Spell Chick (Spell Chick Jack-o'-Lantern Cake)
Mini jack-o'-lantern shaped Spell Chick cake, a Halloween treat adorned with black candy witch hats and licorice hair.
Ingredients
Buttercream frosting (recipe on p.118)
to taste
Midnight black candy melts (for making witch hats)
1 package (makes 10-12 hats)
Black licorice rope candy (cut into ¾-inch segments for hair)
2
Sugar ice cream cone (cut into 2¼-inch length for hat)
1
Instructions
1
Make Witch Hats
Make hats ahead of time. Place a round cutter on a nonstick baking sheet and fill with melted black candy to a depth of 1/8 inch. Refrigerate until set.
2
Make Hat Cones
Cut the sugar ice cream cone into a 2¼-inch length. Coat with melted candy (p.130); let set.
3
Assemble Hats
Use melted candy to attach the cone to the center of the candy round; let set.
4
Shape the Cake
Bake and cool the mini cakes; smooth the surface.
5
Face Decoration
Pipe the eyes with tip #8. Use tip #2 to pipe the pupils, outline the mouth, and outline and fill in the teeth. Use tip #6 to pull out the nose.
6
Hat Decoration
Outline the hatband with tip #46, and outline the buckle with tip #2.
7
Finish Hair and Hats
Cut the licorice into 2¾-inch segments for hair. Use dots of buttercream to attach the hair and the hat. Each one serves 1 person.
