Kitty Litter Cake

Wow. It's been a long time since I've posted. It makes me sad that I've been so busy that I haven't had any time to cook. I miss it.

This weekend my MIL asked if I would make THIS cake for our Halloween party, and to celebrate my nephew's birthday. I laughed, and couldn't turn it down. It was a hit at the party, and believe it or not, quite delicious too!

Ingredients:

• 1 brownie mix
  
• 1 can Cream Cheese frosting
  
• tootsie rolls - small bag
• 1 bag animal crackers or Keebler Sandies shortbread cookies
• green food coloring
• 1 small cat litter pan (never been used - very important)
• 1 cat litter scoop (also never been used - also very important)
• parchment cooking paper (or saran wrap) to line the litter box
  
  
  

Directions:

1. Make brownies according to instructions on the package. Make them to fit the 9 X 13 pan.
   
2. Line the litter box with parchment cooking paper. (Litter boxes are not treated to hold food, so be sure to line it)
3. After brownies are cooled, break into large chunks and place into cat litter pan.
4. Spread frosting onto the brownies, making sure none of the brownies are exposed. (I melted mine in microwave for 30-40 seconds and then poured it over brownies)
5. Put some animal crackers or shortbread cookies in a baggie and smash into tiny bits. You don't want to have a fine sand but a bit chunky. (I used a rolling pin)
6. Take a small amount of crushed cookies and set aside in a small baggie.
7. Make sure you have enough crushed cookies to cover the frosting. Spread the cookies on the frosting.
8. Take the amount of cookies that you set aside and drip a few drops of green food coloring into the baggie. Seal and shake up. Try to color all the chunks in this baggie. Keep adding more food coloring until most of the chunks have some kind of green on them. Doesn't have to be perfect.
9. Spread the green colored cookies in with the others.
   (If you have cats, you probably have a good idea where this is going. If you don't have cats, you want the green to be spread sparsely around. Try not to have big areas of just green.)

   10. Unwrap a few tootsies at a time, place on a plate, and microwave for a few seconds (7-10) just til they are soft. Pinch, twist, and mold into you-know-what. I believe mine were 3 small tootsies for each 'one.'


DIG IN and ENJOY!

Lime Slush Punch

 This ISN'T a pic of the punch... just so we're clear.

I didn't have one... so just found something green. :)

I had this last year, and got the recipe from my friend. This punch is SO good. All deliciously-slushy. Mmmm... I'm sure it would be good anytime of year, but for some reason the lime flavor seems to be a good Halloween flavor. I'm sure you could probably use any jello flavor. Let me know if you try a different flavor!

Punch:

• Bring to a boil, 4 cups sugar and 4 cups water
• Add 1 small package lime jello and dissolve. 
• Add 1 large can pineapple juice and 5 cups water. 
• Divide liquid mixture into two 9x13 pans. Cover and place in the freezer until frozen solid. 
• When ready to serve, add 2 liters of 7-up (or 'like' soda pop.)
• Enjoy.

Mummy Munch!

Sorry, I'm short on time and being lazy about typing these recipes up and taking my own pictures, but this turned out so cute too. Can you tell we've got a Halloween Party tonight?

Go here: Mummy Munch!

Bone Chillin' Breadsticks

These turned out so cute and they were super easy! Cute for any party!

Go Here: ksl.com - Bone Chillin' Breadsticks

Spiderweb Whoopie Pies

What does Whoopie mean?? I always think of a whoopie cushion. But by no means do these cookies make THAT sound. :)

I found these online, and thought they were pretty cute, so I'm making them for a Halloween party tonight. I've never had them before, we'll see later what the verdict is.

I bought the spiders from the dollar store. Some are rings (you can cut the ring part off if it bugs you)

Ingredients:


Whoopie Pies

• 1 box chocolate fudge cake mix, with pudding in the mix
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup water

Filling

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 jar (7.5 oz) Marshmallow Fluff
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tsp Orange extract *
• Orange food coloring (red and yellow)

Spiderweb Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 Tbs milk or water ** 

Directions:

 

1- Prepare whoopie pies. Beat all ingredients in a bowl (only the whoopie ingredients, just to be clear). Mix for 3 minutes or until batter is smooth. Let batter rest 30 minutes. 
2- Heat oven 400 degrees. Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper. Drop about 1 1/2 Tbsp of batter into mounds on  baking sheets, spacing them 3 inches apart. (They poof up quite a bit.)

 

3- Bake 9-11 minutes, or until cakes are puffed and a pick inserted into center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack, and cool completely.
4- Prepare filling. In large bowl cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add marshmallow Fluff, cream cheese and orange extract*. Continue mixing until blended. Tint filling with food coloring.
5- Make cookie 'sandwiches' with filling.
6- For the glaze**, mix ingredients in a small bow until thick and smooth. Transfer to a small zip-lock bag. Snip off a corner of bag and pipe a spiderweb design on top of each whoopie pie.


*You can also use vanilla extract. I would think even a mint could be good too with the chocolate cookies. The orange personally reminds me of the orange sticks, like at Christmas time.... I don't like orange sticks...*

** I just used a Betty Crocker decorative icing pouch. It already has it mixed, and a tip. Plus if you don't use it all you can store it for another time... Not to mention, one less bowl to clean. :) **

Party Monsters

Found these in my Taste of Home magazine. They are too FREAKING CUTE not to share! I wanted to post them now so you could make them for Halloween if you wanted.

Just click on the link for the recipe.
Purple People Eater 
Eyes on You
Green-Eyed Monster
Orange You Spiky