If you've decided at the last-minute to go ahead and do something festive for Halloween--whether for friends or family, the kids or their school party, the office, or wherever--, we have three ideas for dressing up purchased cupcakes so they'll look fabulous.
Of course, the first step is to purchase the cupcakes from a reputable source. A reputable source is never a supermarket, no matter how upscale. Trust us, if you knew how they make their baked goods...No, better to buy from a pastry or cupcake shop, a restaurant, a caterer, or a small-batch baker. At least you'll know that 1) the cupcakes will taste better and 2) they won't have trans fats or tons of artificials in them. All the better if wherever you buy them puts them already in Halloween-themed cupcake papers. Ask wherever you buy them to not make the frosting so peaky. Here's why:
For the cool piece de resistance, decorate the cupcakes with any or all of the following three easy ideas:
- Buy Milano-type cookies and with a squeeze bottle (a good investment if you entertain at less than $1.50 each at party and restaurant supply stores) write RIP on the cookie, then cut a horizontal slash in each cupcake and insert the cookie about 1/3 of the way in the slash so it looks like a tombstone.
- Cut a small round hole in the top of each cupcake and insert a marshmallow about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way in; before doing so cut little holes in the marshmallow near the top and insert chocolate chip "eyes" so it now looks like a ghost.
- Cut a chocolate wafer thin mint into fourths, place two pieces on each cupcake to make cat ears and finish the cat face with jelly bean eyes and nose (mouth too, if you want) and black licorice strings cut into cat whiskers.
Enjoy!
Kristina
Fandango Catering and Events
(713) 522-0077
www.fandango-catering.com
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