Page 11 - Clear Lake Mirror Reporter E-Edition 10-28-2015
P. 11
Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter Lifestyle Oct. 28, 2015 • Page 11
(Family Features) Transform your Wilton Color Right Performance Color 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper shortening Cool slightly. Custard flavors and colors. Whisk until
house into Frankenstein’s lab with a few System 1 package (16 ounces) elbow pasta, 2 tablespoons honey In large bowl, beat shortening with well combined. Serve immediately or
party tricks and Halloween treats. Set Wilton Black Icing Pouch with Tips cooked and kept warm 1 teaspoon Wilton Imitation Clear electric mixer until light and fluffy. chill until ready to serve.
the scene with a mad scientist-themed Wilton Large Candy Eyeballs 2 cans (25 ounces each) chili Vanilla Extract Add Candy Melts mixture and beat
sweets table and carry it home with a Tools: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 2 cups confectioners’ sugar (about until smooth. Beat in honey
crazy good menu featuring frightfully Wilton 6-by-3-inch Round Pan two muffin pans with vegetable pan 1/2 pound) and vanilla. Gradually add
yummy appetizers, mocktails and, of Wilton 10-by-16-inch Cooling Grid spray. Candy corn for garnish (optional) confectioners’ sugar and beat
course, treats. Cake plate In large pan, melt butter over Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare until light and fluffy. Pipe or
Tricks for Your Treats Wilton Cake Leveler medium heat. Stir flour into butter and muffin pans with baking cups. spread onto cooled cupcakes.
•Chili Mac Cup Concoction: Use Wilton 13-inch Angled Spatula cook 2 minutes on medium heat, stirring In large bowl, beat cake mix, egg Top with candy corn, if using.
a regular muffin pan to bake mac and Wilton 12-inch Disposable Decorating constantly. Gradually whisk milk into whites, water and colors with electric Apple Pie Potion
cheese cups - a fun twist on the kids’ Bags flour mixture and cook until thickened, mixer at low speed 30 seconds. Scrape Makes: 8-10 servings
favorite. The macaroni cups are the Prepare cake according to box stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low bottom and sides of bowl; beat at 1 bottle (1 liter) club soda,
perfect chili topper for a hearty fall instructions and make two layers using and stir in cheeses, onion powder, dry medium speed 2 minutes. Divide batter chilled
favorite. 6-inch round pans. Bake and cool on mustard and pepper. Stir in cooked evenly among baking cups, filling about 5 cups apple juice, chilled
•Little Monsters Mocktail: Play cooling grid. pasta. 2/3 full. 7 drops Wilton Treatology
mixologist with a perfect potion recipe Prepare Spring Green icing using Divide evenly into prepared pans. Bake 18-20 minutes or until Warm Cinnamon Graham
featuring a few easy ingredients: apple this color tint formula from the Color Bake 15 minutes or until bubbly. Cool toothpick inserted in center comes out Flavor Concentrate
juice, club soda and delicious drops Right Performance Color System: 4 cups in pans 15 minutes. clean. Cool cupcakes in pans on cooling 3 drops Wilton Treatology
of Treatology flavor concentrates in icing + 30 Y + 6 B. Stack layers on cake Meanwhile, in saucepan, heat chili grid 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool Creamy Vanilla Custard Flavor
taste-tempting Cinnamon Graham and plate for a two-layer cake, using leveler according to package directions. Serve completely on grid. Concentrate
Creamy Vanilla Custard flavors. Serve up as needed. Ice cake sides smooth with each macaroni cup on top of 1/4 cup In medium microwave-safe 4 drops Wilton Yellow Color
these mad scientist mixtures in food-safe green icing. chili. container, combine Candy Corn Right Performance Color
Wilton plastic beakers. Use black pouch icing without tip Tip: To make ahead, refrigerate Candy Melts Candy and heavy cream. 1 drop Wilton Blue Color
•Candy Corn Craze: Halloween to cover top of cake. Use tip of spatula macaroni and cheese cups in muffin Microwave at half (50 percent) power 1 Right Performance Color
wouldn’t be the same without candy, to create spiral effect. Use black pouch pans after baking. When ready to serve, minute. Stir. Microwave on half power In large pitcher, combine
especially candy corn. Wow guests icing with star tip to pipe pull-out bangs remove from pans and microwave 30-45 in 30-second intervals, stirring between club soda, apple juice, Warm
with your inventive use of the iconic around top edge and two hair strands on seconds each until heated through. each, until melts are almost melted. Stir Cinnamon Graham and Vanilla
Halloween flavor. Infuse limited edition cake top. Candy Corn Cupcakes thoroughly until mixture is smooth.
Candy Corn flavored Candy Melts Prepare a disposable decorating Makes: 2 dozen cupcakes
Candy into cupcake icing. bag with green icing; cut a hole in point 1 package (16.25 ounces) white cake
•The Guest of Horror: You can’t of bag the size of tip 3. Attach candy mix
have a mad scientist Halloween party eyeballs with dots of green icing. Pipe Egg whites, water, vegetable oil to
without Frankenstein. This easy green eyelids. prepare mix
buttercream cake makes a big statement, Use black pouch icing with round 17 drops Wilton Orange Color Right
a fantastic centerpiece for your sweets tip to pipe dot nose and neck bolts, Performance Color
table and will make others green with outline mouth and stitches. 3 drops Wilton
envy over your decorating skills. The Mac and Cheese Cups with Chili Yellow Color Right
Color Right Performance Color System Makes: 24 servings Performance Color
makes it easy to mix the precise shade of 2 tablespoons butter 1 package (10
Frankenstein green. 1/4 cup all-purpose flour ounces) Wilton
For more Halloween party ideas 2 cups milk Limited Edition
and inspiration, visit www.wilton.com. 8 ounces white American cheese, Candy Corn
Frankenstein Cake shredded Candy Melts
Serves: 12 1 package (8 ounces) Monterey Jack Candy
6 cups favorite cake recipe or mix cheese, shredded 1/4 c u p h e a v y
4 cups Wilton White Ready-To-Use 1/4 teaspoon onion powder whipping cream
Decorator Icing (4.5-pound tub) 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard 2/3 c u p s o l i d
vegetable
Check out this page weekly for fun tips on a variety of topics. Brought to you by these community minded sponsors.
MASTER * ECONOMICAL 910 Hwy. 18 W.,
FLOORS FOOD Clear Lake, Iowa
4th & Main Ave., Downtown Clear Lake
Sales & Installation STORES Grocery: 357-5773
402 S. 15th St., Clear Lake • www.carpetone.com (641) 357-5271 Meat: 357-5769
Main Avenue, Clear Lake • (641) 357-5241
(641) 357-7869 Mon.-Sat.
8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Clear Lake We’re A Tire Store 322 Main Avenue I-35 & Hwy. 18, Clear Lake • 357-2366
Independent Telephone ... And A Whole Lot More! Clear Lake, Iowa 50428 The Perfect Place For
Company 880 Hwy. 18 W., Clear Lake (641) 357-7121 Senior Living
325 State Street
107 North 4th Street (641) 357-7117 Garner, Iowa 50438
(641) 923-3621
357-2111 Glen McIntire 425 Tiffany Drive
Owner/Manager Mason City, Iowa 50401
Visit us at: www.cltel.com (641) 423-7121
1204 N. 25th St., Clear Lake • 641-357-0757 ✯✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯✯ 2309 3rd Avenue S.
Clear Lake, IA
12 N. 4th Street • 357-2131 • Fax: 357-2133 405 27th Ave. South • Clear Lake, IA 50428
(Intersection of 4th Ave. S. & S. 24th St. ... e-mail: [email protected] • www.clreporter.com 641-357-7083 • Email: [email protected]
just North of Pritchard Auto)
(641) 231-8026
