Halloween Coffin Cake

Halloween Coffin Cake Ideas
INGREDIENTS

• 2 (16-ounce each) boxes pound cake mix
• 1 (18-ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 8 (1.55 ounce each) HERSHEY'S COOKIES 'N' CREME Candy Bars
• 2 (16-ounce each) cans vanilla ready-to-spread frosting
• 2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S Cocoa

Assorted Candies: REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures, HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates, HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Chocolates, HERSHEY'S NUGGETS Chocolates, ROLO Caramels in Milk Chocolate, HERSHEY'S Classic Caramels, TWIZZLERS Candy, ALMOND JOY Miniatures, MOUNDS Miniatures
Wooden popsicle sticks (optional)
TWIZZLERS PULL-N-PEEL Candy (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and lightly flour 13 X 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
2. Combine both boxes of cake mix in large bowl. Prepare according to package directions, using water and eggs needed for the two packages of mix . Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove pan from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.
3. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Stir together cookie dough and flour with clean hands or spoon until well combined. Roll cookie dough on prepared cookie sheet to 12 x 8-inch rectangle. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly. Using large spatula, carefully remove cookie to wire rack. Cool completely. This will be the lid of the coffin.
4. Place cake on large tray. With knife, mark 1-inch from each edge of cake. With fork, scoop out center of cake to within 1-inch from sides and bottom.
5. Unwrap COOKIES ’N’ CREME bars; line inside of coffin with bar pieces.
6. Combine frosting and cocoa in medium bowl, stirring until well blended. Frost entire outside of coffin and top of lid.
7. Fill center of coffin with assorted wrapped candies. Unwrap some candies and decorate lid, if desired.
8. Prop up one side of lid with wooden popsicle sticks wrapped with PULL-N-PEEL Candy, if desired. The halloween cake ideas makes 15 servings....enjoy the cake....!
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Chocolate Spider Web Cake

Chocolate Spider Web Cake...a nice halloween cake ideas to try !

INGREDIENTS

• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk or sour milk*
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (recipe follows)
SPIDER WEB (recipe follows) or white decorating icing in tube or can

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Thoroughly grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl; add eggs, shortening, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat on low speed of mixer 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping
bowl occasionally. Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
Cool completely.
4. Frost with ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING. Immediately pipe or drizzle SPIDER WEB in 4 or 5 concentric circles on top of cake. Using a knife or wooden pick, immediately draw 8 to 10 lines from center to edges of cake at regular intervals to form web. Garnish with a "spider", using a caramel, licorice and other candies. Makes 12 servings

ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:

• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 4 to 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Beat butter; add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla.

Makes about 2 cups frosting.

SPIDER WEB: Place 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Premier White Chips and 1/2 teaspoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small heavy seal-top plastic bag. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 45 seconds. Squeeze gently. If necessary, microwave an additional 10 to 15 seconds; squeeze until chips are melted. Make small diagonal cut in one bottom corner of bag; squeeze mixture onto cake as directed.
The Halloween Cake ideas recipe is ready....to serve. Enjoy the party !

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Black Cat Cupcakes

Black Cat Cupcakes... a nice Halloween cake ideas to try....great !

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 cup cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
• 1 (18.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 24 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (the orange-filled ones, if available)
• 1 (16-ounce) container milk chocolate frosting
• Black string licorice
• Jelly beans, cut in half
• Candy corns

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350*F (175*C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake liners. Set aside.
2. Prepare cake mix according to package directions; stir in cookie crumbs. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake for 25 minutes or until tested done when wooden pick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
3. Meanwhile, make cat faces on the 24 cookies: using some frosting, attach 4-1 1/2-inch licorice strings for whiskers, 2 jelly bean halves for eyes and 2 candy corns for ears. Let set at least 30 minutes to "set-up".
4. Frost cupcakes with remaining frosting. Stand cat faces on edge on each cupcake. Place a 3-inch piece licorice string on back half of each cupcake for tail.
Makes 24 cupcakes. The Halloween cake ideas is ready to serve.....enjoy !
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Jack Skelligton Halloween Cake

JACK SKELLINGTON a great Halloween Cake Ideas...

This is a Jack Skellington cake made with a Cherry Chip cake with vanilla frosting. Make two 9" round cakes, staked them and frosted with the vanilla frosting. To achieve a smooth surface get the frosting spreader really hot and smoothed over any bumps. For the black areas use a black frosting that came in a air can.
For the stitching on the mouth pipe the black frosting on to a toothpick and then pressed it into the cake for the stitch effect. This halloween cake idea is yummy ...enjoy the party !
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Ghost Halloween Cake

GHOST Halloween Cake Ideas...

Made this ghost cake from a 9x13 red velvet cake baked. Carefully cut out the shape of the ghost and with the leftover pieces of cake made the Happy Halloween cakes next to the ghost. First frost the cake with a store bought buttercream icing and then tint some white Wilton decorator icing black and orange....a great Halloween cake ideas to try !
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BATS Halloween Cake

Try this great Halloween Cake Ideas...baked this in a Wilton ball pan, iced it in black butter cream, and made cookie wings. For the eyes and fang iced in yellow butter cream....Great !

Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin Cake....a great halloween cake ideas to try ! Great for parties !

Easy directions for making this pumpkin cake:

• Bake a sheet cake the size that you need.
• With an icing filled bag and round tip, size #5, draw the pumpkin on the cake top.
• Cut the cake away from the pumpkin shape.
• You will use star tip, size #18 to fill in the entire pumpkin. First make a small amount of black icing and fill in the pumpkin's eyes, nose and mouth.
• Next make a small amount of yellow icing and fill in the stem on the pumpkin.
• Now make a green colored icing and a yellow-green color icing and fill in the leaf.
• Make bright orange icing and fill in the rest of the pumpkin.
• Write your message on the board in orange icing using your round tip, size #5.

The halloween cake ideas is ready. Enjoy the party !
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