Fabulous Ghost Train Cake for Halloween

Kids always love creating cool things and that includes really neat Halloween cakes!  

This fabulous Halloween Ghost Train cake would be perfect for kids to create with a little help from Mom or Dad.  Assembling it would be a really fun activity that you could share with your children. 


Not only will you be creating an awesome Halloween dessert, but you will be making memories that will be cherished forever.

Oh!  And, did I mention that it is chocolate?!!  Plus, it is no-bake which makes it the perfect cake idea for children to help make.

Making a Chocolate Halloween Ghost Train Cake

This is a very easy cake to assemble.  Simply purchase the needed ingredients and start building your own Halloween Ghost Train cake.  The shaped peeps and bat brownies really add the finishing touches to make it purely Halloween.  You will want to be sure to buy extra candy because it is truly impossible to resist snacking while you create.

Our Completed Halloween Ghost Train Cake

By simply looking at the photo, you will be able to see a lot of the ingredients required to make this wonderful ghost train cake.  However, you will find the complete list of supplies and the step by step tutorial with lots of photos published exclusively on Cooking for the Holidays.   I can assure you, it is a really fun cake to assemble and a delicious cake to eat. 

Our Inspiration to Create this Ghost Train Cake

My son has always loved trains.  When he was very young, we used to seek out trains for him to watch speed by.  This Halloween ghost train cake was a pure delight to design with him and brought back a lot of great memories for both of us.  

I know for a fact that children will love this train!

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Tutorial & Image Credit: 

  The Halloween Ghost Train Cake image & tutorial published on Cooking for the Holidays.

Strawberry and Blueberry Cheesecake Icebox Cake

The fourth of July will be here before we know it!  We all want to celebrate the red, white and blue and what better way to do that than with strawberries and blueberries.

This delicious Strawberry and Blueberry Cheesecake Icebox Cake Recipe has been calling my name since I first discovered it on the Life, Love and Sugar website.  This no-bake recipe calls for a few simple ingredients layered to make this beautiful presentation.

You can't miss with this awesome icebox cake!

All of the individual ingredients are tasty alone, which makes assembling it a bit of a challenge because you will be temped to eat every little morsel along the way.

 

The Strawberry and Blueberry Cheesecake Icebox Cake Recipe

You can find the recipe for this fabulous Strawberry and Blueberry Cheesecake Icebox Cake by simply visiting Life, Love & Sugar.  I have no doubt as soon as you see how easy it is to create this lovely "patriotic" dessert, you will be jumping in the car to run get the necessary ingredients.  Just one little warning, you may want to make it a day ahead because it needs to be refrigerated for at least 4 hours.

For my readers that live in the United States, I would like to wish you a safe and happy Independence Day this 4th of July!

A Little Update:  My precious mother read this article a few weeks ago and made this fabulous cake for our family for the 4th of July.  I just have to say, mine could never compete with hers.  It seems she always includes that special ingredient in anything she makes, the love for her family.  Moms are simply awesome right?    Thank you Mom! 

PS:  Our son has eaten the leftovers for breakfast for the last 2 days.  Sorry to say, it is all gone now.

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Recipe & Image Credit:  Strawberry and Blueberry Cheesecake Icebox Cake Recipe  by Life, Love & Sugar

Temptingly Delicious Tiramisu Recipe

One of my son's favorite desserts is Tiramisu.  He has always had to purchase his Tiramisu at restaurants simply because I did not have a Tiramisu recipe.  

I am not sure why I haven't thought to search one out before now, but as soon as I saw Lynne Schroeder's recipe, I knew I had found a recipe I had to keep.

Tiramisu Recipe

Sharing a recipe from her own personal travel diary, Lynne Schroeder tempts us to dive right into making our own temptingly delicious Tiramisu.   

According to Lynne, the traditional Tiramisu recipe uses brandy, but she opts to use Kahlua instead.  Could that be the secret to her tiramisu recipe becoming a family favorite?

Non-alcohol Tiramisu Recipe

Knowing that some of my readers prefer Non-alcohol Tiramisu, I did seek out a alternate recipe just for you!  This recipe also sounds divine!

 

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Recipe & Image Credit:  Tiramisu Recipe by Lynne Schroeder

Non-alcohol Tiramisu Recipe:  Tiramisu Recipe by Sandra Lee

 

If you are searching for a truly gross cake for your Halloween party, you have come to the right place!

KimGiancaterino's Kitty Litter Cake is a perfectly disgusting cake for Halloween without being grotesque. 

It would be an excellent choice for a kids Halloween party. It is just gross enough to make you question what you are about to eat, without being gory. In fact, I happen to personally know a few college students who absolutely love this Halloween cake. 
 

Kitty Litter Cake Recipe

Kim shares the recipe so you too can make this delicious "mess" of a cake for your Halloween party or upcoming event.

Basically, you simply crumble & combine two baked cakes & vanilla cookies:  one German chocolate & one vanilla cake to make the "litter".   Stir in prepared large box of vanilla instant pudding mix.  Add shaped tootsie rolls, sprinkled with additional cookie crumbs.  (shape the tootsie rolls by softening them in the microwave.)
 
It may look unappealing, but it is actually delicious. Truly the perfect choice for any Halloween party treat.

 

Kitty Litter Cake Recipe, Instructions & Photo Credit

Kitty Litter Cake written by KimGiancaterino's

How to Make a Mario Birthday Cake

Why not bring a favorite character to the party!

Children love Mario and kids love having a specialty birthday cake make just for them that features a favorite character.

I recently discover this tutorial on how to make a Mario cake. It is truly amazing!

Blessedmomto7 has written and shared step by step directions for creating your own Mario masterpiece. She even included pictures showing exactly how to cut the round cakes into pieces to make the Mario's hat and face. A few cupcakes are also required, but in the end, you have a magnificent presentation and cake for the birthday boy or girl.

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Recipe & Image Credit:  How to Make a Mario Birthday Cake by Blessedmombygrace

Decorating a Snake Cake

Let's celebrate the Year of the Snake with a Snake Cake!


Making this snake cake is made easy by simply following the step by step instructions provided in the featured article.  This cake truly turned out to be a lot of fun to make!  Honestly, I am not crazy about live snakes, but my son is and we, mothers, do a lot of things antithetical to our own nature just for our children.

Kids will love it!  Actually, surprisingly, I love it!  Even though in real life a Coral snake would be poisonous, the cake is not and he is rather endearing.  And, what a great conversation cake!  Everyone has something to say about the snake cake, but my favorite is when people are actually afraid to touch it.  Oh, and beware of the reaction you are bound to get if you put him in the refrigerator.  This snake cake sure is a lot of fun to have around.  

Instructions for creating this fabulous snake cake are provided in this article.  I will even tell you the secret for making the reptilian skin:
How to Decorate a Snake Cake 

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Image Credit:  How to Decorate a Snake Cake by Cynthia (Sylvestermouse) on Cooking for the Holidays

FONDANT IS FUN!

I love it when a writer makes something so easy for all of us by writing an exceptional tutorial!

Intermarks not only provides inspiration through photos, she also shares the fondant recipe in this article.  You will want to read the entire article because the tips and advice are honest and straightforward.

If you are new to fondant, you will find the photos invaluable!  So often recipes call for ingredients that we have never used and would not easily recognize.  In her article, How to Make Fondant for Cakes , Intermarks takes the guess work out of it by featuring large pictures in her step by step tutorial.


You will not believe how easy it is to make the rose in the photo above by simply following her instructions!  When you have finished decorating your cake, no one will believe how easy it was to make.  Of course, you may not want to them them :)
  

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Image Credit:  Flower photo featured above is from the article below.


Visit:  How to Make Fondant for Cakes written by Intermarks

DECORATING A KITTY CAT CAKE

If you love cats, you will definitely love this Kitty Cat Cake!


Making this kitty cat cake has truly been made easy by simply following the step by step instructions and using the cat cake template provided in the article.  I have also provided lots of pictures of the cutting and decorating steps to make it even easier for you.  Frankly, you could almost make the cat cake by just looking at the pictures and following along with them.

Children will love it!  You guests will love it!  And, you will love how simple it is to decorate this Kitty Cat cake. This cat would be awesome for a kid's birthday party, a school party, or even a Halloween party if you chose to make it black instead of white.  Honestly, if you love cats, it would be a perfect cake for any party or special occasion.

Instructions and cake template for creating this amazing 3-D Cat cake are provided in this article:
How to Decorate a Cat Cake 

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Image Credit:  How to Decorate a Cat Cake by Sylvestermouse

Beginners Fondant Cake

Can you believe this cake was this baker's first fondant cake?

I am personally more than impressed with this fabulous fondant cake!  I do believe there was a bit of Tinkerbell magic used in creating this fun food work of art.


Jennie also gives great tips to beginners. 


Seriously, this is an article you will not want to miss.  I suspect even experienced bakers will find a new trick or tip here.  I know she has inspired me!

She has also included many great photos and the design instructions are included in this impressive article!   

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Image Credit: My First Fondant Cake: A Beginner's Experience photo from article below.


Visit: My First Fondant Cake: A Beginner's Experience written by Aunt Jennie

Fat Rat Cake for Halloween

If you are looking for a fabulous Halloween treat, you will love this Fat Rat Cake!

Lestroischenes fast and easy instructions will make you jump with glee and the finished treat is sure to make you friends and family jump at the sight.  Perfect for Halloween :)

Recipe and design instructions are included in this fabulous article!  

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Image Credit: The Fat Rat Halloween Cake photo from article below.


Visit: The Fat Rat Halloween Cake by BLouw