And we busted open a pinata! You gotta have a pinata!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Zander's 4th birthday
And we busted open a pinata! You gotta have a pinata!
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
MONSTER CUPCAKES
*For the Frankie cupcakes.....
-Insert a pretzel stick into a flat end of each marshmallow. Using a clean paintbrush, lightly coat marshmallows woth corn syrup. Immediately roll top and sides in green colored sugar; allow to dry for 20 min.
-Meanwhile tint vanilla frosting purple and spread over cupcakes. Toll edge of cupcakes in nonpareils; set aside. (I couldn't find any purple nonpareils so I used nerds.)
-To decorate face, press candy-coated licorice into each side. (for the bolts). Use frosting to pipe eyes, add red hots (or red nerds) for eyeballs. Pipe chocolate frosting onto faces for mouths and stitches.
-Carefully insert pretzel stick into the center of each cupcake. Tint remaining chocolate frosting black and use to make hair.(with a pastry tip)
*Green-eyed monster
-Trim a corner from one short end of each large marshmallow. Attach the marshmallows, cut side down, on teh top of the cupcakes with a dot of frosting.
-Spoon 2 tablespoons of vanilla frosting into a small resealable bag, set aside.
-Tint the remaining vanilla frosting neon green. Soppn the neon green frosting into a resealable 2 qt. freezer bag. Snip a very small corner (1/8 in.) from bag. Pipe dots of frosting along the outer edge of the cupcake with a pipe-stop-and-pull action to create spikes of frosting. Continue piping all over the cupcakes to completely cover all but the flat side of the marshmallow.
-Snip a very small corner (1/16 in) form the bag with vanilla frosting. Pipe a dot of vanilla frosting in the center of each marshmallow and attach a junior mint. Pipe a small live to add as the sparkle in the eye.
*ORANGE YOU SPIKY!
-Spread the tops of the cupcakes with a small mound of vanilla frosting. insert chow mein noodles into cupcakes to look like spikes. Place in the freezer for about 15 min. to firm up.
-Spoon 3 tablespoons of the vanilla frosting into a small resealable bag and set aside.
-Tint the remaining frosting bright orange and spoon into a glass microwave safe bowl. Microwave the frosting, stirring it frequently, until it is the texture of lightly whipped cream.
-Holding the liner of the partially frozen cupcake, dip the top of the cupcake up to the liner in the melted frosting to coat. Use a spoon to add more frosting if necessary. Allow the excess frosting to drip off. Invert and transfer to a cookie sheet. Insert one end of a pretzel stick into the side of a mini marsmallow. Snip a corner from the bag with the vanilla frosting. Pipe a dot of frosting on one flat side of a marshmallow. Add a brown m&m candy as the pupil. Pipe a dot of vanilla frosting on the brown candy for the sparkle in the eyes.
-Insert two marshmallow eyes on top of a frosted cupcake about 1 in. apart. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.
-Insert a pretzel stick into a flat end of each marshmallow. Using a clean paintbrush, lightly coat marshmallows woth corn syrup. Immediately roll top and sides in green colored sugar; allow to dry for 20 min.
-Meanwhile tint vanilla frosting purple and spread over cupcakes. Toll edge of cupcakes in nonpareils; set aside. (I couldn't find any purple nonpareils so I used nerds.)
-To decorate face, press candy-coated licorice into each side. (for the bolts). Use frosting to pipe eyes, add red hots (or red nerds) for eyeballs. Pipe chocolate frosting onto faces for mouths and stitches.
-Carefully insert pretzel stick into the center of each cupcake. Tint remaining chocolate frosting black and use to make hair.(with a pastry tip)
*Green-eyed monster
-Trim a corner from one short end of each large marshmallow. Attach the marshmallows, cut side down, on teh top of the cupcakes with a dot of frosting.
-Spoon 2 tablespoons of vanilla frosting into a small resealable bag, set aside.
-Tint the remaining vanilla frosting neon green. Soppn the neon green frosting into a resealable 2 qt. freezer bag. Snip a very small corner (1/8 in.) from bag. Pipe dots of frosting along the outer edge of the cupcake with a pipe-stop-and-pull action to create spikes of frosting. Continue piping all over the cupcakes to completely cover all but the flat side of the marshmallow.
-Snip a very small corner (1/16 in) form the bag with vanilla frosting. Pipe a dot of vanilla frosting in the center of each marshmallow and attach a junior mint. Pipe a small live to add as the sparkle in the eye.
*ORANGE YOU SPIKY!
-Spread the tops of the cupcakes with a small mound of vanilla frosting. insert chow mein noodles into cupcakes to look like spikes. Place in the freezer for about 15 min. to firm up.
-Spoon 3 tablespoons of the vanilla frosting into a small resealable bag and set aside.
-Tint the remaining frosting bright orange and spoon into a glass microwave safe bowl. Microwave the frosting, stirring it frequently, until it is the texture of lightly whipped cream.
-Holding the liner of the partially frozen cupcake, dip the top of the cupcake up to the liner in the melted frosting to coat. Use a spoon to add more frosting if necessary. Allow the excess frosting to drip off. Invert and transfer to a cookie sheet. Insert one end of a pretzel stick into the side of a mini marsmallow. Snip a corner from the bag with the vanilla frosting. Pipe a dot of frosting on one flat side of a marshmallow. Add a brown m&m candy as the pupil. Pipe a dot of vanilla frosting on the brown candy for the sparkle in the eyes.
-Insert two marshmallow eyes on top of a frosted cupcake about 1 in. apart. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.
Halloween traditions
Wow!!! I cant believe it has been two years since my last post! Wow I am such a slacker! I have had a few people asking for my Halloween recipes so I thought I would post it on my blog for you all.
MUMMY CALZONES
2 loaves(one pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed
6 oz. shredded mozzerella cheese
1/2 cup pizza sauce
50 slices pepperoni
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 egg, beaten lightly
1 pitted ripe olive, sliced and cut in half
*roll out each piece of dough into a rounded triangle shape, about 14-in. high by 11 in. wide at the base of the triangle. Place each on a parchment-lined baking sheet with the tip of the triangle toward you. Lightly score 4-in. wide rectangle in the center of the triangle 2-in. from the top and bottom.
*On each long side, cut 1-in. wide strips at an angle up to the score line, leaving a triangle in the top center of the wide end for the head.
*Inside the scored rectangle in the center layer the pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni and green pepper. Shape the top center triangle into a head. Starting at the head fold alternating strips of dough at an angle across filling, stopping at the last strip on each side. fold the bottom dough tip up over the filling, than fold the remaining two strips over the top; press down firmly.
*Brush dough with egg. Cover and let rise for 15 min. For eyes, press 1 olive slice into each head.
*Bake at 350 for 25-28 min. or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 min. before slicing.
** You can put whatever you want inside the calzone. It doesn't really matter. I also add red onions, olives and mushrooms. Its super yummy.
MUMMY CALZONES
6 oz. shredded mozzerella cheese
1/2 cup pizza sauce
50 slices pepperoni
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 egg, beaten lightly
1 pitted ripe olive, sliced and cut in half
*roll out each piece of dough into a rounded triangle shape, about 14-in. high by 11 in. wide at the base of the triangle. Place each on a parchment-lined baking sheet with the tip of the triangle toward you. Lightly score 4-in. wide rectangle in the center of the triangle 2-in. from the top and bottom.
*On each long side, cut 1-in. wide strips at an angle up to the score line, leaving a triangle in the top center of the wide end for the head.
*Inside the scored rectangle in the center layer the pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni and green pepper. Shape the top center triangle into a head. Starting at the head fold alternating strips of dough at an angle across filling, stopping at the last strip on each side. fold the bottom dough tip up over the filling, than fold the remaining two strips over the top; press down firmly.
*Brush dough with egg. Cover and let rise for 15 min. For eyes, press 1 olive slice into each head.
*Bake at 350 for 25-28 min. or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 min. before slicing.
** You can put whatever you want inside the calzone. It doesn't really matter. I also add red onions, olives and mushrooms. Its super yummy.
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