Archive for October, 2012

October 24th, 2012

13 (Easy) Halloween Recipes

First things first. 13 Halloween Recipes…a roundup of fairly easy Halloween Treats. Thank goodness, Halloween is a week away afterall!

I would have normally been bombarding you with blog posts several times a week.

But.

But, I had to make an appearance on live television (scary!).

But, I had to add thousands hundreds of recipes to a brand new CandiQuik.com. (SO excited about this!) Want to see the progress? Check it out HERE.

Ok, I’m done with my buts. There are no excuses.

I’ll make up for my lack of posts right now (and kill 13 birds with one stone).

You could totally pull most (if not all) of these treats together last minute for a classroom handout, Halloween party, gift basket, or you name it!

read more »

October 19th, 2012

Eyeball Cake Balls

Just wondering…do you live in or near the Twin Cities? If so…you will see THESE treats featured on TELEVISION fairly soon.

To be more specific, I will be making these on t.v. very soon.

As in today (October 19th) at 3 p.m. CST!

Along with John and Elizabeth from Twin Cities Live

Slightly nervous?

It’s just live t.v. afterall…

Until I slip, fall and spill Candiquik everywhere, or say something that sounds completely idiotic.

Hey, you think about these things when you’re going to be on t.v. I do anyways.

So in the case that I run off the set before these get made…I thought I would share them here first, Eyeball Cake Balls!

Just kidding. I’m completely confident that everything will go smooth. Kinda. Sorta.

Wish me luck & I’ll be posting the link to the Twin Cities Live episode soon so you can all see!

UPDATE: HERE IS THE LINK TO THE TWIN CITIES LIVE EPISODE

In the mean time…spooky treats.

Ingredients:

(yields approx. 40 cake balls)

1 box cake mix (plus ingredients required for cake)

8 oz. cake frosting

2 (16 oz.) packages Vanilla CANDIQUIK Coating

Life Savers Gummy Savers

Mini M&M candies

Red cake writing icing

Directions:

1. Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on box; cool completely.

2. Crumble cake into a large bowl. Add frosting and mix thoroughly.

3. Roll mixture into 1″ sized balls. Chill for approximately 1-2 hours in the refrigerator.

4. Melt CANDIQUIK according to directions on package.

5. Dip cake balls in CANDIQUIK and place on wax paper. Before dry, press 1 gummy saver candy in the center of each cake ball. Place a mini M&M in the middle of the gummy saver.

6. Once completely set, use cake writing icing to pipe red lines on the sides of the cake ball.

TIP: If cake bites become too soft or are not holding their shape while being dipped, place back in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.

 

Linked to: Mrs. Happy Homemaker, Crazy for Crust, DJ’s Sugar Shack, Printabelle, Gooseberry Patch, Something Swanky, Chocolate, Chocolate & More, Weekend Potluck @ Life as a Lofthouse, Foodie Friends Friday, Sweet Bella Roos

October 1st, 2012

Thin Mints.

The perfect combination of chocolate, mint, and *crunch*. These are very reminiscent of the Girl Scout cookies we all know as Thin Mints.

Those dang Girl Scout cookies that you can’t set down until they’re gone…then the sugar guilt kicks in.

read more »