HALLOWE'EN!!! (jelly snake cakes)

So it's no surprise to anyone that knows me Hallowe'en is my favourite day of the year...I want kids just for Hallowe'en!  So I decided to make special fairy cakes in honour of Dave's awesome party. Heres how they went..

Started with the normal cake mix..then I realised I hadn't quite figured out how to get the Jelly Snakes inside...and Pammy had kindly pointed out they would most likely melt.  I cut some in half and stuck them on the top but they just looked ridiculous. So eventually I decided just to use the full ones, stick them inside and have them curl onto the top..eventually they looked like this!!

So they don't look a whole bunch like that but I still couldnt resist eating a few snakes and as always about half the mixture.  Oven for the normal time etc then rather anxiously took them out.  OMG perfect! Like seriously the most perfect little shaped cupcake I have ever made!  So as soon as the cakes have cooled enough I try one...my gosh don't I regret it!  The cake might be jus nicely warm but jeez the snakes are MOLTEN!  Still snake shaped but wow it was hot...and had fallen right through the mixture an hidden itself in the cake..which was the original plan anyway.   Note:cover them with flour an they don't sink, thanks mum!

So once the snakes had proper cooled they actually held their shape, tasted awesome and worked really well! Tried to inject some strawberry sauce so they would ooze too but instead it all jus came straight back out so I need to practise that trick. Iced them all with orange and left them to set overnight.  Woke in the morning to find one missing, thanks dad! But apparently tasted really nice and the contrast in textures worked well.  Off they all went to the party.  Opinions were all round positive, only one guy saying they were really dry.  They last well too as Dave had one days later.  All round thumbs up! A Haloowe'en regular.

Sarah xx