from cakes baked
in different shaped pans then dusted with powdered
sugar or drizzled with a chocolate or cake glaze.
Use 3-D shaped cake pans for
cakes for standing up for viewing all around. Great
shapes for Halloween include pumpkins, skulls and
bats. Molds for other purposes can be made into a Halloween
cake - such as a princess castle cake that is turned into a haunted
house. Look at the examples for cakes using baking molds below.
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| Haunted
House cake above is from Wilton's Enchanded Castle
cake pan, courtesy of Wilton. |
Jack-o-Lantern
3-D style, courtesy of Flickr: User Apuch through
a Creative Commons License. |
Ghost
cake "BOO" is from Wilton's Spooky Ghost
Pan, courtesy of Wilton. |
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| Glaze
or use simple powdered sugar to decorate Wilton's
3-D Skull Pan, courtesy of Wilton. |
Ghosts
take a ride using the Princess Carriage Pan, courtesy
of Wilton. |
A
plain round cake can easily be dressed up with
spiders and a web. Imgae courtesy Flickr: User
shekay through a Creative Commons License. |
Last
Minute Cakes
Easy
start and finishes for cake decorating include using
Halloween-themed cupcake baking cups, or use cupcake
wraps with Halloween images. Top with candy corn or
a sprinkle of Halloween-themed pistoles, sprinkles,
or jimmies. Plastic cake picks or easy-to-make chocopicks
save the day with last minute cupcakes as easy toppers.
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| Top
cupcakes with Halloween-inspired picks or sprinkles.
Image courtesy Flickr: User engenerica through
a Creative Commons License. |
Spiders
are easily made from black-colored icing and
licorice for legs. Image Courtesy Wilton. |
This
spider is made from a soccer ball cake pan, or
any hemisphere pan, and decorated with candies
and piped icing. Image courtesy Wilton. |
    
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| Sprinkles,
cupcake and cake wraps, and cake picks all make
decorating Halloween cakes easy. |
Other
Ideas for Halloween Here
are some other fun ideas for Halloween-themed cakes.
All images from Flickr.com are through a Creative
Commons License.
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| Mini
Ghosts: Simple cut cake pieces glazed and decorated.
Image courtesy Flickr: User dizznbonn. |
Haunted
Forest: Image courtesy Flickr: User TwoKingsConfections. |
A
haunted house and ghosts holding candles. Image
courtesy Wilton. |
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| The
traditional doll cake pan comes in handy for making
a Dracula cake. Image courtesy Wilton. |
Monster
cakes are also popular for Halloween. Image courtesy
Flickr: User Thirteenthbat. |
Graveyard
and haunted house cakes are perfect for the holiday.
Image courtesy Flickr: User TwoKingsConfections. |
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