Rigg - Halloween Treats: Simply spooky recipes for ghoulish sweet treats

halloween treats

simply spooky recipes for ghoulish sweet treats

with recipes by Annie Rigg

photography by William Lingwood

Dedication

To Ollie & Tom

Senior Designer Iona Hoyle

Commissioning Editor Cline Hughes

Production Cary Hayes

Art Director Leslie Harrington

Editorial Director Julia Charles

Prop Stylist Jo Harris

Indexer Hilary Bird

First published in 2012 by Ryland Peters & Small 2021 Jockeys Fields London WCIR 4BW and 519 Broadway, 5th Floor New York, NY 10012

www.rylandpeters.com

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Text Annie Rigg 2012, except (Hannah Miles).

Design and photographs Ryland Peters & Small 2012

All photography by William Lingwood, except inset (Sandra Lane).

Printed in China

The authors moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.

eISBN: 978-1-84975-400-2

ISBN: 978-1-84975-252-7

A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rigg, Annie.

Halloween treats: simply spooky recipes for ghoulish sweet treats / with recipes by Annie Rigg; photography by William Lingwood.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-84975-252-7

I. Halloween cooking. 2. Desserts. I. Title.

TX739.2.H34R54 2012

641.568dc23

2012013449

Notes

All spoon measurements are level, unless otherwise specified.

Eggs used in this book are large, unless otherwise specified.

Butter used in this book is unsalted, unless otherwise specified.

Ovens should be preheated to the specified temperatures. All ovens work slightly differently. We recommend using an oven thermometer and suggest you consult the makers handbook for any special instructions, particularly if you are cooking in a fan-assisted/convection oven, as you will need to adjust temperatures according to manufacturers instructions.

Cake decorating suppliers
UK

Cakes Cookies & Crafts Shop, all manner of cake decorating supplies including cupcake wrappers www.cakescookiesandaaftsshop.co.uk

Jane Asher, for food colourings and sugarcraft supplies www.jane-asher.co.uk

Squires, for food colourings (pastes and powders) and various flavouring extracts www.squires-shop.com

US

Kitchen Krafts, for cake decorating supplies www.kitchenkrafts.com

Wilton, for decorating supplies for every occasion www.wilton.com

contents

Halloween has become a firm fixture on the party calendar and a Halloween party is simply not a party without a ghoulish spread of spooky treats and nibbles. Whether you are making party food for a houseful of little ghosts and goblins, or providing platters of snacks for the inevitable trick or treaters in your neighbourhood, youll be in need of a good supply of home-baked goodies. In this book youll find a selection of cupcakes, cookies and other treats that should be fearsome enough to scare even the spiders away.

Some of these recipes are fun for kids to help make as well as to eat Brainball Clusters () may need some supervision.

Most good online cake decorating suppliers now have special sections dedicated to all things Halloween check out my suggestions on . The range is eye-boggling, from cupcake picks, wrappers and paper cases, to sugar sprinkles in the traditional orange and green Halloween colours, and edible sugar eyes in varying sizes. Look for an eerie selection of cookie cutters in the shapes of witches hats, cats, ghosts and spiders webs amongst others.

Of course there are also hundreds of related toys and candies to be found in party stores, supermarkets, candy stores and probably even in your cupboards at home! Dig out plastic spiders and rats, chocolate cookies such as Oreos and Bourbons to crush into earth for lacing with disgusting gummy worms and caterpillars, licorice laces even cotton wool to stretch and drape over furniture to resemble cobwebs.

As well as carving pumpkin jack-o-lanterns to decorate your house and garden, you can also make mini pumpkins to scatter around your baked goodies. Simply tint storebought sugarpaste or marzipan using orange food colouring paste. Break off little nuggets and roll into pumpkins of assorted sizes. Use a cocktail stick or toothpick to mark ridges around the sides and make a stalk from green-coloured sugarpaste. Allow to dry for a couple of days, then arrange around your cupcakes and cookies for an extra special touch. If you just dont have the time to make these on top of your planned cakes or cookies, search for some ready-made ones half the fun is in discovering the world of Halloween paraphernalia out there!

The fun starts now! Cast a few spells, dress up in your most scary costume and get baking!

These cute cookies are even simpler to make than they seem because you can create them out of a plain round of dough no fancy cookie cutters required.

jack-o-lanterns