Simple 30 minute pumpkin mini Ghost Cakes - Halloween desserts
Hi I am Ashlee Marie and today I am miniature ghost cakes. This is a pumpkin cake with cream
cheese frosting and a fondant ghost. It is super simple to make. Don't forget to subscribe so you
don't miss any of our Halloween spooky goodness and let's get started.
To get started, you want to mix all of your dry ingredients together. Now we have flour, sugar,
baking soda, baking powder and salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves. Now give that a stir
so it is nice and incorporated.
In a separate bowl, we are going to mix our wet ingredients. We have pumpkin, mayonnaise, yes
I said mayonnaise, water and 2 eggs. And whisk that together until it is nice and smooth.
Now pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Now, you can do
this with a hand mixer. You can do this in a big mixer or you can even do it by hand. It is a really
easy recipe.
Now pour the finished batter into some mini Wonder Mold pans. This recipe can make 6 to 8.
Just make sure you fill any unused cavities with some water for you put it in the oven.
Now bake these at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
So, our ghosts are all baked and now it is time to make the frosting.
Now for frosting needs, we are going to use a classic cream cheese frosting because it goes so
well with pumpkin. So, first up cream cheese, then butter, and vanilla. And now we are going to
beat it until it is smooth. Now the powdered sugar and what is the best part of frosting? Licking
the beaters right?
And now you want to frost your ghosts. Now, because we are going to be covering these with
fondant, they don't have to be perfect, you just want to kind of give them a nice even coat of the
frosting.
And now we want to add our fondant and this is going to become our ghosts. Now, normally I
roll fondant out to about 1/4 of an inch thick so that I can manipulate it and it won't get wrinkles
or creases, but we want these ghosts to have, you know wrinkles and ripples. So, I actually rolled
it out much thinner than I normally do about 1/8 of an inch. And then we want this to be about a
5 or 6-inch circle so I just happen to have a bowl that is about the right size, if you have a plate
that is about the right size, that is great, a lid, anything that you have that can be a guide for you.
And just place that down on the fondant and cut around. I am going to take my fondant circle and
I am going to just center it right on top of my cake. Now, you will notice that my circle is still a
little bit short, but that is okay because just like with other cakes, we are going to stretch and
manipulate our fondant out; but his time we are just not worrying about making is super smooth.
And then just rub this into place until all those ripples hit down and touch the plate.
Now it is time to draw our ghost faces on our cakes. Now there are edible pens out there and they
are a great way to go. I just find I have a lot more control with a brush over a pen, so this is what
I do. I use some black soft gel food coloring and clearly, I buy in bulk because I use a lot of it.
You just want to pour a couple of drops into the bottom of a container and then you want to add
a little bit of some clear alcohol, just enough to water it down a smidge. And then you want to
get a little bit on your brush and you can start drawing your face. So, I'm going to add an O
mouth onto this one and that is the other great thing about using the brush and having the control,
is you can create whatever you want for the face.
And we are all finished. Like I said, super simple, right! One way to add a fun element to this, is
to let your kids decorate their own faces. You know, it is like decorating sugar cookies. They
enjoy decorating it and then eating it. It kind of makes it more fun.
Anyway, if you are going to let a crowd of people decorate these, I would probably recommend
going with the edible marker versus the paintbrush and the dye, because the marker is a little bit
easier to clean up, where that gel dye stains really bad. So, you know, just a word of caution.
Leave me a comment down below letting me know who your favorite Halloween character is. Is
it a classic ghost, a witch, a vampire, a werewolf. I love this time of year. I love hearing what
you guys enjoy about this time of year.
Alright. Now comes my favorite part, I get to give this a try. Look how moist that cake is. So
good. It is hard to go wrong with pumpkin and cream cheese frosting. I mean seriously. So
moist, so fresh, so delicious, so easy. It is like the perfect storm of desserts and the fact that it is
holiday themed just makes it that much better.
The recipe for this is not only in the description box down below, but it is also in a spooky
Halloween treats e-book that I made. There is a link to that over here and over here if you like
Halloween spooky treats that are great for kids, great for family, great for a party. Anyway. I
hope you enjoyed this and thanks for watching.
fast, easy and DELICIOUS - plus it's holiday themed and super cute! it doesn't get much better than these mini pumpkin cakes - perfect for individual desserts ------------------------------↓↓↓↓↓↓ CLICK TO GET MORE LINKS AND RECIPES ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ ------------------------------ Subscribe to my channel https://youtube.com/ashleemariecakes?sub_confirmation=1 More fun Halloween recipes to come this year - also check out this ebook for all my spooky Halloween treats http://bit.ly/halloweenebook PUMPKIN CAKE RECIPE printable recipe here http://ashleemarie.com/mini-ghost-pumpkin-cakes/ Cake 1 1/2 C sugar 1 3/4 C + 1 Tbs flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/8 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 lrg eggs 8 oz pumpkin puree 1/2 C mayo 1/2 C water Preheat oven to 350 Mix the dry ingredients together mix the wet ingredients together pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until smooth and combined spray 6-8 mini wonder mold cavities with bakers joy bake 35-40 mins, until tester comes out clean Let Cool Frosting 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 4 Tbsp butter, softened 3-4 C powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla Beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth add the powdered sugar and mix, scraping the sides, until smooth and just the right thickness (more of less powdered sugar to get the right texture) ASHLEE MARIE CAKES is all about from scratch recipes, cake decorating tutorials and fun themed foods. I believe anyone can be a chef with the right tips and tricks. I love creating delicious food at home and enjoy sharing my recipes with you. I'm self taught and if I can do it you can do it MORE HALLOWEEN VIDEOS Edible Jello Worms https://youtu.be/zIw8qM798Bw Carved Pumpkin Cake https://youtu.be/1iecEqr4bik Spider cupcakes https://youtu.be/cqEYtG_WsMI Ghost Brownies https://youtu.be/eya2h4H2sxc Blood Orange Tart https://youtu.be/dA5Dp73X6ko Donut Cookie Monsters https://youtu.be/FBKJdBmQBvM Bloody Apple Pie Doughnuts https://youtu.be/NnaKWevgF_U Graveyard Blondies https://youtu.be/DbUX2jLp31U Mummy Crepe Cakes https://youtu.be/FmLJezFzvIA KITCHEN EQUIPMENT I USE Fondant http://amzn.to/210DDqS small frosting spatula http://amzn.to/210DJPj Black Gel color http://amzn.to/210E7gN Oven Thermometer http://amzn.to/1TEmKl6 favorite measuring cups http://amzn.to/21y2GDO favorite measuring spoons http://amzn.to/210ERlU ABOUT ASHLEE MARIE I'm a self taught home chef and cake decorator. I've been blogging for 9 years and what I love more than cooking and baking is teaching. I hope that my videos help you learn to make dishes and desserts you've always dreamed of making CONTACT ME - I'd love to work with you ashlee@ashleemarie.com YOU CAN FIND AND FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA HERE Blog: http://ashleemarie.com periscope: http://periscope.tv/ashleemariecake Facebook: http://facebook.com/ashleemariecakes Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com//follow/ashleemariecake Instagram: http://instagram.com/ashleemariecakes Twitter: http://twitter.com/ashleemariecake HERES IS THE FILMING EQUIPMENT I USE Nikon D610 (camera A front shots) http://amzn.to/1TBRiFE Nikon 50mm f/1.8G Lens http://amzn.to/1SP6hMe Nikon D5100 (camera B above shots) http://amzn.to/1RYcdS8 Tameron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 Lens http://amzn.to/1SP6tei Tripod http://amzn.to/1RYchRO Manfrotto 420B combi-boom stand http://amzn.to/1oZrVAR Manfrotto 496RC2 ball head http://amzn.to/1TBRzbC Lavalier microphone http://amzn.to/2aPD5of Zoom h1 recorder http://amzn.to/2aDul0T 3 Light kit http://amzn.to/2b47hwp sand bags http://amzn.to/1n89lG6 Tabletop (white grey wood) http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50251350/#/00240241 slider http://amzn.to/1TIJ0f6 AND THE PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT I USE Desktop microphone http://amzn.to/1RYczrG Adobe Premiere Pro CC http://amzn.to/1oZsiLX Lynda.com courses "Lift me up" Song by zhanic at Pond 5 http://bit.ly/pond5liftmeup