Halloween Glow Cake
Halloween Glow Cake-lots of fun treats come together to create a dessert all guests will love. ------------For inspiration: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2013/10/22/haunted-ghost-cake-fantastically-frightening-frosting/
Servings 10 -12
Ingredients
- 1 Box cake or homemade cake of your choosing.
- 6 or more Glow Slick Bracelets
- 1 tub Vanilla store-bought icing or homemade icing of your choice.
- Purple sanding sugar
- Orange sanding sugar
- Witch Pretzel Fingers
- Meringue Ghosts - http://www.simplysated.com/meringue-ghosts/
- Fondant Bats - *See Notes
- Plastic wrap to wrap the glow sticks
Instructions
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Bake the cake according to directions for a 9" round cake.
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Ice the cake with white icing.
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Sprinkle the iced cake with purple sanding sugar, then sprinkle it with orange sanding sugar.
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Connect the glow sticks into bracelets then wrap them tightly with plastic wrap.
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Place the glow sticks on the cake. Stack two bracelets together and place them in three spots on top of the cake. Press down slightly so the bottom glow stick barely shows.
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Place the cooked and dried meringue ghosts on top of the glow sticks.
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Break or cut the Witch Pretzel Fingers in half then space them around the cake.
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Decorate with Fondant Bats. *See Notes
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Turn off the lights and...
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Enjoy!!
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**See Notes
Recipe Notes
Fondant Bats: roll out purple fondant, use a bat cookie cutter or make your own template. Press mini chocolate chips in the bats for eyes and place in a small shallow bowl or place on a fondant dish to get a curved shape. Let dry.
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*Add the glow stick bracelets and Meringue Ghosts right before showing off your cake.
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After activating, the glow sticks will last longer if placed in the freezer.