Showing posts with label decorative food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorative food. Show all posts

Decorative Crab Cupcakes

Decorated Crab Cupcakes
If you are searching for an adorable decorative cupcake for your beach theme party, you will love these cute crab cupcakes by Sarah from "Must Have Mom".   You might not want to meet a real crab, but anyone would enjoy "meeting" and eating these precious cupcakes.

Their big eyes seem to draw you in and make you want to lick the frosting right off their backs.  Somehow I can just imagine little boys pulling their legs off first and eating the licorice strings.  Of course, there are always a few children at any party who are hesitate to eat anything made in the image of any creature.  I do recommend having a few complimentary plainly decorate cupcakes on hand for the kids who want to save the crabs.


How to Make Cute Crab Cupcakes  

In her article, Sarah takes us step by step through the process of decorating these fabulous crab cupcakes.  She includes lots of photos, which makes it even easier.  You barely have to read anything because you can easily see how to assemble the crabs.

I like the simplicity of her design.  Because it is so easy, you could even include the kids in the decorating as a "before the party" special event.  This allows you the opportunity to teach kids to use their own imagination to design and make their own fun food.  It also makes for great memories for you and the children.  

If they are older kids, perhaps all you will need to do is act as the photographer.  That can be as much fun as actually helping decorate the cupcakes.

Regardless of whether you make these cupcakes by yourself, or with help, the cute crab cupcakes are sure to be a hit with your guests!  So grab some cupcakes, frosting, licorice strips, and some mini chocolate chips and start decorating your fancy crabs for your family and guests.





Recipe & Image Credit: 

Recipe by Sarah on MustHaveMom.com - How to Make Cute Crab Cupcakes

Fabulous Ghost Train Cake for Halloween


http://cookingfortheholidays.com/halloween-ghost-train-cake-tutorial/
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.

Create a fabulous Ghost Train Cake for Halloween with this step by step tutorial
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!






Tutorial & Image Credit: 

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

Blood Shot Deviled Eggs for Halloween

Halloween will be here before we know it!

I do love Halloween and all of the fun food created just for that holiday.  It takes a really creative mind to come up with a lot of these awesome creations.

A friend recently shared this easy fun food creation with me and now I want to share it with you. It is truly hauntingly perfect for Halloween!


Blood Shot Deviled Eggs Recipe for Halloween

 

Mandee, aka DecoratingforEvents, has written and shared step by step directions for creating your own frighteningly fantastic Blood Shot Deviled Eggs.  

This recipe immediately caught my attention because I loved deviled eggs.  They make an excellent appetizer or side for any party buffet, but decorated like blood shot eggs for Halloween is simply ingenious.

These eggs are bound to draw every eye to them when you "decorate" your Halloween party table with them!






Recipe & Image Credit:  Blood Shot Deviled Eggs by Mandee, one of our own in-house Halloween Haven Hostesses



Maple Sugar Candy Recipe

A great recipe and a really fun food shaping suggestion

maple-sugar-candy-recipe
I have used candy molds for shaping chocolate many times, but I have never used a candy mold for shaping maple syrup :) 
 
RedHairedRockHead shared her recipe for making maple candy and her most excellent suggestion of molding the maple candy to look like leaves.  

Suggestions for Maple Sugar Candy Leaves

The recipe is easy, the candy is delicious and the leaves are beautiful.  You could use these tasty leaves to decorate cakes, cupcakes, cookies, mixed into edible arrangements or simply as a stand alone candy treat. 


Beautiful and delicious!  The perfect combination for fun food!


Maple Sugar Candy Recipe

Facts about Maple syrup, recommendations for candy molds and the recipe for Maple Sugar Candy by RedHairedRockHead, can all be found here:  Maple Candy Recipe: Delicious and Easy. 




Visit:  Maple Candy Recipe: Delicious and Easy by RedHairedRockHead.

Easy Stenciled Cupcakes for Fall

https://cookingfortheholidays.com/easy-stenciled-cupcakes-holidays/


Stenciled cupcakes are the perfect fast festive food!

As we head into the holidays, we are constantly looking for a festive food that will be quick and easy. 

In very little time and 3 easy steps, you can create beautiful fall stenciled cupcakes suitable for any holiday party or gathering, even Thanksgiving dinner!  

By baking "no frosting" cupcakes or filled cupcakes, decorating cupcakes is a cinch. Simply follow the directions on "Easy Stenciled Cupcakes for Fall" and in a very short time, you will have lovely stenciled cupcakes.  


Get ready to have a lot of fun stenciling cupcakes for fall!   
  



Image Credit:  Easy Stenciled Cupcakes for Fall photo featured above is from the article below.


Visit:  Easy Stenciled Cupcakes for Fall written by Sylvestermouse






Bat Cookies

Bat Cookies are a fun Halloween treat! 

Not only do these bat cookies look delicious, they look like a lot of fun to make.  

It will soon be Halloween and time for Halloween parties and Halloween treats.  What could be more perfect than Halloween Bat Cookies which are simply sugar cookies dipped in chocolate? 

AngryBaker has not only provided a recipe for the sugar cookies, but excellent, easy to follow instructions with tons of photos for us to make our own bat cookies.


These bat cookies will be so temptingly delicious, they won't be hanging around for long:)   
  



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


Visit:  Bat Cookies written by AngryBaker

VAMPIRE HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES

Creative and Easy Vampire Cupcakes!

Halloween is such a fun time of the year and there are so many great ideas for Halloween fun food.  

I recently discovered a unique idea and recipe published by ChineseKitesforKids on Squidoo.  I simply had to share it with everyone!  I love these "blood" filled cupcakes which is achieved by swirling red tinted white cake mix into the dark cake mix before baking.  Oh, be sure to check out her alternate way to decorate the cupcake tops :)


This is truly an awesome idea!  It is so simple and sure to evoke the desired response from your family and guests.   
  



Image Credit:  Easy Halloween Cupcake Ideas photo featured above is from the article below.


Visit:  Easy Halloween Cupcake Ideas written by ChineseKitesforKids

TASTY TART RECIPES

A Treasure Trove of Tarts!

Tarts are beautiful and tasty treats for any party, shower, tea or luncheon.  The also make an excellent dessert.  

Melissa Miotke has been generous enough to give us several choices of flavor and tart fillings.  She offers a recipe for Lemon Tart, Chocolate Tart, Fruit Tart and a Butter Tart.  She also provides the basic tart shell crust recipe.


They all look and sound delicious!  I do believe there is a Tempting Tart here for everyone. 
  



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


Visit:  Tempting Tarts written by Melissa Miotke

PRETZEL ROD DECORATING

 Pretzel Rod Decorating

If you are looking for a bit of fun on a rainy day, an easy snack for any party or a fabulous treat, you are going to love these Pretzel Rods!
  
This is the perfect way to combine sweet and salty all in one great, big "crunch".

Not only are they delicious, they are pretty little treats suitable for showers, receptions, teas, luncheons, parties or any gathering.  Oh, and wonderful appetizers! 
Instructions for making these awesome Pretzel Rods are provided in this article:
Pretzel Rod Decorating 




Image Credit and Article: Pretzel Rod Decorating by DecoratingforEvents

DRAGON BISCUITS


https://elynmacinnis.hubpages.com/hub/dragon-biscuits
Sometimes I come across such an enchanting fun food recipe, that I simply must share it with you all!   Elynmac's Dragon Biscuits are one of those fun foods that screamed to be shared :)


Aren't they adorable!  Oh, and she also includes the dragon bread dough recipe in her article.

What a fabulous way to start the day!  A fabulous treat to enjoy mid-day.  Oh, wait!  A great bedtime snack.  Ok, yes, they would be fun and tempting any time of the day.  I just keep wondering if I could actually eat them!  They are almost to cute to consume.
 

Instructions for creating these adorable Dragon Biscuits are provided in this article:
Dragon Biscuits 




Image Credit and Article: Dragon Biscuits by Elyn Macinnis

SIMPLE FRUIT SALAD CENTERPIECE

https://www.funfoodguide.com/2012/05/simple-fruit-salad-centerpiece.html

With the summer upon us, my mind turns to outdoor parties, graduation parties, wedding receptions, bridal showers, cookouts and fruit!
 

Mbgphoto offers us a lovely and easy fruit arrangement that would be perfect for any of these occasions.  By using the right tool and simply carving a cantaloupe to serve as the fruit bowl, this centerpiece would be quick to prepare.


Simple Fruit Salad Centerpiece by Mbgphoto gives step by step instructions, suggestions and tools needed for creating this food masterpiece.

What a fabulous way to serve fruit!

Step by Step instructions are provided in this article:
Simple Fruit Salad Centerpiece 






Image Credit and Article: Simple Fruit Salad Centerpiece by Mbgphoto.

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