Halloween Recipes
Pumkin Bars
Halloween Squares
Halloween Treat
Halloween Dump
Pumkin Bread
Orange-Ooze Cupcakes
Pumpkin Bars
Yields 12 pieces.
Ingredients -
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup cooking oil
- 1/2 cup nuts
Directions -
In a bowl beat eggs and sugar. Add oil and mix until combined. Then add the dry sifted ingredients together with the pumpkin and nuts. Pour in 1/4 sheet (12" x 8") greased baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan and frost, if desired. Cut into 2" x 4" squares.
Halloween Squares
This article submitted by Aunt Emma on 10/2/98.
Ingredients -
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup sifted flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 3 teaspoons orange food coloring
Directions -
Cook butter and sugar together until smooth. Cool. Add egg and orange food coloring and beat. Add baking powder, sifted flour, vanilla and nuts.
Bake in a greased cake pan 15 to 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool. Cut into squares.
Halloween Treat
This article submitted by Aunt Emma on 10/2/98.
Ingredients -
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup mayonnaise (DO NOT USE SALAD DRESSING)
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon orange food coloring
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup flour
Directions -
Mix 1 teaspoon baking soda in 1 cup boiling water. Mix well other ingredients above EXCEPT flour and the other teaspoon of baking
soda. Add to mixture. Mix 1 teaspoon baking soda in 1 1/2 cup flour, add to other mixture. Bake in a 9' x 9" pan for 30 to 45
minutes in 350 degree oven.
Halloween Dump
This article submitted by Aunt Emma on 10/2/98.
Ingredients -
- 1 box dry carrot cake mix
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions -
Dump the cake mix into a greased 9"x13" cake pan.Mix 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa and pour on cake mix in pan.
Add 1 cup water on top. Bake at 350 degrees until done.
Pumpkin Bread
This article submitted by Aunt Emma on 11/23/99.
Ingredients -
- 4 cups pumpkin
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 cup Wesson oil
- 5 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- chopped nuts of your choice
Directions -
Blend pumpkin, sugar and Wesson oil in mixing bowl. Sift together and add at one time flour,cloves,cinnamon,ginger,salt and baking soda.
Add chopped nuts. Grease three medium sized loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 70 minutes.
Orange-Ooze Cupcakes
Yield: 36 Cupcakes
Filling and Frosting
- 8 ounce cream cheese; softened
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup sugar
- Yellow and red food coloring
- 6 ounces chocolate chips
Cupcake - Muffin Recipe
- 3 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cup water
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Preparation time: 20 to 25 minutes
Baking time: 25 minutes
Directions -
Preheat oven to 350F. Line cupcake baking pans with paper cupcake liners.
In small mixing bowl, use electric mixer to combine cream cheese, egg and sugar. Blend in 2 drops yellow food coloring and 1 drop red food coloring, adding more coloring if necessary to reach desired shade. Use mixing spoon to stir in chocolate chips, set filling aside. In large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside. In second small mixing bowl, combine water, vegetable oil and vanilla. Add contents of small mixing bowl to large mixing bowl and stir with mixing spoon to combine.
Using mixing spoon or soup spoon, fill cupcake liners half full with cupcake batter, then place 1 teaspoon filling at center of each. As cupcake bakes, the batter will rise to surround the filling.
Wearing oven mitts, place cupcake pans in oven; bake approximately 25 minutes or until done. When done, wear oven mitts to remove pan from oven and turn off oven. If desired, frost with orange icing or just let the orange filling ooze out as a surprise.
