Frightfully Good Cakes

Name: Frightfully Good Cakes
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 113 grams white candy coating, chopped; 14 servings Halloween candies and miniature marshmallows; 14 servings Green, orange and black paste food coloring, optional; 283 grams loaf frozen pound cake, thawed; 454 grams can vanilla frosting

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Frightfully Good Cakes a try. One serving contains 336 calories, 2g of protein, and 8g of fat. This gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly recipe serves 14. A mixture of candy coating, vanilla frosting, orange and paste food coloring, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Frightfully Easy Ghost Cookies, Fragrant Sea Scallop Cakes From 'One Good Dish, and A for Good Luck: Black-eyed Pea Cakes with Collard Greens and Sweet Potatoes.

Instructions

Level top of the cake; cut into 1/2-in. slices.

Place on a wire rack over a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Wire Rack

Spoon frosting into a microwave-safe bowl; microwave, uncovered, on high for 20 seconds. Stir; repeat until frosting no longer holds a peak. (Do not overheat.) Tint some of the frosting with green and/or orange food coloring. Slowly pour frosting over cakes, coating top and sides. If necessary, use frosting drippings and reheat.

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Orange Food Color

Frosting

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Microwave

Bowl

Let stand for 30 minutes or until set.

For words, melt white coating in a microwave-safe bowl; stir until smooth. Tint with food coloring.

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Food Color

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Bowl

Transfer to a pastry or plastic bag; cut a hole in the corner of bag. Pipe words onto waxed paper.

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Ziploc Bags

Let stand for 15 minutes or until set. Carefully remove from paper and position on cakes.

Add faces, candies and marshmallows as desired.

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Marshmallows

Candy

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Servings:

113grams

white candy coating, chopped 14servings

Halloween candies and miniature marshmallows 14servings

Green, orange and black paste food coloring, optional 283grams

loaf frozen pound cake, thawed 454grams

can vanilla frosting

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti are great choices for Cake. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. One wine you could try is Berlucchi Franciacorta '61 Extra Brut. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 34 dollars.

Berlucchi Franciacorta '61 Extra Brut

Extra Brut '61 is a tribute to the birth of Franciacorta in 1961—the year Berlucchi produced the first of this classic method sparkling wine. This fun and lively sparkler offers citrus fruit and a crisp, clean finish.Blend: 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Nero*The label for Franciacorta '61 Extra Brut is in the process of changing. You may receive either of these two labels featured above. Specific labels cannot be requested.