FRIGHTFULL ENDINGS

As shown in Martha Stewart magazine Oct. 2008.

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The patterns etc are in the magazine and the recipe, directions etc. It is a cake with cookie house. Refer to magazine for recipe and patterns.

Frightful Endings
Quick find for items needed to make the cake:
Royal icing below
Recipe for torrone
  Wafer or Rice paper
  Meringue Powder
  Pastry bags
  Decorating tips
  Food colorings by Americolor
Candy Spiders - make the easy way using a candy mold #1017A Spider and Coating chocolate
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Royal Icing
2 cups confectioner's sugar
mixed with 2 1/2 TBSPS Meringue Powder
1/4 cup water, or enough to make desired consistency

Add water and beat on low speed to mix, then 7-8 minutes until icing stands in peaks. Add more water if too stiff.
Large Royal Icing recipes with more details here.
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OTHER:
"Marshmallow Skulls"
needed:
  Candy Fondant
  Food coloring
  Lustre Dust
  Pearl Dust
Also, same magazine - you could use the following
  Halloween Skulls candy mold Skull #90-3612
  Merckens Coating chocolate, white or chocolate...and several other colors.

OTHER INGREDIENTS AND TOOLS THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL:
Vanilla
Parchment
Cake Pans or just round pans
Marzipan (for coffins)
Coating chocolate (this choclate can also be added to buttercream icing for yummy flavor, not to Royal icing)
Candy Molds for Halloween
Candy eyes
Sanding sugar
Pastry bags
Decorating tips
Spatulas(the tapered and angled spatulas are great for small pieces.)


Happy Halloween!