Halloween Cakes

Delicious Halloween cakes are easy to make. In fact, you will find many different recipes for Halloween cake that taste great and look scary.

You can turn a simple cake into a Halloween cake by decorating it in a special way, usually with yellow and black frosting. You will find many great Halloween decorating ideas online and offline in recipe books and guidelines.

One of the most popular Halloween cakes is the "Spider Web cake." You just bake and frost your favorite cupcakes and put them on a plate. Weave a spider web with frosting by using black licorice and your Halloween cupcakes are ready to be served.

Similarly, you can prepare "Vampire" or "Frankenstein" cakes. There are several web sites that provide information about preparing "creepy" cakes.

One should remember that Halloween cakes are relished not merely for their taste but for how they look. This look should be unique. There is no single rule that needs to be followed. One can be innovative and give a unique look to a Halloween cake, but the tradition is that the cake must look creepy. Some fun ideas for Halloween cake decorations are gumdrops lined up like worms, marshmallows with black licorice in the centers to look like spooky eyes and goofy eyes made with marshmallows with raisins for eyeballs.

There are several companies that offer readymade Halloween cakes. Some help you in choose the creepiest cake by providing you with certain images that can be "drawn" on the cake after you purchase it. These cakes can also be ordered online.


By Jason Gluckman


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Adult Birthday Cake Ideas

Cakes are always part of celebrations be it a holiday and of course, a birthday! These occasions would traditionally be incomplete without the presence of a cake. The birthday cake is suited to any age of the celebrant. The variations come in the design.

Of course the adult birthday cake ideas would be entirely different from that of the kid's birthday cake. You cannot employ cartoon character figurines like that of Spiderman, Batman, Snow White, and the likes. The design for an adult birthday cake idea should also be synchronized with the celebrant's interest, personality, and age, so to speak.

When you are ordering for an adult birthday cake, you need to ensure that the cake designer is capable of meeting your specifications. The birthday cake is not only all about icing and sugar. Aside from the taste, the decorations must all as well be pleasing.

The physical look often basically suggests whether or not the taste of the cake is truly acceptable and delicious. The designer must be a master of his own craft. Hence, you've got to screen which designer could do justice to the adult birthday cake idea that you've conceptualized.

Here are the steps that you must take into consideration when deciding on an adult birthday cake idea of your choice:

1. Come up with a theme for the adult birthday cake. Take note of the likes, interests, and hobbies of the birthday celebrant. If he or she is into any kind of sport, you may highlight that factor in the adult birthday cake idea. You may as well match the theme with the celebrant's profession.

2. Get cake toppers that would mix and match with the theme of the adult birthday cake idea. They are in a wide variety and they would surely bring about some excitement to the cake itself.

3. Have a look at the draft design before the concept is actually created so that any necessary changes would be incorporated as early as possible.

4. Order the adult birthday cake in advance. Do not go for the last minute or else it may look haggard.

Furthermore, to complement the thought you would like to express along with the adult birthday cake idea, you need to ensure that the design would coordinate with your intentions.


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3 Great Thanksgiving Cake Ideas

Traditionally pies have been the dessert of choice for a Thanksgiving meal with the pumpkin pie being the gold standard for any meal. However there are several types of cakes that will go well with a Thanksgiving meal, many that incorporate the flavors and ingredients of similar pies.

Here are 3 great Thanksgiving cake ideas that will please your guests and your palate this holiday.

Four Layer Pumpkin Cake - This cake will be the centerpiece of your dessert table and can serve as a replacement for the pumpkin pie. This cake is semi-homemade as it does take the time saving step of using a packaged mix and other ingredients readily available.

This cake uses a yellow cake batter with pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices added as well as a cream cheese/whipped topping frosting. Using 2 9" rounds, each cake layer is baked in a 350 degree oven 28-30 minutes, then cooled. After cooling, the layers are cut in two lengthwise then each layer is iced with the cream cheese filling with a generous sprinkling of pecans on each layer. Easy to prepare and not as time consuming as making a pie from scratch, this cake will be a crowd-pleaser for sure.

Orange Cranberry Upside Down Cake - This cake takes the cranberry to a whole new level. Forget the cranberry sauce this year and serve this cake! This cake is a spin on the pineapple upside down cake with cranberries and oranges taking the place of the pineapple.

A yellow cake batter, made from scratch, is baked over a layer of the fruit that is combined with brown sugar and butter (375 degrees for 35-40 minutes). This cake does call for fresh whole cranberries to be halved and this can be time consuming during the preparation of the ingredients but is well worth the effort when you taste this treat.

Sweet Potato Cake - this cake takes your "yams" to higher ground. Common in the South, Sweet Potato Cake is typically a yellow cake with sweet potatoes added in the batter as well as the appropriate spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon. This cake is always served with a coconut pecan icing that is a great addition to the overall flavor of this cake. Easy to bake (25-30 minutes, 350 degrees in 2 8" rounds) and prepare, this will be another prize in your dessert arsenal.

There are many more variations on the traditional desserts and flavors of Thanksgiving but these Thanksgiving cake ideas will take your ho-hum desserts and turn them into a new sensation with all your guests asking for the recipes. The main thing is not to be afraid to get away from the mundane and try one of these variations on classic desserts.


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