Whether you’re doing a Walking Dead marathon or hosting a thrilling Halloween party, the key to make the evening memorable is to set the perfect ambience and have a delicious spread of treats. Nothing complements the excitement of a spooky evening than sweet desserts. Here are some creepy, gory, and delicious quick sweet recipes that you can create right at home.
Bloody Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients:
For the cupcakes:
- 150 g flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 170 g softened, unsalted butter
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 100 g packed brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 120 ml sour cream
- 2-3 tsp red food color
For the frosting:
- 225 g cream cheese
- 4 tbsp softened, unsalted butter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 250 g icing sugar
For the decoration:
- 30 g icing sugar
- 3 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp red food color
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 176 C and then mine a 12 cupcake tin with paper liners.
- Combine flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
- Mix both the sugars together, then cream then with the unsalted butter. Then add the three eggs, followed by vanilla extract, sour cream, and red food coloring.
- Mix all of these well, then incorporate the dry ingredients in batches.
- Fill every cupcake liner until it’s about ¾ full and bake in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Let the cupcakes cool in the liner for about 5 minutes, then remove from the tin and let them cool down further.
- Create the frosting by whipping cream cheese, softened butter, vanilla extract, salt, and icing sugar. Add the icing sugar to the cream cheese in batches. The ultimate result should be a luscious frosting.
- Once the cupcakes are completely cool, either use a piping bag or a spatula to cover the cupcakes with this icing.
- For the decoration mix icing sugar with milk and the red food coloring. Increase the amount of food coloring you use for more pigment.
- Drizzle this blood over the frosted cupcakes. You can place them in the fridge to completely cool down and the frosting to set.
Zombie Fingers
Ingredients:
- 250 g pitted dates
- 100 g chopped dark chocolate
- 3 tbsp peanut butter
- 3 tbsp oats
- Flakes toasted almonds
Instructions:
- Add all of the ingredients except the almonds into a food processor until you have a rubble-like mixture.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and shape the mixture into the shape of gnarly fingers.
- Press a piece of flaked, toasted almond to create a nail.
- Place the fingers in the refrigerator so they can harden.
- Serve them arranged in a bowl.
Zombie Jelly Dessert
Ingredients:
- 1 packet Green jelly powder
- 240 ml tonic water
- Gummy worms
- Zombie mold
- 2 tbsp corn syrup
- 1-2 drops red food coloring
Instructions:
- Make the jelly according to the packet’s instructions, but substitute 240 ml of water with tonic water.
- Pour the jelly mixture into the mold, then add the gummy worms.
- Let the jelly set in the fridge for a couple of hours, then flip it over on a serving plate.
- Make the fake blood by mixing corn syrup with red food coloring.
Drizzle the fake blood over the zombie brain and serve this spooky dessert at your party.